That means protecting our planet and using our natural resources carefully.
May is AAPI Heritage Month in the US and Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Let’s be honest, there’s many stereotypes about Asian culture. Sustainability isn’t top of the list, maybe not even top 10.
As an Asian-American, I’m doubly proud to shout out these Asian-owned small businesses doing something about it!
- Opo Coffee Filipino-American owned Decatur, GA
- kola goodies Sri Lankan-American women-owned San Francisco, CA
- Twrl Milk Tea Chinese-American & Taiwanese-American women-owned San Francisco, CA
- OCIN Asian-Canadian women-owned Vancouver, BC
- Faun Studio Vietnamese-Canadian women-owned Calgary, AB
- Vessi Asian-Canadian & women-owned Vancouver, BC
- Matt & Nat Indian-Canadian owned Richmond, BC
- LEZÉ the Label Taiwanese-Canadian & Hong Kongese-Canadian women-owned Vancouver, BC
- Hathorway Vietnamese-American women-owned Redwood City, CA
- Clean Circle Chinese-American women-owned Los Angeles, CA
- Three Ships Asian-Canadian women-owned Toronto, ON
- Wyld Malaysian-Canadian women-owned Toronto, ON
Check out who they are and what they’re doing:
Jonathan Pascual, Opo Coffee
Donates 1% for the planet
Sajani Amarasiri, kola goodies
Tea from small-holder farmers in Sri Lanka
Pauline Ang and Olivia Chen, Twrl Milk Tea
Uses pea milk from regenerative family farms
Courtney Chew, OCIN
Made from recycled nylon & plastic bottles
Marisa Clark, Faun Studio
Upcycles deadstock fabric
Andy Wang, Tony Yu & Mikaella Go, Vessi
Supports clean water projects globally
Manny Kohli, Matt & Nat
Made from recycled nylons, cardboard, cork & plastic bottles
Tanya Lee & Karen Lee, LEZÉ the Label
Made from discarded fishing nets
Jessica Phan, Hathorway
Upcycles buffalo horn
Lena Chao, Clean Circle
1% of sales to conserve rainforests
Laura Burget & Connie Lo, Three Ships
Upcycles lumber, sugarcane, grapes, chicory & blueberries
Joy Yap, Wyld
Every purchase supports ocean conservation
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