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Brands/Businesses started by Asian Americans

The following are a handful of brands that we all use every day and were founded by Asian American: YouTube, LinkedIn, Zoom, DoorDash, Peloton, Pinterest, Yahoo!, Fitbit, Twitch, Old Navy, Forever 21, Opening Ceremony, Patreon, Care.com, Webflow, Gusto, Kickstarter, Snapchat, Honey, Rotten Tomatoes, Stitch Fix, Boxed, MyFitnessPal, Panda Express, Airtable, Notion, Minted, The Honest Company, LegalZoom, Nvidia, Credit Karma, The Hundreds, NerdWallet, Coursera, Mendocino Farms, Guitar Hero, GOAT, VSCO, Phillip Lim 3.1, Tatcha, Away, Vizio, Poshmark, Coffee Meets Bagel, SENREVE, Opendoor, NewEgg, ViewSonic, Yumi, Caviar, Zwift, Lime, Duo Security, Amplitude, Dang Foods Company, Nona Lim, Nautica, Pinkberry, Cruise Automation, Monster …

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A fire in Jackson Heights (4/6/2021)

Due to a fire in Jackson Heights on April 6, 2021, all of the 133 units in a building were damaged and over 400 people have been displaced. The affected community is made up of majority low-income, working class, immigrant essential workers, many of who are from the Asian regions. There are a few fundraising efforts for people who have been affected by this fire. Please help our local community. Donation items drop-off (33-45 90th street Jackson Heights)

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Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes (4/7/2021)

Presented by Queens DA Melinda Katz, with co-sponsors Congresswoman Grace Meng, Senator John Liu, and Councilman Peter Koo. Program will be available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Bengali. Title: Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Time: 4:00pm Place: Online URL: Registration URL: https://bit.ly/3fMsfkp Description: Presented by Queens DA Melinda Katz, with co-sponsors Congresswoman Grace Meng, Senator John Liu, and Councilman Peter Koo. Program will be available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and Bengali. The recording is avaialble at https://youtu.be/nwSjNXVUrPw.

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President Biden Announces Additional Actions to Respond to Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia and Bias

“Too many Asian Americans have been walking up and down the streets and worrying, waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety and the safety of their loved ones are at stake. They’ve been attacked, blamed, scapegoated, and harassed. They’ve been verbally assaulted, physically assaulted, killed… The conversation we had today with the AAPI leaders, and that we’re hearing all across the country, is that hate and violence often hide in plain sight. And it’s often met with silence. That’s been true throughout our history, but that has to change — because our silence is complicity. We cannot …

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Virtual National Day of Action and Healing (3/26/2021)

On March 26, 1790, the Naturalization Act was signed into law, prohibiting non-white people from becoming citizens of the United States. Over 200 years later, Asians in the U.S. are still suffering from the effects of the racism our country was founded upon. Asian elders are being physically assaulted in the streets. Asian American children are afraid to go back to school. We are still grieving the murders of 6 Asian women in a racially-motivated killing spree in Atlanta last week. That’s why, on March 26, we’re inviting you to join us for a social media campaign to #StopAsianHate. Ending …

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Teaching While Asian: A Panel Discussion for Future and Current Asian American Educators (hosted by NYC Men Teach)

This panel discussion will revolve around Asian American students in teacher education programs and current Asian American educators’ experiences as future and current teachers. The discussion will also cover racism against Asian Americans and COVID-19 related attacks against Asian Americans. Date: Friday, April 16, 2021 Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm Place: Zoom (register at https://lagcc.wufoo.com/forms/event-registration-form/) Description: Panelist: – Dr. Rupan Saran, Associate Professor of Education, School of Education/MEC – Chris Nicolo, Graduate student at Queens College & Elementary school teacher – Kelwin Choi, Graduate student at Hunter College For more information about the event, contact John Gunn ([email protected]) and James Johnson ([email protected]). This …

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Anti-Asian Violence: Coping with Trauma (Workshop with Asian American Federation)

Anti-Asian Violence: Coping with Trauma (Workshop with Asian American Federation) Date: Wednesday May 5th, 2021 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm With the Covid-19 Pandemic we are seeing an increase in instance of violence against Asian Americans. This disturbing development calls for an unequivocal response from the community. Asian Heritage Celebrations Committee (AHC) and Asian American Federation (AAF) team up to bring to you this workshop on Anti Asian Violence and Coping with Trauma and Emotional Anxiety. Facilitators: Joo Han (AAF), Juo-Hsi Peng (AAF), Sumanth Inukonda, Neetu Kaushik, Koun Eum, Kyoko Toyama, Choon Shan Lai Contact Sumanth Inukonda ([email protected]) for the Zoom …

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