“We Are L.A. Strong!”
East Los Angeles, CA) [From The Editor’s Desk]: As the months fly by and we head into the start of another highly-awaited Rams football season, the Rams Corporate Office of Community Impact and Engagement remains extremely busy with a variety of outreach activities that will be conducted with, and for, the large communities that comprise the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) cultures. The Rams’ celebrations have been, and will continue to be, on full display in their communities for the entire month of May.
In this posting, you will find the Impact & Engagement calendar, which has already highlighted certain events, and a look at what other events the Rams community outreach unit will present.
LOS ANGELES RAMS CELEBRATE ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) HERITAGE MONTH WITH SERIES OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the Los Angeles Rams, up to date in May, have hosted a series of community initiatives to celebrate the many cultures within the AANHPI community that have contributed to Los Angeles’ rich history.
As part of the recognition, the Rams have hosted several football clinics for more than 1,500 students throughout schools in the Los Angeles Unified, Temple City Unified, Garvey School, and Long Beach Unified School Districts. The team has joined in community celebrations and uplifted AANHPI youth and many others as well.
AANHPI Heritage Month kicked off with a series of youth football clinics at Oaks Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, Hillcrest Elementary School in Monterey Park, and Emperor Elementary School in San Gabriel, respectively.
Students participated in football-related activities with Rams Cheerleaders and mascot Rampage. All students received AANHPI Heritage Month Posters and Puka Nacua t-shirts.
In addition to the celebratory clinics, the Los Angeles Rams Employee Resource Committee (ERC) group ASPIRE provided inflatables and giveaways to support the 4th Annual Kibō Nobori Children’s Day Festival, which was held on Saturday, May 3rd, in Little Tokyo.
The Rams’ ERC group ASPIRE will also collaborate with Through Peace, a non-profit organization that has an anti-hate and anti-bullying campaign called “Hey Haters!” that encourages youth to write letters to share their personal experiences with bias, bullying, or exclusion and express their hopes for a safer, more inclusive future.
ASPIRE members will be writing back to youth in the AANHPI community that have participated in the Hey Haters! campaign to create a dialogue between Rams staff and students.
To conclude the month, the Rams will conduct a middle school Girls’ Flag tournament at Cabrillo High School for all 22 Long Beach Unified School District middle schools. They have also planned a series of Rams Readers assemblies throughout the month that will incorporate the Rams’ outstanding receiver, Puka Nacua, coloring sheets.
The Rams are committed to growing the game of football by providing access and opportunity for all youth across Los Angeles and amplifying the game’s ability to connect and uplift. Earlier this year, Rams safety and team captain, Quentin Lake (shown in photos below), traveled to Japan, visiting the University of Tokyo, which has an American Football team, and gave advice to its players and led positional drills with its defensive backs
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