During the month of May, we want to highlight those in the AAPI community locally who own businesses!

Jarvis Mendiola, Florence Bermudes and their family own Marianas Grinds restaurant, a Filipino Hawaiian Chamorro restaurant serving the Jacksonville community.

A weekend celebration at a Southern California dance ballroom was hailed by organizers as the latest sign of healing within the Asian American community following the Lunar New Year shooting that killed 11 people at a nearby dance studio.

A report released on Wednesday says donations to racial and social justice causes ticked up to 16% of American households in 2020.

FILE - Protestors march at a rally against Asian hate crimes past the Los Angeles Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles , Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local Asian Americans are reacting to the Biden administration’s new steps aimed at stopping the violent attacks on members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. She’s also pointing out that as the first Asian American vice president, Kamala Harris has been vital in making sure Asian Americans’ voices are heard. All of this comes as violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community has spiked. She points out that May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and is a great opportunity to educate the public.