May 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Asian American joy and triumph

Russell Contreras

A Japanese American girl with volleyball in the WWII-era Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif., in 1943. Photo: Ansel Adams/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Polls show that Asian Americans in 2024 still worry about anti-Asian hate four years after the pandemic and are unsure how their fellow Americans view them.

Through the lens: For our last Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month installment this year, Axios wanted to revisit how Asian Americans have experienced joy and triumph through the years amid enormous challenges. Here are some images.

Young Chinese Americans dance at the Chinese club, in January 1947 in New York City's Chinatown. — Young Chinese Americans dance at the Chinese club in New York City's Chinatown in January 1947. Photo: Eric Schwab/AFP via Getty Images

Japanese Americans watch a baseball game at the Manzanar Relocation Center in California. — Japanese Americans watch a baseball game played by detainees at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, a World War II-era forced detention camp, in California in 1943. Photo: Ansel Adams/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Japanese American actress Miyoshi Umeki poses with her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Sayonara" in Los Angeles in 1958. She was the first Asian American to win an Oscar for acting. Photo: Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Victoria Manalo Draves winning a Gold Medal at the Olympics in London on August 3, 1948. — Victoria Manalo Draves, a Filipino American, stands on a podium after winning a Gold Medal in driving at the Olympics in London on August 3, 1948. She was the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal. Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

A visitor reas the first edition of the newspaper as the paper's publisher-editor informs the visitor of the publication's editorial policy, in the offices of The China Tribune newspaper, in the Chinatown district of Manhattan, in 1960. — A visitor reads the first edition of The China Tribune newspaper as the paper's publisher-editor talks about the publication's editorial policy in the Chinatown district of Manhattan in 1960. Photo: Doris Nieh/Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Roman Gabriel of the Los Angeles Rams looks to throw a pass against the Green Bay Packers during the The 1967 NFL Championship Game played at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. — Roman Gabriel of the Los Angeles Rams looks to throw a pass against the Green Bay Packers during the 1967 NFL Championship Game played at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Filipino American was the first starting Asian American quarterback in the NFL and an MVP. Photo: James Drake/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images

Yvonne Elliman attends an awards ceremony at the Palladium in Hollywood, California, on September 16, 1977. — Yvonne Elliman attends an awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on September 16, 1977. The Hawaiian-born Elliman, the daughter of a Chinese/Japanese mother, was one of the first Asian Americans to score a U.S. #1 hit with the disco anthem, "If I Can't Have You." Photo: Jim McHugh/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images

Asian American supporters of Chol Soo Lee at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. — Asian American supporters of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant falsely convicted of murder in San Francisco's Chinatown, protest for his release in 1982. The protests lead to his release and a new Asian American civil rights movement. Photo: Jerry Telfer/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

A young Asian-American couple watching the sunset, Los Angeles in 1993. — A young Asian-American couple watching the sunset, Los Angeles in 1993 Photo: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

La Quinta High School senior Julia Do shows her Harvard T-shirt and hat outside the high school in Westminster on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Harvard was one of 15 prestigious colleges she received an acceptance letter from. — La Quinta High School senior Julia Do shows her Harvard T-shirt and hat outside the high school in Westminster, California, in April 2021. Harvard was one of the 15 prestigious colleges from which she received an acceptance letter. Photo: Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

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