ABOUT US
a community organization serving Asian and Pacific Islanders in Knoxville and East Tennessee
What is API?
Asian and Pacific Islanders
We recognize that there are different terms -- none of them perfect -- that are used to encompass the multitude of Asian and Pacific Islander identities. While not everyone may identify using this term, when we use API, we refer to people with ties to the geographic regions of East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia (the Indian Subcontinent), and the Pacific Islands.
who we are
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Jessica Carr, Knox AAPI Business Association
Jessica Carr is the owner of Girls Gotta Eat Good - Knoxville's first Asian Bakery and the co-founder of the Knox AAPI Business Association. This organization provides free resources and paid opportunities to Asian small business owners. She is also the Team Lead for API TN's Knoxville chapter. As a Filipina-American, Jessica loves sharing her culture with the people of Knoxville, one ube treat at a time! Email Jessica at knoxaapi@gmail.com
joseph gutierrez, executive director
Joseph is the founding executive director of API Tennessee. He is originally from Southern California and moved to Nashville in 2014. Before running API Tennessee, joseph spent time as an English teacher and worked for different education-focused nonprofit organizations. E-mail joseph at joseph@apitennessee.org.
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