Hello!
I’m Christina Bae and I’m with the IT Global Operations team based in Goleta. If you’ve ever called or visited the IT Service Desk in Deckers Goleta, most likely we’ve met!
Personally, it seems a bit silly to reduce celebrating AAPI (or any other ethnic background) heritage and culture to just one month when Asian American history is interwoven in American history, but I feel we need to celebrate our Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage now more than ever. Most of the conversations around AAPI have been around the hate and racially motivated attacks that our community has been battling the past year. As imperative as these discussions have been, talking about attacks and trauma is incredibly exhausting and triggering. For me to protect my peace and joy, I’m celebrating through supporting AAPI owned businesses and enjoying stories by members of my community.
To celebrate our heritage this month, I want to share with you some of my favorite movies, music, stories, and much more so we can all collectively celebrate AAPI excellence and achievements.
Movies
Minari
Always Be My Maybe
Over the Moon
Stand Up Comedy
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Ronny Cheing: Asian Comedian Destroys America
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra/Hard Knock Wife
Books
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Music
CASTLEBEAT
Anderson Paak
Japanese Breakfast
TV Shows
Never Have I Ever
Patriot Act with Hassan Minhaj
Killing Eve
Athletes
Chloe Kim – Snowboarding
Naomi Osaka – Tennis
Jeremy Lin – Basketball
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