25 Gift Ideas From a Few of Our Favorite AAPI–Owned Businesses
These are the best treats to buy for your loved ones—or yourself—all from Asian American– and Pacific Islander–owned brands.
A classic leather tote you’ll pass on to your children’s children, small-batch rum, cruelty-free skincare, the perfect carry-on for weekend getaways—these luxurious goods from AAPI–owned businesses make the sweetest presents.
Baggu Standard Baggu UFO Metallic
Our best selling reusable bag isn't just for the grocery store, it goes everywhere and hauls almost anything.
ShopBoy Smells Hinoki Fantôme Candle
A richly scented, all-natural candle that's developed, mixed and hand poured in the founders' home in Los Angeles. A resinous aroma of smoking Japanese cypress and jasmine petals. Warm and meditative, with an element of earthy spice notes and quiet, fresh moss. Hinoki, shown in studies to induce physiological relaxation, makes this candle an absolute cold-weather necessity to warm and invigorate the nasal senses. Notes: resin, hinoki, cardamom, jasmine, moss, guiac.
ShopDagne Dover Ace Fanny Pack
Whether you’re an avid explorer or just like to keep things hands-free on the regs, The Ace Fanny Pack is your perfect companion. This waterproof neoprene pack has an adjustable strap, so you can decide how high or low your wearing style wants to go. The front and main pockets are perfect for everyday must-carry items, and there are two sneaky pockets (one interior, one exterior) great for keeping your cash and cards and other flat valuables safe and snug. This pack even has its own key clip to keep keys locked up while you’re sightseeing or errand-running. You don’t have to be a tourist to sport this fanny pack. But you could be. You’d just be the most stylish tourist around. Unless you’re wearing a Hawaiian shirt or sandals with socks. In which case, we can’t help you.
ShopSelfmade True Grit Resilience Scrub
An everyday, gentle chemical exfoliator for a balanced scalp and body. Infused with anti-inflammatory ingredients that reduce dead cell build-up, eliminate ingrowns, and promote healthy hair growth.
ShopGolde Pure Matcha
Enjoy the ultimate green superfood in its purest form: matcha, made with 100% pure, shade-grown green tea leaves from Uji, Japan. Pure Matcha has a rich and vibrant flavor that’s perfect for lattes, smoothies, and more.
ShopTower 28 Beauty BeachPlease Lip + Cheek Cream Blush
A multitasking tinted balm for ultra-glowing lips and cheeks—minus the cakiness and harsh lines.
ShopEveryday Humans Rose From Above SPF 35 Mineral Sunscreen
A tinted mineral sunscreen base + barrier protector that harnesses upcycled Rose Oil to prime, soothe, and smooth skin. Packed with plant-powered ingredients that defend and protects skin barrier. Your feather-light, protective base layer for skin that’s ready for anything.
ShopCopper Cow Coffee Best Brews Latte Sampler
Our best selling coffee flavors and creamers come together in one decorative box!
ShopCadence Build Your 6
Perfect for building your honeycomb from scratch. choose everything from colors to labels for your 6 capsule bundle.
ShopCalpak Hue Carry-On Luggage
• We know you have great taste. That’s why we created this ultra minimalist polycarbonate carry on suitcase. The hardside exterior gives it a modern look, but features utility details that make it functional. Spinner wheels, expandable capacity, and build-in TSA locks make this convenient cabin luggage the perfect piece. It’s nice to meet Hue.
ShopPartake Soft Baked Variety Pack (6 Boxes)
Snag each of our crave-worthy Soft Baked cookies and save some dough while you’re at it! Includes 2 boxes of each Soft Baked flavor: Chocolate Chip, Cookie Butter & Double Chocolate.
ShopDear Sundays Nail Polish No. 17
A rich, deep red with subtle dark cherry undertones, worn in and out of office. A classy and subtle reminder to own your confidence.
ShopCuyana Classic Leather Tote
Cuyana’s bags have quickly become cult favorites, and for good reason. This Italian-crafted leather tote has the same quality and durability you’ve come to expect from a designer label, but for a fraction of the premium price tag.
ShopSIN Mima Table Lamp
Time to lighten up. Inspired by the Mima Mounds of southwest Washington, this little domed lamp is almost just as much of a natural phenomena—it’s completely one of a kind. For minimalists and bohemians alike, the artsy curves of the stone base lend a little earthiness to any room—after all, if the shape mimics the terrain, you can imagine what the bulb (oh, and it’s included!) stands for. It comes with a cloth cord and toggle switch and enough incandescence to keep you reading long after the sun sets.
ShopCocokind Sake Body Lotion
Made with sake, a fermented rice wine rich in smoothing enzymes and microbiome-friendly prebiotic sugars, our fragrance-free body lotion delivers gentle exfoliation and supports skin barrier, leaving skin soft, smooth, and comfortable.
ShopSenreve Mini Maestra Bag
The Mini Maestra is a mini version of our beloved Maestra Bag. This Italian leather handbag is the perfect size to fit an iPad or Kindle. The Mini Maestra features 7 interior compartments including a padded sleeve that fits an iPad Mini, while the central compartment fits up to a 10.5” tablet. Best of all, this convertible handbag can be worn four ways: as a backpack, crossbody, satchel or tote.
ShopThe Sill ZZ Plant
The ZZ Plant is characterized by its waxy green leaves above the surface of its potting mix, and its large potato-like rhizomes underneath. These rhizomes store water, making the ZZ a hardy, drought-tolerant houseplant that only needs water every few weeks.
ShopBrightland Duo
Paired together to balance and round out your kitchen, Brightland’s AWAKE is made for slow days and cozy nights, while ALIVE is made for fare that fuels active days. AWAKE and ALIVE are lovingly made in the golden state of California with heirloom olives harvested early by a master miller onsite in a certified organic mill.
ShopKasama Rum
Kasama, named after the Filipino term for “together,” pays homage to founder Alexandra Dorda’s Filipino-Polish heritage with a rum that defies the category. Kasama is produced and distilled in the heart of the Philippines, blended, bottled, and packaged in Poland, and enjoyed in the United States. The brand envelops a sunny spirit inside and out—the convivial bottle holds a golden rum that’s aged 7 years in ex-bourbon American oak barrels with dominant notes of sweet pineapple, a hint of vanilla, and a pinch of sea salt. Leaving behind the typical tropes associated with old-school rum brands like sailors, pirates, and heavily spiced flavor profiles - Kasama brings a refreshing approach in both branding and palate to a category in need of a breath of fresh air.
ShopOmsom Southeast Asian Sampler
Get the full Southeast Asian line—6 starters in one (match)box, ready to fire up. Fire up Vietnamese Lemongrass BBQ, Thai Larb, + Filipino Sisig in under 30 minutes! Contains 6 starters total. Each starter serves 2-3, so say hello to 16+ damn delicious meals!
ShopOur Place Always Pan
Meet the cult-favorite, best-selling Always Pan. This do-it-all wonder is designed to replace 8 traditional pieces of cookware. Plus, it looks pretty good too.
ShopMaterial The reBoard
Reimagining plastic in the kitchen. Making a difference starts with two ingredients—recycled plastic and renewable sugarcane. Our bold collection of dishwasher-safe cutting boards uses zero virgin plastic and is one step towards a more sustainable kitchen.
ShopDiaspora Co. Pragati Turmeric
Grown by our beloved Kasaraneni family amidst marigolds, bananas, and black rice on their 3rd generation farm. Whilst Mr. Prabhu Kasaraneni’s family has been farming for three generations, he is a self taught organic farmer who began growing heirloom Pragati turmeric in 2015, with assistance from the Indian Institute of Spice Research.
ShopBlueland Hand Soap Starter Set
One tablet makes 9 oz of cleaner in our reusable bottle. Fill with water, drop in the tablet and start washing! Gently removes dirt and grime without drying out your skin while leaving behind a light floral scent.
ShopFly By Jing Sichuan Chili Crisp
The first & only 100% all-natural Sichuan chili sauce, proudly crafted in Chengdu. It's hot, spicy, crispy, numbing and deliciously savory. Intensely flavorful yet not off-the-charts spicy, it’ll make your food taste bolder and the world around you seem a little bit brighter. Use it on everything. Yes, even that.
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