The Importance of Financial Education for Asian Americans Financial education is a powerful tool for building wealth, achieving stability, and creating opportunities for future generations. For Asian Americans, financial literacy is especially important due to unique challenges and opportunities within the community. 

Why Financial Education Matters 

💸 Bridging the Wealth Gap – While Asian Americans have the highest median income among racial groups, there is significant income disparity within the community, especially among immigrants and small business owners. Understanding credit, budgeting, and investing can help close financial gaps. 

💸 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Growth – Many Asian Americans own small businesses, yet access to capital, loans, and financial planning resources remains a challenge. Financial literacy helps entrepreneurs make smarter business decisions and secure funding. 

💸 Cultural & Generational Financial Challenges – Many Asian American families emphasize hard work and saving, but financial literacy is often not openly discussed. Learning about credit, debt management, and wealth-building strategies ensures financial security across generations. 

💸 Avoiding Financial Pitfalls – Without financial education, many face high-interest debt, predatory lending, and investment scams. Knowledge empowers individuals to make informed decisions and protect their assets. The Path to Financial Empowerment By promoting financial education in the community, Asian Americans can gain the tools to build generational wealth, grow businesses, and achieve financial freedom. Whether it’s understanding credit, budgeting, homeownership, or investing, knowledge is the key to financial power. 

Are you ready to take control of your financial future? Join our Financial Literacy Workshop hosted at Academy Bank to learn credit and budgeting strategies for long-term success! Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. 

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“Family, Culture, & Boundaries: Finding Balance” with Teresa Nguyen will casually explore and understand familial relationships and boundaries. For many people with strained relationships with their family members, setting boundaries seems to be a bit harder to accomplish compared to others. This talk will casually explore and provide space for those that struggle coping with managing their strained relationships with their family members and remind them that they are not alone in this experience. 

Teresa Nguyen is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Kansas, currently practicing in downtown Overland Park, KS. She completed her Masters in Counseling Psychology at Avila University in 2023. She has worked in several therapeutic settings including community, schools, hospital, and private practice for the past 5 years. Teresa owns a private practice called Thuy Therapy where she focuses on understanding and healing generational trauma and attachment wounds and providing support for neurodivergence. In her spare time, she enjoys watching anime and Korean dramas, crocheting, and finding new restaurants to eat as she is a huge foodie. 

Learn more about Teresa Nguyen here: https://www.thuytherapy.com/about

Accessibility Notice: The location has no elevator and we will be meeting on the top floor of the building. 

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