Mike Iupati | AAPI Heritage Month

Throughout AAPI Heritage Month, we're celebrating the impact and legacy of players of Asian and Pacific Islander descent - on and off the field. During his eleven-season NFL career, guard Michael Iupati drew upon his Samoan roots as a source of strength, and he's continued to pay those lessons forward in the next phase of his football life.

Former NFL linebacker and Super Bowl champion Scott Fujita traces his family history in the U.S. back to Japanese internment during World War II. While he and his father find reconciliation in what happened, they also discover the unlikeliest of football stories.

As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Kara Kawakami discusses her role as the Corporate Partnership Sales Manager for the Minnesota Vikings.

Throughout AAPI Heritage Month, we're celebrating impact-makers across the league whose Asian and Pacific Islander descent plays a crucial role in their lives. Kara Kawakami is the manager of Corporate Partnership Sales for the Minnesota Vikings, and her Korean-American heritage has helped her bring a unique perspective to her role.

Throughout AAPI Heritage Month, we're celebrating the impact and legacy of players of Asian and Pacific Islander descent - on and off the field. Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond fully embraces his cultural roots - which echo those of another standout pass catcher, Hines Ward.

Throughout AAPI Heritage Month, we're celebrating the impact and legacy of players of Asian and Pacific Islander descent - on and off the field.

Four-time Super Bowl champion Jesse Sapolu discusses the importance of his Samoan heritage, and his inspiration behind his upcoming documentary "Pacific Roots: Our Football Legacy" .

Go to pacificrootsfootballfilm.com for more on what faith, family and football mean to the Polynesian culture and for release date information.

Faith, family and culture are front and center within the Polynesian community. That brotherhood is what connects each player of Polynesian decent, from NFL Legend down to the next generation of superstars. In honor of AAPI month, Steve Wyche welcomes two of the most influential Polynesian players in NFL history, NFL Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu and 4-time Super Bowl champion Jesse Sapolu, to share why they are proud to be Polynesian and honor in the family name on the back of their jersey.