The Asian American Foundation

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The Asian American Foundation
NicknameTAAF
Formation2021;3 years ago (2021)
Legal statusNon-profit
Purpose Asian American movement
Location
  • Washington, D.C. [1]
Servicesincubator, funder, organizer, media
Key people
 Li Lu (Chairman), Norman Chen (CEO)
Main organ
Board of Directors
Affiliations AAAJ, Stop AAPI Hate, National Asian American Women's Forum
Budget
US$250,000,000
Website taaf.org

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) is an American foundation founded in 2021 by a group of prominent Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, aiming to support an array of Asian American and Pacific Islander causes and create a national infrastructure for a community that has faced an increasing number of racial attacks. [2] Launched with $250 million, [3] TAAF is described by organizers as the largest-ever philanthropic effort to support the AAPI community in history. [4] The founders include Joe Tsai, Joseph Bae, Li Lu, Peng Zhao, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Jerry Yang, Angela Chao [5] and Jonathan Greenblatt. Its Founding Advisory Council members include Daniel Dae Kim, Lisa Ling, Condoleezza Rice, Jeremy Lin and more. [6] The organization is chaired by Li Lu, [7] [8] and Norman Chen is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). [9]

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Initiatives

According to TAFF's 5-year portfolio strategy, [10] TAAF focuses on four core initiatives: [11] [12]

In addition, TAAF's AAPI Giving Challenge is a multi-year campaign where partners can make direct grant-making to AAPI organizations, invest in diversity programs, support AAPI businesses, or provide in-kind services. [13]

Data and research

TAAF funds an annual survey Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the U.S. (STAATUS) [14] and partners with organizations like the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) and the Stop Asian Hate coalition to provide data about the AAPI community [15] such as the AANHPI women state of safety survey and the Documenting anti-AAPI hate: Codebook.

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References

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  8. ↑ White, Abbey (May 2, 2023). "Michelle Yeoh, Simu Liu, Daniel Dae Kim to Headline TAAF Heritage Month Summit and Celebration (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "About Us | TAAF". www.taaf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  10. ↑ "Our Approach | TAAF". www.taaf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  11. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Lee, Edmund (2021-05-03). "Asian-American Business Leaders Fund Effort to Fight Discrimination". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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  13. ↑ "AAPI Giving Challenge | TAAF". www.taaf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  14. ↑ "New Surveys of Asian Americans Show Persistent Racism and Hardship". Bloomberg.com. 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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