In the last year, Stop AAPI Hate recorded 2800+ hate incidents against Asian Americans nationwide, including events of physical assault, barring Asians from establishments, and verbal harassment. It is disheartening that hate crimes in NYC against Asians have increased by 1900% in the last year and it has been an unsettling start of the year. President Biden recently signed an executive order condemning anti-Asian racism related to COVID-19. This post will share actionable ways for organizations to create a safe work environment to support your Asian employees.

This summer, I took a chance on myself to apply for a 6-week speaker accelerator for women called Shine Bootcamp to invest in my professional development. This post will share my learning takeaways from this incredible program I participated in this September that I’d love for others to benefit from.