As AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close, Azia Celestino caught up with the stars at Gold House’s inaugural gala. Attendees shared their hopes for Asian and Pacific Islander representation beyond May.

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AAPI Leaders Celebrated at Gold House Inaugural Gala

I caught up with the stars and leaders at gold Houses inaugural gala to celebrate Api heritage month and their hopes for asian and pacific islander representation beyond May the commune of of so many brilliant people from so many facets of the asian diaspora. Like we have executives, we have ceos, we have creatives, we have athletes, we have activists. Um it's it's one of those moments that doesn't come so often. So um why not celebrate it? It's about recognizing the talent and leadership and passion across every sector and across our entire communities. How do you hope to continue bringing that legacy forward and everything that you're doing? Teaching my daughter Monaco, teaching her, teaching Monaco how to be a proud black Vietnamese little girl and to be proud about who she is and continue telling stories to invite people into our culture. I think as soon as you invite people into what you're about, what your foods, like your stories about your childhood, you immediately make people feel like family and that's what community should feel like. What do you envision? I see a new generation young and old of voices that use their creativity to make a stand for who we are and make space for more and not just of the asian community but across the whole world that feels empowered. Um that feels like there are no bounds and we make our own rules