Subtle Asian Baking Members Raise Over $15,000 with Global Bake Sales to help #StopAsianHate
From March to April 2021, members of the Subtle Asian Baking (SAB) group, ran bake sales around the globe and donated proceeds to help #stopasianhate. By April 8th, 2021, over 202 people had donated to the #bakeinsolidarity fundraiser. $5000 of the funds went to Welcome to Chinatown’s longevity fund, which turned into a monetary grant for the Double Crispy Bakery in Manhattan Chinatown.
$10000 of the funds went to Welcome to Chinatown’s sik fan fund. This fund bought 1000 hot meals from local Manhattan Chinatown businesses to help #supportsmallbusiness. Welcome to Chinatown gifted the meals to low-income, food-poor older adults, neighbors, and food responders throughout Manhattan Chinatown.
The owners of Double Crispy (right) and a founder of Welcome to Chinatown (left)
Welcome to Chinatown’s Longevity Fund is a way to support the most at-risk small businesses, prioritizing businesses where cultural and socioeconomic barriers have prevented them from applying for assistance programs. During COVID, Double Crispy suffered sales loss. With the grant money SAB raised, Double Crispy was able to sell mooncakes with custom packaging during the 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival season.
SAB member were super creative. Sharon Yeung of @sparklecakerie made assorted cupcakes and raffled off prizes like a one-to-one baking Zoom class or custom cake toppers. Owen Li of @asianmunchies sold his homemade XO hot sauces and donated over $200 to SAB’s #BakeInSolidarity Fundraiser. Jenny Lu of @flours_and_stuff raised over $2000 selling over 200 jars of cute homemade meringue cookies!
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Hundreds of SAB members also posted their Asian baking creations and used the hashtag #BakeInSolidarity to show their support for helping #stopAsianHate and standing in solidarity with the AAPI and BIPOC communities. For the baking collaboration, Olives and Lamb baked Bolo Bao (pineapple buns) and Natalie Home Creations baked a beautiful pandan chiffon cake.
Today, SAB continues to raise money to help #stopAsianHate. SAB’s founder, Kat Lieu, has written a cookbook, Modern Asian Baking at Home, and pledges to donate portions of proceeds from sales of the book to help uplift Asian communities and to continue to help #stopasianhate.
This Halloween, SAB is hosting a global baking challenge #SABBakeOff where bakers around the world are invited to enter subtly Asian Halloween-themed baked goodies and use the #hashtag #SABBakeOff. Every tag equals $2 donated to the Gofundme AAPI Community fund, and SAB is committed to donating up to $300. Bakers are encouraged and welcomed to host and run bake sales and donate to the fund as well.
