TikTok has introduced a brand new set of activations for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, which appears to get an extended, extra inclusive title yearly.
Naming conventions apart, TikTok has outlined a variety of celebratory parts that can be energetic within the app all through Might, together with creator spotlights, IRL occasions, and extra.
First off, TikTok’s trying to spotlight AANHPI creators and innovators on by way of its 2025 “AANHPI Voices to Watch” checklist.
As per TikTok:
“The 2025 AANHPI Voices to Watch checklist spotlights rising Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander creators and entrepreneurs who’re making significant contributions to TikTok and of their communities. These standout creators are paving daring paths in fields like leisure, style, wellness, meals, magnificence, music, movie, and extra.”
TikTok will showcase their work all through numerous surfaces this month, highlighting a variety of proficient creators and enterprise homeowners to a broader viewers.
On the IRL entrance, TikTok says that it’s sponsoring the 2025 Gold Gala to honor AANHPI excellence by means of the A100 Checklist, alongside visionary creators.
TikTok may also search to acknowledge the cultural influence and contributions of the AANHPI neighborhood by means of a collection of community-led occasions and collaborations.
“All through Might, TikTok’s AANHPI worker useful resource group ARISE can be celebrating by internet hosting occasions with dwell performances that includes AANHPI artists, culinary demos, cultural arts actions, and conversations that highlight native distributors and traditions. These experiences are designed to have fun heritage, foster inclusion, and construct neighborhood at TikTok.”
That is the fifth time that TikTok has run its AANHPI Visionary Voices push, which has helped many creators from these communities achieve extra publicity and alternative within the app.
TikTok has performed an necessary position in serving to minority voices achieve extra publicity, which has additionally made it a extra necessary platform for a lot of of those communities in connecting with audiences. Which can be a loss if TikTok is ultimately banned within the U.S., however ideally, TikTok will nonetheless have the ability to prepare a sell-off, and keep in operation for American customers.
You possibly can learn extra about TikTok’s AANHPI occasions, together with bios of its Visionary Voices, right here.
