COINCIDING with the launch of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) for Biden-Harris, over a dozen small businesses in Nevada announced their support for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s re-election campaign.
The AANHPI-owned small businesses in Nevada expressed their endorsement for the president and vice president as AANHPIs for Biden-Harris — a national organizing and engagement program to mobilize AANHPI voters and communities across the country — was launched during a special event in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 9.
Among the 15 small business owners in support of Biden-Harris is Maya Kwong, owner of Xiao Long Dumplings, who spoke at the Tuesday event.
“When I decided to start my small business in 2021, it felt like a huge risk. We were in the middle of a pandemic, and starting a new restaurant felt like a big bet,” said Kwong.
She added, “But Joe Biden and Kamala Harris kept our economy strong, and because of them we were able to survive and thrive. Today, we have grown to three locations around Las Vegas. I am proof of how President Biden and Vice President Harris support small business owners and the American dream.”
Under the presidency of Biden, over 1.5 million jobs for AANHPI Americans have been created, according to a campaign statement, and the country saw an increase of over one-third of SBA loans to community business owners.
Amid anti-Asian hate and violence during the pandemic, the president signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law.
“We have also fought to protect our communities from hate and violence, including by passing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which made it easier for AA and NHPI communities to report acts of hate,” Vice President Kamala Harris told the crowd in Las Vegas.
“On the other hand, the former president consistently incites hate, including toward the AANHPI community. I will not repeat his words. I will not repeat his words because they should never be repeated. But I will say that someone who vilifies immigrants, who promotes xenophobia, someone who stokes hate should never again have the chance to stand behind a microphone and the seal of the president of the United States,” she added.
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The following AANHPI-owned small business in Nevada have announced their support for Biden-Harris: E Cubed Solutions LLC, Sleep Center of Nevada, Noodlehead Las Vegas, Las Vegas Integrative Medicine, Xiao Long Dumplings, Sari Sari Nite, NuLife Kicks, HLN Holdings, Kudos Networks, Patranya Media LLC, AO Creative, VersatileParty LLC, The Blended Craft Studio, Truffles N Bacon Cafe, Blucat Group, World of Feng Shui.
Nevada for Biden-Harris also launched a paid media blitz in AANHPI outlets, including digital and print ads in the Las Vegas Chinese Daily News, the Asian Journal, Las Vegas Japan Times, Korean Las Vegas Times, and the Philippine Times of Southern Nevada. n
