Business Briefing: Gay-owned Berkeley bakery takes a stand for AAPIs
Husbands Sam Butarbutar and Wenter Shyu, co-owners of Berkeley's Third Culture Bakery, are using their culinary skills to stand up for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in light of the wave of attacks against API people and the overt discrimination the AAPI community has faced since the start of the COVID pandemic.With the disease first seen in Wuhan, China, and former President Donald Trump using racist language to refer to the novel coronavirus, API communities across the country have experienced increased hostility since March 2020.
This past March rallies and protests broke out in myriad cities, including San Francisco, in response to multiple incidents of AAPI seniors being beaten in the Bay Area and the shooting deaths.
