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JayJay Moo Ping is bringing authentic Thai street food to Los Angeles. With support from Thai Community Development Center, a member of API SBC, the business received counseling, permitting support, and $5,000 in capital funding, helping launch successfully at Siam Night Market.

Meet Up Boba Teahouse & Cafe is an Asian women-owned cafe creating welcoming spaces in Cambodia Town. W/ support from @UCCofLongBeach, a member of the API Small Biz Collab, the owners navigated inspections, permits & language barriers — successfully opening their 2nd location.

Huge congrats to Portola Pharmacy! With support from Chinatown Service Center, a member of the API Small Business Collaborative, they secured a &1.57M loan to relocate, expand staff & grow services for the El Sereno community. A true legacy business making an impact!

If you’re downtown on Small Business Saturday, stop by Little Tokyo Florist, our small business awardee chosen by @LTSC. A legacy business, Little Tokyo Florist is celebrating 40 years of traditional ikebana and modern floral arrangements.

Congrats to Geneva Chen of Portolo Pharmacy, our small business awardee chosen by our partner Chinatown Service Center! Portola Pharmacy was recently designated a Legacy Business by the City of LA, having served the El Sereno neighborhood for over 60 years.

Congrats to Yang Chorok of Umma Kitchen, our small business awardee chosen by our partner @KYCCLA. Umma Kitchen is a banchan and meal-kit shop based in Koreatown.

Congrats to Hamed Habibpour of Aria Music Academy, our small business awardee chosen by @ParsEqualityLA! Aria Music Academy offers top quality music education for all ages.

Congrats to Wirakan Morakotsanoi of Thai Thai, our small business awardee chosen by @thaicdc! A Thai food caterer, she created those delightful mango sticky rice desserts at our event.

Congrats to Lisa Touch of Meet Up Boba Teahouse & Cafe, our small business awardee chosen by United Cambodian Community of Long Beach! Visit either of her two shops in Long Beach for a delicious variety of bobas, milk teas & coffees.

Glad to meet with NationalCAPACD staff in Cambodia Town to kick off planning for the 2026 Convention in Long Beach! Thanks to Khmer Girls in Action for hosting the meeting, and to their Executive Director Lian for the tour.

Thank you @AsmMikeFong for closing our 3rd Annual API SBC Small Business Awards program! We appreciate your support of small businesses throughout the state, especially in our communities. #SmallBusiness #APISBC #Entrepreneurship #awbc #cawbcnetwork

Thank you @RepJudyChu for your remarks at our 3rd Annual API SBC Small Business Awards! Rep Chu is a staunch supporter of small businesses, overseeing the SBA and insuring resources are available for our entrepreneurs. #SmallBusiness #AAPI #APISBC #Entrepreneurship

@SANSoCal’s Small Biz Manager sharing our prog w/⁦@RepJudyChu⁩ ⁦@APISBP⁩ gala …

Thanks to all who participated in our 3rd Annual API SBC Small Business Awards! Special thanks to our Title Sponsor @usbank and VP Boltran Hu for his opening remarks.

We’re thrilled that Asm Caloza’s bill, AB 265 - Small Business Recovery Fund Act - was passed by the state legislature and awaits Gov Newsom’s signature. We urge Gov Newsom to sign this bill which will help small businesses recover from natural disasters in our state.

A new report from the Urban Institute and National CAPACD reveals wide differences in poverty and costs of living among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander #communities—differences often hidden by aggregated #data. Explore the #research. urbn.is/44ur2qO

Our partner @KYCCLA is hosting an online workshop on women-owned small business certification, featuring @SBAgov’s Sandra Vazquez from the Los Angeles District Office. More info below for the Wed May 21 workshop:

Our partner @UCCofLongBeach is organizing the Long Beach Cambodian Restaurant Week May 18-25! Join them at the Kick-Off on Sat May 17 at a Ten Mile Brewing. More info & VIP tix:

Great meeting of the @BMO_US Community Advisory Council to discuss progress on the bank’s $40B Community Benefits Plan. Visited with @buildchicago to see their amazing work in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood in the city’s West Side.

Glad to visit state Assemblymember Jessica Caloza’s office in Sacramento, advocating for the @CaliforniaWbc. We’re also supportive of her bill AB 265, the Small Business Recovery Fund Act, which would help small businesses recover from the LA wildfires.