In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, the Los Angeles Rams will host 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 will host 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, join community celebrations, uplift AANHPI youth and more.
AANHPI Heritage Month efforts month will kick off with a series of youth football clinics at Oaks Avenue Intermediate School, Hillcrest Elementary School, and Emperor Elementary School in Temple City, San Gabirel and Monterey Park. Students will participate in football-related activities with Rams Cheerleaders and mascot Rampage and receive AANHPI Heritage Month Posters and Puka Nacua t-shirts.
In addition to the celebratory clinics, Los Angeles Rams Employee Resource Committee (ERC) group ASPIRE will support the fourth annual Kibō Nobori Children’s Day Festival in Little Tokyo by providing inflatables and giveaways. The Rams ERC group ASPIRE will also collaborate with Through Peace, a non-profit organization with 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 Los Angeles Rams also will hold a middle school girls flag tournament at Cabrillo High School for all 22 Long Beach Unified School District middle schools and a series of Rams Readers assemblies throughout the month that will incorporate Rams 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 traveled to Japan, visiting the University of Tokyo who have an American Football team to give words of advice to their players and lead positional drills with the defensive backs on their team.
If you are interested in more information on the Rams AANHPI Heritage Month efforts or receiving assets from the events, please contact Rams Communications below.
