Minority-Owned Archives

Business Spotlight: Ba Bar

Meet Teresa Nguyen, co-owner of Ba Bar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood and University Village.⁠ Teresa and her husband, Eric Banh, opened Bar Bar in 2011 to offer their creative take on Vietnamese street food as well as incredible cocktails.⁠ Some of Teresa's favorite items on the Ba Bar menu are the Phở Tái Oxtail and Mì...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021: Celebrate AAPI-owned businesses

"Celebrate AAPI" in white letters on a red background surrounded by the word celebrate in different languages. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating AAPI-owned businesses and the many ways they make our communities better. AAPI Heritage...

Kicking off AAPI Heritage Month with Seattle Sounders FC: Matchday Eats and Treats

To celebrate the first Sounders FC home game of AAPI Heritage Month, we're inviting fans to get to know five Asian-owned businesses in Seattle's Chinatown International District. On Sunday, May 2 we're opening a $200 tab at each business so that you can enjoy a treat on us! Offers are...

Intentionalist Guide to Black-Owned Businesses in San Diego

We’re encouraging people across the country to #SpendLikeItMatters at Black-owned businesses in their communities all year long. Last year, the Intentionalist community (that's you!) helped us grow our reach throughout Southern California, and we wanted to share our current guide to eating...

Black Coffee Northwest: The Story That Needs to be Told

Black Coffee Northwest President Mikayla Weary and Co-Owner Darnesha Weary. Black Coffee Northwest tells the story of many things: what a lifetime of activism and compassion can manifest, the experiences and hurdles the Black community and Black business owners face, and the story of a family...

Sairen Represents a New Generation in Japantown

It’s unmistakable that Sairen owners Kaitlin Uemura and Kaitlin Madriaga are twin flames. Friends from college and co-owners of their fashion design label, Morning Siren, they have a long history of creating together. “Everyone knows we’re such good friends and we would always play...