Macadons
Macadons started in 2014 in White Center as a side business and grew organically over the years until co-founder, Michael Huynh, decided to leave his full-time job of 6 years to take on the business full-time in 2017. Since then, Macadons has grown from a small shop with no employees to a large-scale operation that makes over 10,000 macarons a week and employs 24 hardworking individuals.
http://macadons.com/
Black Pinay
Hand poured small batch soy coconut wax candles. Natural + Toxin Free.
https://www.instagram.com/black_pinay/?hl=en
Crave by Suite J
The concept of Crave is the brainchild of Executive Chef, Jaimee Skinner and her entrepreneurial-savvy husband, Paul Skinner. Born out of desire to bring a modern and more gourmet spin to the traditional street fare, Crave is now known for it's culinary trending IG-worthy menu. Leaving everyone waiting and wanting more.
www.cravestreetgourmet.com
Exquisite Knots
Established in 2018, Exquisite Knots features the work of Chinese American fiber artist Genna Fong.
https://www.instagram.com/exquisiteknots/
Omodo Teahouse (Bun&Oc Restaurant)
Grilled Seafoods, Vietnamese street foods and Boba Milk Tea.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bun-and-oc-seattle-4
Shiseido Creative
Shishido Creative is a brand created by Fil-Am PNW native, Mandy, and Taka, a Japanese immigrant recently transplanted to the US in 2019. We are both passionate creators whose intention is to share our authentic cultures through the lens of an AAPI and Japanese lens, unfettered by the Western Gaze.
Since beginning our brand in 2018, we recognized there was no end to kawaii style art inspired by Japanese culture, but Taka, being a native to Japan could always find so many ways the art was incorrect in its representation of Japanese culture, so we decided to create artwork that was very intentional in its accuracy, while still sharing it with those who are genuinely interested in our cultures. It is our honor to share and continue to study our Filipino (Mandy) & Japanese (Taka) heritage and history with those who wish to learn and appreciate it.
https://www.shishidocreative.com/
Chinese American Bear
Chinese American Bear (华裔美国熊) is a quirky, lighthearted, retro mando pop-rock duo from Seattle creating eclectic & fun Chinese/English music - one of the few bands in the US doing so. Despite their DIY efforts, they’ve been praised by Lauren Laverne of BBC Radio, featured in VOGUE+ (China), included in Spotify’s Editorial Playlists like Chill Vibes, Fresh Finds, All New Indie, Fresh Finds Indie, Indie Shuffle, Chinese Indie Picks, 組團飆歌, and 獨立最前線, along with H&M’s Official In-Store playlist, racking up over 1M plays across platforms, and are included on over 10,000 third party playlists. The duo signed with one of China’s biggest indie record labels Modern Sky in late 2021, and non-exclusive sync/licensing deals with Low Profile (NYC) & Paragon Music (Dublin).
Composed of married couple Bryce Barsten and Lingbo Anne Tong, the couple creates groovy, and “not too serious, food loving” tunes in their home studio together. They’ve been described as the wholesome child of Melody’s Echo Chamber, Dusty Springfield, Flaming Lips, and Care Bears, and have been told by Asian American fans that “we’re so glad you’re making Chinese cool, becuase it is!”. They are unabashedly themselves, writing songs about things they love like dumplings, being cute, traveling through space while eating noodles, all backed by well written and produced music. The duo writes, engineers, produces, and mixes everything by themselves, keeping the DIY spirit alive.
The duo takes pride in their quirky and energetic live show, which features live dancing dumplings, bears, and other costumed performers. The duo embarked on their first West Coast tour in November 2022, and are currently working on their second full length album.
CZNS
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- https://www.instagram.com/craigsuede/
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- https://www.instagram.com/czns.co