Last week I was sitting a lunch observing my husband, Scott, eat tuna sashimi for lunch. As I was looking at him, a smile crept upon my face & he asked me why I was smiling. I was reminded of a time when we first starting dating and recalled the memory. We had gone on a few dates in Boston to Fenway, Boston Garden, and a American seafood …
“How Can I Help?”
Although in its third season, I recently started watching a TV show called “New Amsterdam”. The pilot episode starts off with a new medical director arriving at his new workplace: a public hospital that is underfunded, understaffed, and poorly run. He is the leader of the organization, and his first question to the staff is “How can I help?”. …
As Anti-Asian Violence Climbs, Bystander Training Is Becoming Essential
Three years ago at a crowded BART station in Oakland, California, educator Catherine Shieh was waiting for a train when a man approached her, asking for spare change. When Shieh, who is Taiwanese American, told him she didn’t carry cash, the man swung his fist and knocked her over. Then he started punching her. “I was knocked over to the …
How Business Can Combat Hate: A Conversation With The Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber Of Commerce And Entrepreneurship’s Dr. Karen Eng
The mass shootings that took place at three spas in Atlanta have brought national attention to the rise in violence directed towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). In fact, attacks towards AAPI individuals have increased by 150% over the past year. AAPI small businesses are absolutely essential to communities and include …