Though we were founded in crisis, TAAF is committed to promoting safety, fostering belonging, and advancing prosperity for the AANHPI community for the long-term.

Safety remains the top overall concern for our community nationwide and will continue to be a priority for TAAF. Our efforts will focus on initiatives that enhance safety by preventing and reducing physical attacks, verbal harassment, and other bias-driven harm, including robberies.

Our research indicates that misrepresentation and misinformation are the most prevalent negative experiences impacting our community. TAAF remains committed to education and narrative change, working to dismantle harmful stereotypes—such as the model minority myth, the perpetual foreigner perception, and the yellow peril narrative—and build greater belonging for our community.

In economic opportunity, which is the second highest priority for our community overall, we will focus on efforts that promote leadership development and success, improve access to better job opportunities, and provide meaningful support to AANHPI small businesses.