#StopAsianHate: U.S. Bank Provides Additional Support to AAPI Organizations
April 06 2021 - 10:25AM
Business Wire
U.S. Bank today announced $60,000 in additional support to Asian
American and Asian Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities to combat
biases and acts of violence. The U.S. Bank Foundation grants were
distributed to AAPI organizations in Southern and Northern
California, Atlanta, Seattle and the Twin Cities.
“Violence and xenophobia against Asian American and Asian
Pacific Islander individuals cannot be tolerated,” said Greg
Cunningham, Chief Diversity Officer for U.S. Bank. “In continued
support to the AAPI community, we are investing in organizations
across the country to combat these biases and acts of violence. We
stand with our AAPI employees, customers and communities.”
The organizations receiving grants include:
- Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) (Minneapolis/St.
Paul) to help further build multi-racial partnerships that
strengthen solidarity to achieve justice, equity and prosperity and
provide leadership support to develop and support Asian Minnesota
leaders.
- Asian Pacific Heritage Foundation (San Francisco, CA) to
support continued awareness of diverse Asian Pacific American
cultural heritage and to provide a forum for community
collaborations.
- Chinese Information Service Center (Seattle, WA) to fund
ongoing work on anti-Hate and Bias programs supporting members in
King County and to support students and school districts as they
return to in-person learning and lead conversations about public
safety.
- Center for Pan-Asian Community Services (Atlanta, GA) to
develop a rapid response and direct support for partners and
victims experiencing the impacts of discrimination and
violence.
- Pacific Arts Coalition (San Diego, CA) for ongoing support of
the Coalition, which formed in 2020 in response to increased racism
and xenophobia stemming from the spread of COVID-19. The Coalition
consists of more than 30 local AAPI-serving organizations and works
together to provide communication, collaboration and advocacy on
behalf of the broader AAPI community.
- Asian Youth Center (San Gabriel, CA) to support additional
research and survey work with Asian residents in the San Gabriel
Valley to help guide future policy work and community
programs.
“We are supporting the AAPI community by investing in local
organizations and local Asian leaders doing essential work fighting
racism,” said Reba Dominski, head of Corporate Social
Responsibility at U.S. Bank. “Our work and support of AAPI
communities is critically important and will continue.”
Last month, U.S. Bank pledged to do its part to #StopAsianHate
and announced an increase in its support of Ascend. The funding to
Ascend went toward programming that educates professionals on bias,
including the “model minority” myth. U.S. Bank had previously
joined Ascend (#AscendTogether) with their partners including:
Catalyst, Executive Leadership Council (ELC), Hispanic Association
on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), National Organization on
Disability (NOD) and Out & Equal, as a Supporting Company on a
five-point COVID-19 response Action Agenda to promote inclusion,
raise awareness, denounce bias, support communities and give
donations.
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