Why We're Different
On this tour, the mantra is “Partnering for Success”. So from coast to coast we plan on partnering with regional organizations in different cities and states in order to reach Asian Americans business leaders.
By inviting Asian business organizations and their
members
to voice their concerns and needs to corporate America and government agencies, and vise-versa, this forum will provide tools for a stable economy and solutions on issues affecting the 21st century Asian business owners.
Never before has this been done by two national Asian business orgs, and by participating you will benefit from this historical tour.
The first stop will be San Jose, California with the hosting organization, Asian Business Association Silicon Valley (ABA of SV) in California. The local Asian voice is the leaders of the respective communities; therefore, by giving ABA-SV national presence in this forum, it will assist them in building capacity and momentum. Not only will local nonprofits gain national presence, but there will be a finance accolade to all the host organizations.
Why Silicon Valley?
- The Asian Pacific American (APA) population in California is projected to more than double from four to nine million between 2000 and 2025.*
- There are four counties in California where the Asian population is larger than the Latino population: Santa Clara, San Francisco, Alameda, and San Mateo.*
- The San Francisco Bay Area has the highest concentration of Asians in the state of California. The Bay Area is 23% Asian.*
- Over 87,700 or 19+% of businesses are owned by APAs in the five counties that ABA of SV serves (Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, San Francisco and Santa Cruz), collectively generating over $35 trillion in gross sales and receipts.**
*Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 2005
** Survey of Business Owners (SBO): Statistics for Selected Counties With 100 or More Asian-Owned Firms, US Census 2002
