Filipino-American Club of the Jersey Shore, Monmouth County, New Jersey, filamorg.com

" Wells Fargo & Co. on Thursday said it will invest $208,000 in the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation for a national research study about the characteristics and interests of business owners in the six largest Asian American ethnic groups: Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese....

Susan Au Allen, national president of Foundation, said it will be the first study focused on the business practices of Asian communities within mainstream America. The results will help the group develop educational initiatives for Asian-American entrepreneurs and develop its leadership.

The Foundation helps connect Asian-American entrepreneurs to contract, educational and professional opportunities. It operates a regional office in Arlington (www.uspacc-sw.org).

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, with more than 10,000 bank branches, is the nation’s No. 1 small business lender."