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Community Spotlight: Asian American and Pacific Islander heritages<\/h1>\n

Your stories have power. They bring ideas to life and can shape how others see the world, and here at Hearts, we use stories to build community.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth post in our Community Spotlight Series, where we feature Hearts who identify with a group and have important conversations about how we can support one another.<\/p>\n

Throughout the series, we will work closely with these individuals to create an experience where they can share their culture with fellow Hearts. We\u2019ll hear directly from them about their lives, the safe spaces they\u2019ve created to live their truth, and how we can be better allies.<\/p>\n

And then we listen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because more than ever, stories that celebrate our differences need to be heard.<\/p>\n

A window into Asian heritage<\/b><\/h2>\n

Earlier this year, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) gave Hearts the opportunity to experience and learn more about the rich heritage of their fellow Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the planning team, Jason Mei, assistant strategist from the NYC downtown office, reflected on what to share and decided to kick things off with a trivia series. Along with other activities like virtual cooking classes, it was one of many ways the team decided to build awareness about and celebrate Asian cultures.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTrivia is a fun way to expose people to elements of Asian histories and cultures. I tried to represent not just the bigger countries, but the smaller ones too, like the Pacific Islands.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As a central and symbolic element of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, Jason wanted food to be the first theme released in the trivia set. After all, if it\u2019s any indication of food\u2019s universal language, a common greeting in China is \u201cHave you eaten?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Further content ranged from culture, heritage and even to celebrities with fun prizes for participants. Not only did Jason find this to be an educational process, but he was also heartened to see the high engagement rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Molly Krouse, media supervisor at Hearts & Science, further emphasizes the importance of exploring a wide variety of Asian cultures across office events and in mainstream media.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot all Asian people are the same. There\u2019s so much diversity within our different cultures and I\u2019m glad to finally see more representation on TV and in movies depicting multifaceted, robust Asian characters.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So think you know your way around Asian American and Pacific Islander American heritages? Test your knowledge<\/strong> and learn something new along the way. I certainly did!<\/p>\n