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White House Initiative — AA and NHPI Economic Summit
January 10, 2024 at 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) will host its sixth 2023-24 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Economic Summit in Duluth, GA with participation from the White House and federal agencies. The events are being held in collaboration with the Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, the National Asian / Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship, and other federal agencies. Please note that this is a re-scheduled Economic Summit that was originally planned for October 6, 2023.
Language barriers and limited outreach have historically held AA and NHPIs back from applying for federal procurement, jobs, grants, and programs. Although approximately 10 percent of small businesses in the U.S. are AA and NHPI-owned, only 2.8 percent of federal contracting dollars went to AA and NHPI small businesses in Fiscal Year 2020, according to the Small Business Administration. In May 2021, President Joe Biden re-established and reinvigorated WHIAANHPI through Executive Order 14031. The Initiative’s whole-of-government approach engages federal agencies to improve interagency policymaking, program development, and outreach, and address barriers impacting AA and NHPIs across the country.
