FILE - Actor Steve Yeun poses on Oct. 10, 2013, in New York. The Asian American Foundation will hold a Heritage Month Summit in May 2024 in New York City for AAPI Heritage Month. Emmy-winning actor Yeun, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and actor Maulik Pancholy — who had an upcoming appearance canceled by a Pennsylvania school board over his sexual orientation — are among those set to attend.
The Asian American Foundation will hold a Heritage Month Summit next month in New York City for AAPI Heritage Month. Emmy-winning actor Steven Yeun, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and actor Maulik Pancholy — who had an upcoming appearanceThe summit will include various panels on issues like civil rights, extremism and the importance of representation.
The Asian American Foundation, or TAAF, was established in May 2021 by prominent Asian American business leaders. The organization notably There had been a dramatic spike in verbal, physical and online attacks of AAPI hate since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which was thought to have originated in China. Stop AAPI Hate, a reporting center,The foundation’s goal was to “close critical gaps of support for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and end the longstanding underinvestment in our communities.”