It means helping people avoid hunger, get healthcare, and obtain an education.
May is AAPI Heritage Month in the US and Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Caring for the rights of underprivileged and underrepresented communities is helluva worth recognizing. Here’s a shout out to my fellow Asians and their Asian-owned small businesses doing something about it!!
- AshaPops Indian-American & women-owned Los Angeles, CA
- Kitsby Taiwanese-American women-owned Brooklyn, NY
- Ruru Baked Filipina-Singaporean-Canadian women-owned Toronto, ON
- Elements Truffles Indian-American women-owned Union City, NJ
- Love + Chew Chinese-American women-owned San Francisco, CA
- Raeka Beauty Indian-American & women-owned Austin, TX
- Blume Indian-Canadian women-owned Vancouver, BC
- Paper + Craft Pantry Chinese-American women-owned Austin, TX
Check out who they are and what they're doing:
Asha & Jai Farswani, AshaPops
Funds eye care services for the poor & marginalised in India
Amy Hsiao, Kitsby
Supports healthcare & education for AAPI youth
Luanne Ronquillo, Ruru Baked
Gives back to food banks
Alak Vasa & Kushal M. Choksi, Elements Truffles
25% of profits to education for underprivileged children in India
Lauren Chew, Love + Chew
5% of revenue to girls in low-income communities
Raeka Morar, Raeka Beauty
Supports underpriviledged school girl's education in India
Taran & Bunny Ghatrora, Blume
Every purchase provides period education & products for girls
Pei Sim, Paper + Craft Pantry
Donates to children & Black maternity healthcare
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