Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month kicks off

Thursday, May 3, 2018
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month kicks off
The governor's office celebrated the beginning of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month Thursday at the Thompson Center.

CHICAGO -- The governor's office celebrated the beginning of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month Thursday at the Thompson Center.

The celebrations were kicked off by Sori-beat, a Korean folk music performance group.

ABC7's Judy Hsu emceed the event and helped present this year's awards to six community groups for their outstanding contributions.