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Nancy Pappas is a freelance illustrator, designer, and South Korean adoptee based in Brooklyn, New York and Seoul, South Korea. Her approach to her work is the result of her travels, filled with connection, culture, and food. She’s focused on supporting Black, Indigenous, and POC people, women, and companies in food, their businesses, publications, and projects. Recently, she was the art director
02/19/2026
Thank you so much Amber Luan of Department of Merch for the generous and kind shout out. It was such a meaningful opportunity to create illustrations for a new company I genuinely believe in, and more so to support a dear friend of a decade whose dedication, hustle, networking, collaboration, and generosity have always stood out. Seeing Amber open her own business along side Kate Foley and watching them grow together has been incredibly inspiring.
Being able to contribute to friends businesses and small companies as they build— fuels so much of what I do. Our communities and businesses thrive when we show up for one another and lend a hand along the way. So so very grateful for you Amber and Kate, so happy to have helped bring your brand to life! xx
Department of Merch | LinkedIn Department of Merch | 100 followers on LinkedIn. A strategy-driven retail agency for brands at the intersection of culture and commerce. | Department of Merch is an independent retail consulting agency led by Amber Luan and Kate Foley. Our work spans the full retail ecosystem, from business strategy...
01/08/2026
🎉BIG THANK YOU🎉 to everyone who bought prints for the holidays!!! Supporting local, small, women-owned, Asian American-owned means everything to me!! Every order helps keep my business running for real! (covering the unseen costs like software, materials, paper, transit, and more! It all goes somewhere meaningful!) 🥹🙏🏼
I’m also deeply grateful for your patience and understanding. 💕 Aside from just ONE spicy, grumpy email from an overzealous man about shipping delays that I had no control over and one very understanding customer about one damaged print, you were all incredibly kind!!!! (I’ll take this all as a win 😌)
This year was so incredible with a huge thank you to Assistant Editor at who nominated me for The New York Times 2025 Holiday Gift Guide . This was a HUGE support in purchases this year, my best year yet!! 😘
I’d love to print everything myself, but for now I use a drop-ship company, it’s what makes the most sense logistically and financially. I print locally for wholesale in NYC and SF, but I don’t control shipping timelines. Please continue to be gentle with me and your local postal workers— we’re all doing our best! If you’re still waiting on prints, email me with your order # at [email protected] and we’ll sort it ASAP. I’m a one-person operation and appreciate you all so much. Happy, happy New Year!! 🎉
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Hi hi hi! Hello please read: is in urgent need for ✨990 handwritten notes✨in Simplified Chinese to remind Asian American elders in NYC’s Chinatown that they are surrounded by love. ❤️💌✍🏼🎨
As benefit cuts continue to impact the community, has launched an Emergency Relief Effort to support 110 additional elders who’ve lost access to food assistance. Each week, they’ll receive care packages with culturally thoughtful groceries, freshly prepared lunchboxes, and handwritten notes—ensuring they never have to choose between food and rent. ❤️❤️❤️
For more ways to help, please check out heartofdinner.org
As SNAP benefit cuts impact Asian American elders in NYC’s Chinatown, has launched an Emergency Relief Effort to support 110 additional elders who’ve lost access to food assistance. Each week, they’ll receive care packages filled with culturally thoughtful groceries, freshly prepared lunchboxes, and handwritten notes—so they don’t have to choose between food and rent. 💛 here’s how you can help!
🍲Donate to our Emergency Relief Effort: Your gift helps provide culturally thoughtful groceries, freshly prepared lunchboxes, and care to 110 additional elders who’ve lost access to SNAP benefits—so they don’t have to choose between food and rent.
🥬 Create a Note of Love: We’re in need of 990 handwritten notes in Simplified Chinese to remind these elders they are surrounded by love. 我爱你
🍊Decorate a Heart of Dinner Bag: Help us bring J-O-Y to every care package by decorating one of 990 bags with colorful illustrations and messages of warmth.
🥟Restaurants + Food Friends: Since 2020, Heart of Dinner has partnered with local restaurants, distributors, and farmers to build a sustainable food ecosystem. For this Emergency Relief Effort, we’re grateful for any subsidized or donated lunchboxes to continue nourishing our elders.
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