Checklist for Takeout Tuesday and Continued Resources

List of AAPI Businesses in DC — We tried to be as comprehensive as possible. If we missed a business, please let us know and we will add them to the list!

We hope that you can take part in Takeout Tuesday today and throughout the rest of the week to help support the AAPI community.

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Dear Mayor Bowser, Councilmembers, and Fellow Citizens of the District of Columbia,

Hate has no place here. Whether the vandalism of a historic Black church downtown, or the insurrection at the Capitol, or the chemical attack on Valley Brook Tea, an Asian American tea house barely one block off Dupont Circle, these unspeakable acts are an attack on every one of us.

The mass murders in Georgia this past week are only the latest in a seemingly endless series of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Day after day, in city after city, from one coast to the other, our fellow Americans have been subjected to racist insults, threats, and violence. The incidents have taken place in stores, on public streets, and in parks. Many of these were never reported. We condemn racial hatred in the strongest of terms, and demand perpetrators are brought to justice.

We reach out to our all Asian American and Pacific Islander friends and neighbors with this message: You are not alone. You are part of the beloved community. We stand together with you at this hour and always. The battle against racism is part of our DNA.

We urge everyone to make a special effort to patronize AAPI shops and restaurants all week. We are asking for your support for programs such as Takeout Tuesday, which helps all local merchants. This week, by supporting AAPI businesses, we can strengthen everyone’s sense of community and belonging.

Let us comfort our friends and neighbors as we share the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.”

We treasure and celebrate our diversity. We will not walk in fear, one of another.

This is the District of Columbia, and hate has no place here.

Sincerely,

Sabel Harris, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B12, Mike Silverstein, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2B06, Meg Roggensack, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2B01, Kyle Mulhall, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2B09, Alexandra Bailey, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F08, Alison Horn, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6B09, James A. Turner, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B09, Pavan Khoobchandani, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4A08, Lisa R. Gore, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3/4G01, Jonah Goodman, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4C10. William Zeh Herbig, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2B05, Robert Vinson Brannum, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 5E08, Keya Chatterjee, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6A01, Brian Romanowski, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F01, Robb Dooling, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6A06, Mo Pasternak, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2B04, Emily Singer Lucio, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 5A03, Zachary Israel, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4D04, Jeri Epstein, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2A06, Laura Gentile, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6A05, Victoria Sanchez, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B05, K. Denise Rucker Krepp, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6B10, Kishan Putta, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2E01, Tom Quinn, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3E04, Dorothy Douglas, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 7D03, Jamila White, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 8A05, Trupti Patel, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2A03, Yannik Omictin, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2A01, Patrick Parlej, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6E05, Connie K. N. Chang, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3/4G05, Gerald E. Sroufe, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6B02, Matthew Holden, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2B08. Milton Hardy, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 7D04, John Fanning, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F04, Tiffani Johnson, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4B06, Prita Piekara, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 5B03. Erin Palmer, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4B02, Evan Yeats, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4B01, Matthew Cohen, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3E01, Ursula Higgins, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 5B02, Cydne Smith Nash, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 7B04, Ronald Collins, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6D03, Janell Pagats, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3C03, Anna Landre, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2E04, Christian Damiana, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3D07, Larry Handerhan, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B01, Rehana Mohammed, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F07, Delia Houseal, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 7E06, Michael Zeldin, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3G04, Monika Nemeth, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 3F06, Anthony Lorenzo Green, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 7C04, Japer Bowles, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1C07, Gigi Nelson, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2C03, Eric Behna, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B08, John Guggenmos, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F02, Andy Litsky, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6D04, Meghan Faulkner, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1C04, Michelle Yan, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F03, Max Ewart, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B07, Aryan Rodriguez Bocquet, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 4D03, Deborah Thomas, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1B04, Sherene Joseph, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 2F05, Allister Chang, DC State Board of Education Member, Ward 2

Things You Can Do To Support Asian American And Pacific Islanders On Takeout Tuesday And Beyond

  • Support local AAPI businesses during the week of March 22nd, especially on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
  • Order takeout (On Tuesday or on the other days of the week) from AAPI businesses 
    • Here’s a list to help get you started 
  • You don’t have to only help businesses monetarily:
    • Promote your favorite AAPI business on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). Use the hashtags: #TakeoutTuesdaysDC #TakeoutTuesday #ShopAAPI
    • Create a review on Google, Yelp, and/or Facebook showcasing what you love about this business 
    • Follow their social media accounts and engage with some of their recent posts
    • Subscribe to their email newsletter
  • Post on social media promoting the week of support for the AAPI community and Takeout Tuesday 
  • Share out why you decided to sign the letter on social media and distribute it to your constituents and neighborhood groups 

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