ORLANDO, Fla. – What started as a venture in a garage with two University of Central Florida students has turned into a thriving small business in Orlando.
Now the men behind Impress Ink are working to make a statement the best way they know how: with T-shirts. Impress Ink is selling shirts that read “Not Your Model Minority” to combat anti-Asian rhetoric and violence.
All proceeds benefit the non-profit group, Stop AAPI Hate. The group tracks incidents of hate against Asian American Pacific Islander individuals and provides resources for those who have been attacked. [CHECK IT OUT: Stop AAPI Hate 2020-2021 National Report] “We want to have a message to just entertain more questions,” said Michael Cho, managing partner of Impress Ink said.