Austin鈥檚 population is than Texas as a whole 鈥� but it has a lower percentage of Asian-owned businesses. That鈥檚 one reason two local chambers of Commerce are merging.
Today the and the officially joined forces to form one group: the .
Board member Ying McGuire says the united chamber will offer help to Asian-Americans, immigrants and refugees.鈥淭his is a place for them to come whether it鈥檚 to look for a job, a career path or whether to seek advice for or expanding their corporation 鈥� and we hope to support them for years to come,鈥� said McGuire.
The who describe themselves as Asian has gone up from 4.7 percent in the 2000 census to 6.3 percent in 2010.
