Milwaukee s 1st Asian Restaurant Week underway
Asian Restaurant Week underway in Milwaukee
Dozens of Asian-cuisine businesses are being highlighted in Milwaukee, and it s perfect timing; May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
MILWAUKEE - The first-ever Asian Restaurant Week is underway in Milwaukee. If you want noodles or you want soup or you want fried, or you want rice or you want barbeque skewers or egg rolls, said Alexa Alfaro, co-founder of Meat on the Street and an ElevAsian member.
Dozens of Asian-cuisine businesses are being highlighted, and it s perfect timing; the month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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Lucky Liu s on the east side of Milwaukee was forced to close for over a month in 2020 because of racist attacks against workers. The restaurant is one of over 50 being featured in Milwaukee s AAPI Restaurant Week.
Across the country, racist attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have only continued to grow. A recent survey done by the nonprofit Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change, found that only 23% of Asian American responders said that they feel respected in their community.
Jenny Lee, owner of Perilla Kitchen, is a member of ElevAsian a group of AAPI community leaders who work to promote the voices of all AAPI people in Greater Milwaukee.
Inaugural Asian Restaurant Week centers around cuisine, culture influence
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) This is the time to expand your taste buds and mind all at the same time. It s the inaugural Asian Restaurant Week, running through May 22nd throughout the Milwaukee area. This is the perfect occasion to try that Chinese, Korean, or Taiwanese establishment you ve been meaning to sample. Ono Kine Grindz in Wauwatosa is on the list, at least for me. Its influence is Hawaiian.
The event comes in the middle of American Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The group ElevAsian came up with the idea to help support a community and culture hit hard by the pandemic. And at a time when physical attacks on Asians have sharply increased in just this year alone.