Resources for AAPI Heritage Month

Resources for Asian-Owned Businesses:

• Free Ad Space for AAPI Businesses  
  • Boston Globe Media will give complementary ad space to Asian American Pacific Islander owned businesses, in partnership with The Asian Community Fund and the Asian Business Empowerment Council at The Boston Foundation.

• The AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund
  • “The AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund is designed to benefit Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-owned restaurants across the country. Applications are open until May 31.”
• ElevAsian
  • “ElevAsian serves established and early-stage, revenue-generating, English-speaking Asian companies that are seeking increased business knowledge, social capital to grow their businesses, and a supportive community. These businesses are predominantly located in low-and moderate-income Asian communities statewide.”
• Asian Business Empowerment Council
  • “The Asian Business Empowerment Council (ABEC) aims to coordinate and unify a vibrant community of business owners, entrepreneurs, service providers, and advocates to build a strong collective voice for the Asian American Pacific Islander business community across Massachusetts.”

Learn more about AAPI Leaders and Life:

• AAPI Leader Profiles
  • MassLive asked readers to identify leaders from the AAPI community throughout the state and published their profiles throughout May.
• Asian Americans Living in Poverty’s Experiences | Pew Research Center
  • “Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore the stories and experiences of Asian Americans living in poverty.”
• Equal Pay for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women
  • “On average, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women make 80 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic men made last year. But when you look past the average, many AANHPI women face even larger wage gaps and won’t catch up until later in the year.”
• CityLine: Addressing the needs of the Asian American community
  • “Danielle Kim, Executive Director of the Asian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation discusses the diversity within Greater Boston’s Asian community and how they are funding the needs and addressing issues facing the community.”

Special thanks to the Asian Business Empowerment Council and the Asian Community Fund for supplying these resources.