Oakland Bloom

Oakland Bloom is a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California, dedicated to supporting migrant BIPOC chefs and entrepreneurs by fostering mutual support, healing, and neighborhood resilience. Through their Open Test Kitchen program, they provide a year-long food business incubator that equips chefs with commercial training and access to opportunities for income generation, such as catering events and pop-ups.

Rooted in Oakland's Chinatown, Oakland Bloom collaborates with local merchants, cultural workers, and community organizers to advance equity and worker rights while promoting collective ownership in the food service industry. The organization focuses on creating accessible pathways for refugee and immigrant chefs, many of whom are women of color and primary providers for their households, enabling them to start their own food businesses despite facing numerous barriers.

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