Here Are 21 API-Owned Small Businesses You Can Support Right Now

Definitely getting a cute candle for all my cute friends!

While BuzzFeed celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), we also believe in celebrating the contributions from Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders year-round. Please enjoy this APAHM-themed product post from BuzzFeed Shopping and know that you can enjoy these businesses well beyond this wonderful, dedicated month.

1. Artket Goods

Artket Goods / Via Instagram: @artketgoods

Artket Goods is a Toronto-based shop that creates one-of-a-kind curated design goods such as candles, tote bags, mugs/glassware, and so much more. The shop features various uniquely shaped candles including the above Cute Ass Candle, Lucky Cat Candle, Retro Cherry Cake Candle, Bear Bowl Cereal Candle, and more! Founders Francesca and Gaiana Chan offer various different scents for each candle and even offer unscented versions.

Check out all of their products at Artket Goods on Etsy. 

2. Geoffrey Siu

Geoffrey Siu @scottsakae / Via Instagram: @scottsakae

Geoffrey Siu is a Hawaii-based artist who creates enamel pins, patches, vinyl stickers, washi tape, and apparel! The artist has various fun and unique collections including their Gentlemon Collection, which includes the shirt you see above, Garbage Collection, Flooffrey Collection, Creative Clout Collection, and Sticks & Stones Collection. 

Check out all of their products on Geoffrey Siu.

3. Helene's Happy Hobbies

HelenesHappyHobbies / Via Instagram: @heleneshappyhobbies

Helene's Happy Hobbies is a Vietnamese-owned, California-based shop that creates cute and anime-inspired stickers, accessories, and more based on your favorite characters, foods, and games. Artist Helene Vo also creates commissioned pieces of you and your loved ones, your pets, and more! 

Check out all of their products at Helene's Happy Hobbies on Etsy.

4. Boma Jewelry

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Boma Jewelry is a Washington-based, family-owned company that has been creating jewelry for the past 40 years! The brand prides itself on sustainability and helping others, which led to the creation of the Boma Girl Fund. According to their website, "Each year Boma commits annual funds for programs that include: education scholarships, book drives, family and community events and wellness activities for workers. Since its inception, Boma has a goal to increase funds year over year by 15%."

Check out all of their products at Boma Jewelry.

5. Daily Work Journal

Daily Work Journal / Via Instagram: @dailyworkjournal

The Daily Work Journal is a planner, diary, organizer, and tracker all rolled up into one! Founder Jessica Yen strives to help more people thrive in their careers. This journal will make your daily work life more organized and cohesive as it includes guided pages for worksheets, reflection and intentions, planning, lookback, notes, and blank dot-grids. There are also instructions in the journal that will guide you to building a sustainable journaling practice and help you take control of your career. 

Check out more about the product at Daily Work Journal.

6. Puzzle Sensei

Puzzle Sensei / Via Instagram: @puzzlesensei

Puzzle Sensei is a Massachusetts-based shop that sells food-themed jigsaw puzzles. Each puzzle includes original illustrations of Asian food and restaurants, fun facts, as well as a recipe related to the puzzle. Puzzle Sensei also donates 5% of its profits to Feeding America, an organization that helps individuals struggling with food insecurity in this country. If you're a foodie and a puzzle lover, these puzzles are perfect for you!

Check out all of their products on Puzzle Sensei!

7. Modi Toys

Modi Toys / Via Instagram: @moditoys

Modi Toys is an Indian-owned shop that created Hindu deity plush toys that sing mantras and have matching board books telling each deity's story. The shop additionally has more faith-based accessories created to spark curiosity about the culture. Founders and siblings Avani Modi Sarkar and Viral Modi created the company to help teach not only their children about their Hindu faith but help foster connections to Hindu heritage all over the world!

Check out all of their products on Modi Toys.

8. Soul Electronics

Soul Electronics / Via Instagram: @soulelectronics

Soul Electronics creates high-quality, wireless audio products to prove that style and sound quality can coexist. Founder Gary So created the brand in order to make these products more affordable and accessible to consumers. Their Emotion Max Headphones can switch between Normal, Active Noise Cancellation, and Audio Transparency modes, keeping power, clarity, and comfort in mind. Their S-Play earbuds are wireless and built for gaming as well as entertainment; they also feature environmental noise cancellation! 

Check out all of their products on Soul Electronics. 

9. Raychoo Studios

RaychooStudios / Via Instagram: @raychoostudios

Raychoo Studios is a Toronto-based shop that creates super-cute stationery including cards, gift tags, sticker packs, magnets, and more! They have various Asian food-themed items, and the shop also creates custom works of you and your loved ones as cute pop-up cards or portraits.

Check out all of their products on Raychoo Studios. 

10. By Chavelli

By Chavelli @renegadecraft / Via Instagram: @renegadecraft

By Chavelli is a New York-based statement art jewelry brand where each piece is lovingly handcrafted with the goal of making self-expression easy! Inspired by architecture, travel, and cultures, these bold and classic pieces are also hyper allergenic and made of polymer clay, acrylic, and gold-plating, making them easy to wear, light as a feather, and comfortable to wear all day. 

Check out all of their products at By Chavelli. 

11. Mualcaina.

Mualcaina. / Via Instagram: @mualcaina

Mualcaina. is a California-based shop that sells cute designs for enamel pins, phone holders, stickers, magnets, and more based on your favorite animes, cartoons, Asian food, and many other cute things! The brand has also created Classic Ita Bags, which you can use as a purse AND as a place to showcase your favorite enamel pins!  

Check out all of their products on Mualcaina.

12. Onenhillion

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Onenhillion creates beautiful, mesmerizing artwork and comics based on their emotions, reminiscing on their days, and so much more. Artist Nhi tells stories that perfectly capture the experiences of many and express their feelings in abstract ways that have touched their audience's hearts. Each detailed, gorgeous piece is a wonder to get lost in and is available as art prints and stickers in their shop!

Check out all of their products on Onenhillion.

13. Retold Recycling

Retold Recycling @minimal_ish_mama / Via Instagram: @minimal_ish_mama

Retold Recycling is a California-based startup that has created a sustainable mail-in service where you can conveniently recycle your unwanted clothes and household textiles. This helps the world responsibly divert waste from landfills by thoroughly sorting them out before going to charities, thrift stores, reuse partners, up-cyclers, rag companies, and soon, next-generation fabric houses. With the help of Retold Recycling's co-founder Alan Yeoh, 20 tons of waste from landfills have been successfully diverted and recycled. 

Check out more on how this works on Retold Recycling.

14. Flyby

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Flyby is a wellness brand dedicated to creating products for a better-feeling tomorrow. Founder Eddie Huai prioritizes health and science in Flyby products so you can be confident that their products are safe, clean, and effective. Some of their products include electrolytes and massage guns, which include various massage heads for different parts of your body! 

Check out all of their products on Flyby.

15. Mango and Marigold Press

Mango and Marigold Press / Via Instagram: @mangoandmarigoldpress

Mango and Marigold Press is an Indian-owned, independent publishing house that focuses on sharing South Asian and multicultural stories, thus increasing diversity in children's libraries. Founder Sailaja Joshi wants to make sure that every child can see themselves as the hero of their story, and, "When children see themselves in the ordinary and extraordinary, they realize that anything is possible." The publishing house has also donated thousands of its books with its #1001DiverseBooks initiative to literacy nonprofits in order to close the literacy and achievement gap. 

Check out all of their products on Mango and Marigold Press.

16. Dorveille

Dorveille / Via Instagram: @dorveille_au

Dorveille is an Australian-based small business that creates baby and toddler products inspired by...DUMPLINGS!! Founder Amanda Ong launched Dorveille in order to celebrate cultural diversity in babywear and has ensured that each bodysuit, bib, and T-shirt is made using 100% soft and luxuriously thick cotton and is safety and quality tested to ensure durability. 

Check out all of their products on Dorveille.

17. Lava Creations

Lava Creations / Etsy / Via etsy.com

Lava Creations is a New Zealand-based shop that creates earrings, mugs, and table mats with designs inspired by the cultures of Polynesia, Samoa, Tatau, and more! Founder Miriama Tanielu also accepts custom designs and personalized orders based on request.

Check out all of their products on Lava Creations. 

18. Embeba

Embeba / Via Instagram: @embeba_family

EmBeba is an Asian-owned clean and family skincare brand that values sustainability and being fragrance and cruelty-free. Founders Thai-Anh Hoang and My Le wanted to share a formula where skincare can safely protect a baby's sensitive skin from moisture while wearing a diaper, and luckily, their products are pediatrician and dermatologist tested and comply with EU and Whole Food premium body care ingredient standards.

Check out all of their products on EmBeba.

19. Coppertist.Wu

Coppertist.Wu / Via Instagram: @coppertist.wu

Coppertist.Wu is a Hong Kong-based company that specializes in high-end accessories with an emphasis on nature. Each metal piece is hand-carved, guaranteeing a one-of-a-kind work of art for each piece. Their shop includes many different types of products, including pendants, keychains, accessories, and various novelty items that include letter openers, tape measures, phone holders, and so much more.   

Check out all of their products on Coppertist.Wu.

20. Lazy Doodles

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Lazy Doodles creates adorable pins of your favorite Pokémon sleeping on a crescent moon as well as this Pikachu Bento Box and Sleeping Snorlax and Pikachu. Don't see your favorite? The shop also allows you to request a Pokémon! 

Check out all of their products on Lazy Doodles.

21. Ooh! What's This?

Ooh What's This @lumaephoto / Via Instagram: @lumaephoto

Ooh! What's This? is an Oregon-based shop that creates gift boxes to showcase AAPI creators, designers, and small businesses in customizable boxes. Founder Vyvyan Doan wanted to "bring more exposure for original product creations from talented designers from all around the world." So far, this includes creators from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia! 

Check out all of their products on Ooh! What's This?

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BuzzFeed / Kathy Hoang