80 Asian-Owned Businesses You Can Shop Right Now
With inflation at a 40-year high, many shoppers want to make sure they're making mindful buying decisions. One of the biggest ways consumers are looking to do that is by showing support to specific communities. May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, so we decided now is a good time to highlight Asian-owned businesses.
Check out 80 different businesses below, but note that our list is by no means comprehensive. Plenty more businesses are out there for you to discover, and we've included tips on how to find them, so you can show your support all year-round.
80 Asian-Owned Businesses to Check Out
Beauty and Personal Care
| Store | What You Can Buy |
|---|---|
| Cle Cosmetics | Makeup, skin care |
| Cocofloss | Dental floss |
| Cocokind | Skin care, makeup |
| Good Light | Skin care |
| Hero Cosmetics | Skin care |
| Huppy | Toothpaste tablets, toothbrushes, dental floss |
| Krave Beauty | Skin care |
| ManiMe | Customized at-home manicures |
| Mount Lai | Skin care |
| O.R.G Skincare | Skin care |
| Peach & Lily | Skin care |
| Pink Moon | Skin care |
| Purlisse | Skin care |
| Sacheu Beauty | Skin care |
| SLMD Skincare | Skin care |
| Soko Glam Good (Skin) Days | Skin care |
| Sundays | Nail polish, nail care |
| Then I Met You | Skin care |
| Tower 28 Beauty | Skin care |
| Woo | Skin care, tattoo care |
| YINA | Skin care |
Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories
| Store | What You Can Buy |
|---|---|
| Abacaxi | Dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear, accessories |
| ADAY | Capsule clothing |
| Aeri Go | Jewelry |
| Bonbonwhims | Jewelry |
| Caraa | Bags, accessories |
| Chunks | Hair accessories |
| Dagne Dover | Bags |
| Haerfest | Bags |
| HeyMaeve | Jewelry, hair accessories |
| Kinn Studio | Jewelry |
| Laos Supply | Clothing, accessories, home goods |
| M.M.LaFleur | Clothing, shoes, accessories |
| Notte Jewelry | Jewelry |
| Paper Project | Socks, clothing, accessories |
| Pepper | Intimates |
| Sandy Liang | Clothing, shoes, accessories |
| Tank Air | Clothing |
| The Little Bra Company | Intimates |
Food and Drink
| Store | What You Can Buy |
|---|---|
| Alaya | Tea, accessories |
| Bean & Bean | Coffee, tea |
| Dang Foods | Snack bars, rice chips, coconut chips |
| Diaspora Co. | Spices, tools, merchandise |
| Five Seasons TCM | Culinary TCM bags, TCM cooking ingredients, home goods, courses and eBooks |
| Fly By Jing | Sauces, seasonings, dumplings |
| Girl & Dug | Farm boxes |
| Momofuku | Noodles, seasonings, sauces |
| Nguyen Coffee Supply | Coffee, filters, merchandise |
| Nom Wah Tea Parlor | Dim sum |
| Noona's Ice Cream | Asian-inspired ice cream flavors |
| 'Okina | Vegan and gluten-free baking mixes |
| Omsom | Asian dish starters |
| One Stripe Chai Co | Chai blends, chai concentrate, accessories |
| Our Place | Cookware |
| PursuitFarms | Premium meats |
| Rae's Roots | Pregnancy and wellness teas |
| Setsugekka | Matcha tea, tools |
| Té Company | Tea, accessories, snacks |
| Tea Drunk | Teas, accessories |
| The Qi | Whole flower teas, accessories |
Home Goods
| Store | What You Can Buy |
|---|---|
| Amy Zhang | Stationery, art prints, gifts |
| Bloomist | Home goods, candles, garden items |
| Blueland | Sustainable cleaning supplies |
| Bossy Pants Candle Supply | Candles, wax melts, merchandise |
| Harlow & Grey | Tableware, decor, planners |
| Have a Nice Day | Home goods, paintings, prints, clothing, accessories |
| Hudson Wilder | Dinnerware, glassware |
| ILHA Candles | Candles, room sprays, diffusers |
| Italic | Home goods, clothing, shoes, accessories |
| Material | Cookware, tools, dinnerware |
| MUJI | Home goods, clothing, shoes, accessories, miscellaneous |
| Pluto Pillow | Pillows, body pillows |
| Poketo | Home goods, stationery, clothing, accessories |
| Rooted | Plants, accessories |
| The Sill | Plants |
| Wing on Wo & Co. | Home goods, tableware |
| Yamazaki | Home goods |
Miscellaneous
| Store | What You Can Buy |
|---|---|
| AZN Flush | Card games |
| BumoBrain | Classes for kids teaching foreign languages, reading, math, and coding |
| Jason Markk | Shoe care |
How to Find Asian-Owned Businesses Online
Sure, you can do a simple search to find lists of Asian-owned businesses much like this one, but what if you're looking for something in particular? Or maybe you want a more extensive directory. Either way, check out these other options for finding Asian-owned businesses online.
Intentionalist
This site is useful for finding vendors of all kinds, so it's no surprise they have a tag for Asian-owned businesses, as well. You can choose relevant communities but also narrow your search further by selecting neighborhoods in specific states, to ensure that you can find retailers to shop both locally and if you're out of town.
Mercatus
Mercatus is another site that features multiple categories of minority-owned businesses to help you find retailers you want to support. The site's Asian American and Pacific Islander business directory can be further narrowed by sector, as well as if the vendor is open for different types of patronage — think options like open for biz, delivery, shop online, special events, and takeout.
Shop App
If you prefer to shop on your phone, consider trying the Shop app by Shopify. It makes finding different kinds of businesses easy, especially under the "Voices" section, which highlights Asian-owned businesses as well as others.
Target
Target is one of the major retailers that's made an effort to highlight minority-owned businesses, including Asian-owned ones. Simply go to the "Asian-owned brands" page on the bull's-eye's site, and you'll be rewarded with lots more pages of eligible products. Target's product listings also have an "AAPI Owned Brand" badge to look for to make shopping even easier. At the time of this writing, there were about 22 pages of eligible products, totaling around 500 items.
More Tips for Shopping Asian-Owned
Check Out the 'About' Section
Interested in a particular business's provenance? Head to the "About" section on their website to see if you can learn more. You may find it at the top of the homepage, but it may also be in smaller print at the bottom. This section won't always make the origin clear, but sometimes it can give you all the information you need to make your shopping decision.
SEE ALSO: 37 Indigenous-Owned Businesses You'll Want to Check Out
Stalk Social Media Pages
If a brand is active on social media, there's a good chance they'll have the relevant info in their bio. Whether you prefer Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, it's worth reading up on the brands there to see if they highlight the fact that they're Asian-owned.
Look for Badges
Some retailers put easy-to-spot badges on product pages to denote Asian-owned businesses, much like what Target does. Watch for vendors to also have badges on their homepages calling attention to their being Asian-owned.
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