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Mecha Elmo, Mecha Cookie Monster and Mecha Abby are always ready to save the day, and while they may not get it right the first time, they won’t give up until they do! There’s no problem too big or too small for this super team to solve! (all before snack time!)
Also on the Sesame Street YouTube Channel Mecha Builder Playlist
Every May, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a time to elevate voices of the diaspora, encouraging the growth of AANHPI representation in the media and everyday life.
This month, films premiering on WORLD explore the Asian American experience in two New York City boroughs: On May 9, Alaudin Ullah brings viewers with him on a journey from his home in Harlem to his parents’ Bangladeshi roots in In Search of Bengali Harlem, and Chinatown Auxiliary follows Chinese residents who volunteer as NYPD officers to protect Manhattan’s Chinatown on May 13.
Plus, watch Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander stories on Pacific Heartbeat, celebrating surf, sport and fashion through the eyes of young Hawaiian and Tahitian women breaking boundaries and striving for greatness.
WORLD is excited to grow our library of AANHPI films – watch over the next few weeks and return to the collection all year long.
-From WorldChannel: Check WXXI-World TV schedules for air dates and times
Learn about the diversity within the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities as well as how deep the connections are to all facets of American history. These are clips and films from public media that you may have seen on WXXI & PBS.
Watch the Full Playlist Below of 60 Films and Video Shorts from PBS
Corky Lee’s 100,000 photos chronicle Asian American life. In American Masters Dear Corky, New Yorker Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown and Asian American communities around the country for over 50 years, documenting activists, celebrities and everyday heroes he encountered in over 100,000 photos. While documenting the latest rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, Lee passed away from COVID-19. In his own words and photos, this short documentary reveals the man behind the camera.
Also available on WXXI/PBS Video Player
Explore the fight against Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles, triumphs and achievements of AAPI communities.
This collection also includes resources from the Exploring Hate series be/longing: Asian Americans Now. The series profiles Asian American trailblazers from across the country in five stories of belonging and exclusion; resilience and hope; and solidarity in the face of hate.
The National Association of School Psychologists offers tips and related resources to help educators meet the unique needs of AAPI students and their families in K–12 settings, which may be helpful to review before introducing this material to your students.
Watch the YouTube Playlist
TINY TIME TRAVEL follows 11-year-old inventor, Tyler, and his outgoing best friend, Tony, as they use a time machine to go back in time a tiny bit (sometimes just a few minutes or hours), helping friends and neighbors solve problems along the way. These short, funny, fast-paced live-action videos aim to help kids ages 5-8 learn social language skills, like resolving miscommunication, taking account of others’ perspectives, and understanding nonverbal communication.
12 Video Short Episodes on PBSKIDS.org: https://pbskids.org/videos/tiny-time-travel or on the PBS KIDS Video Player App (free)
PBS KIDS for Parents Tiny Time Travel show page: https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/tiny-time-travel.
PBS LearningMedia Educator Collection: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/tiny-time-travel/.
Travel the U.S.-Mexico border with chef Pati Jinich to explore the region’s rich culture.
Cinco de Mayo: La Frontera with Pati Jinich airs Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, May 5 at 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on WXXI-CREATE.
Savor the sights, sounds and flavors of the U.S.-Mexico border alongside acclaimed chef and James Beard Award-winning host Pati Jinich as she experiences the region’s rich culture, people and cuisine.
Born and raised in Mexico City, Pati Jinich is the host of the 3x James Beard Award-winning and 4x Emmy nominated PBS television series “Pati’s Mexican Table” going on its tenth season. The series is widely distributed in the US through PBS and streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime. Pati is the resident chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. and author of three cookbooks, “Pati’s Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking,” “Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen,” and “Treasures of the Mexican Table.”
Photo provided by CREATE TV
A landmark documentary about some of the last survivors of the Holocaust.
Frontline “The Last Survivors” airs Tuesday, May 7 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
A landmark documentary about some of the last survivors of the Holocaust. Only children at the time, these now elderly survivors reflect on how the trauma of the Holocaust has affected the rest of their lives.