Not every statement comes with a speech. Sometimes it's a shirt. On Sunday, May 18, the Los Angeles Sparks hosted their 2026 AAPI Heritage Night at Crypto.com Arena, with the first 3,000 fans through the doors receiving a Sparks-branded Hawaiian shirt. It was a small gesture with real weight — Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander identity doesn't often get the spotlight in mainstream sports spaces, and putting it literally on fans' backs, in a building full of people, is a di

There are moments at a ballgame that go beyond the score. Wednesday night at Angel Stadium was one of them. On May 20, the Los Angeles Angels hosted their 2026 Taiwanese Heritage Night, part of a broader series of community heritage celebrations the team has committed to this season. It was a night that invited Taiwanese and Taiwanese American fans in Southern California to see themselves reflected — at a stadium, in a crowd, on a team that was willing to say their community'

Korean culture is having its biggest LA moment yet. K-EXPO USA lands at L.A. LIVE this Saturday and Sunday, May 23–24, and it's free to attend — with a concert closer that's very much not. What It Is K-EXPO USA is a government-backed celebration of Korean culture and industry, sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and coordinated by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA). After stops in Canada, Spain, and the UAE, the expo makes its U.S. debut