Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month - Perspectives from AAPI Waco Small Businesses
By Jaja Chen
The month of May marks Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
Throughout the years, my perspective on what it means to be Asian American - Taiwanese American specifically - has expanded. As a child of Taiwanese immigrants growing up originally in Norman, Oklahoma, I was often one of a few children in my school that identified as Asian American. I dreaded bringing the food my mom would cook for lunch at school as I wanted to be like all the other students in my classes - eating sandwiches, chips, and “American food.”
Waco Cha owner chosen to speak at House committee hearing about power of immigrant-owned businesses
Chen and her husband Devin Li are the owners of Waco Cha, where they make handcrafted boba tea. Author: Jasmin Caldwell Updated: 10:18 PM CDT April 29, 2021
WACO, Texas Lawmakers on Capitol Hill held a virtual hearing to discuss immigrant entrepreneurship as an important aspect of growth in the American economy.
On Wednesday, Jaja Chen, co-owner of Waco Cha on Franklin Avenue, spoke in front of the House of Representatives, specifically the Small Business Committee, in the hearing titled “Harnessing the Power of Immigrant-owned Businesses to Build Back Better.