April 26, 2022
Dear Family and Friends:
We hope everyone is doing well. It’s been a while, but here’s a long overdue update.
Thank you for your support of Positively Asian last summer…it means the world to us! Our first pop-up store sold 60 t-shirts and generated $380.94 of profit which we donated in full to the not-for-profit Stop AAPI Hate. We also know that many of you made direct donations to Stop AAPI Hate which we greatly appreciate.
Good news: for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, we reopened the online store and produced t-shirts in new colors!
We don’t expect you to buy another t-shirt unless you are really, really positively Asian, but feel free to forward this email to other friends, family and co-workers who might be interested. For an additional way to put your support into action, click here for some tips on how to intervene if you witness any Asian hate occurring around you.
We wanted to thank Paul's niece Amanda for drawing and designing the t-shirt. Many commented that the artwork and logo were beautiful and really captured the sentiment of what Positively Asian is all about. She will be a freshman this fall at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, majoring in illustration.
Finally, for those in the Chicago area, Positively Asian will have a table at the inaugural AAPI Golden Market on Sunday May 15.
Thank you again - as we move forward in this pandemic, we hope you will wear our t-shirts out and about this summer wherever your plans take you.
With love and gratitude,
Paul and Erin