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Cathay Bank Foundation Announces Donation To Support Our Community Working To Promote Diversity And Combat Anti-Asian Hate
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay Bank Foundation announced today that it will make a grant of $100,000 each to five non-profit organizations:
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[{"type":"text","content":"LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay Bank Foundation announced today that it will make a grant of $100,000 each to five non-profit organizations: Stop AAPI Hate, the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), the Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), the Asian American Education Project (AAEdu), and the Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles. In addition, ten added organizations will each receive a donation, ranging from $15,000 to $50,000. These grants are part of the distribution of the $1 million donation from Cathay Bank to the Foundation earlier this year, to be used towards supporting organizations and work to promote diverse communities and combat anti-Asian hate crimes and xenophobia. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"We are proud to support these esteemed organizations in the fight against racism and xenophobia,\" said Peter Wu, Vice Chairman of Cathay Bank and Chairman of Cathay Bank Foundation. \"We believe these donations will go a long way toward fostering a more inclusive culture for all.\"\nDeborah Ching, Co-Chair of the Cathay Bank Foundation says, \"The strategy behind our donation is to invest in diversity education, and plant seeds of change in perceptions and attitudes towards Asians for future generations. We support our community who is working tirelessly to address hate violence against Asians and others, by providing important community resources.\"\nThe representative of Stop AAPI Hate, A3PCON, and CAA, Manjusha Kulkarni, thanked Cathay Bank and the Cathay Bank Foundation for its donation. \"We are grateful for the resources provided by Cathay, which will enable our coalition to continue to raise awareness about anti-Asian hate and discrimination and seek to address the racism through the provision of resources and assistance to AAPI community members,\" said Kulkarni.\n\"As we tackle the current tide of anti-Asian violence, we appreciate the foresight of the Cathay Bank Foundation to support long term education to challenge the roots of ignorance and misunderstanding especially with our youth from all backgrounds,\" said Stewart Kwoh, the Co-Founder of Asian American Education Project.\nConnie Chung Joe, CEO of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Los Angeles, also expressed her gratitude towards the support. \"As we continue to see the rise in anti-Asian hate as our community is...