IHS Markit proudly stands with our Asian and Pacific Islander (API) colleagues and friends.

At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, our API community have been subject to an acceleration of racism and violent attacks. As a first step, our teams are raising money for three important charities that are making significant impact in API communities. To further these efforts, for every dollar raised, IHS Markit will match the donation.

Asian Mental Health Collective (AHMC) aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable, and accessible to Asian communities worldwide. Their mission is to normalize and de-stigmatize mental health within the Asian community.

With the rapid development of and focus on personal well-being in individualistic societies, people are now more aware of the detrimental effects of poor mental health and mental illnesses than ever before. However, as members of the Asian Diaspora, there are often strong cultural underpinnings related to our mental health experiences that go unaddressed. AMHC believes in integrating our shared backgrounds with the progressive ideals of emotional well-being and mental health - expressing collectivist ideals while respecting the agency of the individual. Through projects such as their Facebook group, resource library, video web-series, and meetup groups, AHMC hopes to not only provide mental health support, but also facilitate the difficult conversations we need to have to move forward together.

We encourage everyone to show their support by pledging your support for the Asian and Pacific Islander community. It’s time to dig in, learn more, donate and get involved.