From the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the WWII internment of Japanese Americans, and now record-breaking representation in politics & pop culture, the experiences of Asian Pacific Islander Americans runs broad and deep in American history. WORLD Channel invites you to watch and join the conversation.

In virtually every city, state and strip mall across the U.S., women get their nails done in salons likely owned by Vietnamese entrepreneurs. How did this community come to dominate an $8 billion dollar nail economy? NAILED IT takes viewers from Los Angeles to the Bronx to meet the people behind this booming and sometimes controversial industry.

The story of Tonga’s evolving approach to gender fluidity through a character-driven portrait of the most prominent leiti (transgender) in the Kingdom, Joey Mataele, a devout Catholic of royal descent. LEITIS IN WAITING reveals what it means to be different in a deeply religious and conservative society, and what it takes to be accepted without giving up who you are.

Food lives at the place where connection, community - and sometimes courage - meet. Amanda Loring gets a glimpse of what her kindergarten classmates eat on their birthdays and makes sure she gets a bite; Mark Modrall earns his wings as an apple pie baker; and Kwasi Mensah learns to make his childhood favorite food, peanut soup, and connects to his Ghanaian culture.

Paula Madison knew her mother was half Chinese, half Jamaican. Growing up in Harlem, she wondered about her Chinese grandfather, Samuel Lowe. When did he immigrate to the islands? Where did he go when he left? In FINDING SAMUEL LOWE, Madison embarks on a trip of a lifetime, tracing her grandfather back to his ancestral village – and finds she has a whole new family to embrace.

Muslim Youth Voices presents stories that convey the richness and diversity of Muslim Americans. Over the course of three summers, 44 youth from 6 cities were given the essential tools to tell their own stories on their own terms. The workshops resulted in short films, amplifying these young people’s voices, and illuminating the many identities and experiences of youth and Muslim life in America.