Holland & Knight's Diversity Council and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Affinity Group are proud to celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and pay tribute to the generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and continue to play a role in its future success. This year, we took time to reflect on how we could better support our API colleagues, sitting down with attorneys and staff to have important conversations about racial justice and allyship. Throughout the coming weeks, we will be See more +
Holland & Knight's Diversity Council and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Affinity Group are proud to celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and pay tribute to the generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and continue to play a role in its future success. This year, we took time to reflect on how we could better support our API colleagues, sitting down with attorneys and staff to have important conversations about racial justice and allyship. Throughout the coming weeks, we will be presenting a video series showcasing some of these conversations. We hope that the stories conveyed in these videos help advance dialogue around API Heritage Month as well as lead to further discussions of how we can be better allies to our API friends, family and colleagues.
In the fourth episode of this series, Partner Curtis Sano and IT Support Specialist Brian Delostrinos talk about API participation in the U.S. military. From the War of 1812 to World War II to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage have made and continue to make important contributions to the U.S. Armed Forces, despite facing discrimination in their everyday lives. After recapping some of these contributions, Curtis introduces Brian, who has served both in the U.S. Army and the U.S. National Guard. Brian's father and brother also served in the military, and he credits his service with giving him direction and drive that have enabled him to find success in civilian jobs, including nearly 20 years spent at Holland & Knight. See less -