Union Market’s developer apologizes for Anti-Asian email after chef Erik Bruner-Yang’s petition began racking up signatures.
in response. Since launching last night, it’s amassed over 1,000 signatures, and other prominent chefs such as Anju’s Danny Lee are supporting the cause. Bruner-Yang and Tien say they took action after growing frustrated with Edens’ response to repeated emails and phone calls from the them and several other community members, including AAPI business owners in Union Market.
“I think this is an opportunity for them to educate people about this phrase, and at the same time, an opportunity to have a good understanding of how they impact the AAPI community, not just through their words, but their development as people’s landlords and as a member of this community,” Tien says.
Before the petition, everyone who expressed concern received the same “boilerplate” apology, Bruner-Yang and Tien say, and Edens did not immediately make a public apology. But after the petition began racking up signatures , Edens released a wider-reaching statement.
Bruner-Yang says he’s glad the apology was made and hopes to assist Edens in following through on their promises, but he hopes Edens will consider the other two asks from the petition.
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