OAKLAND, Calif. - The key to helping distressed college students - and possibly averting tragedies like last month's mass shooting at Virginia Tech by a Korean student - is in providing culturally relevant student services, says an Asian-American psychology expert.Times, Contra Costa...
Dr. Thu Quach from Asian Health Services in Oakland says the recent rise of hate crimes in the U.S. against Asians during the pandemic, has only added to the stress many people in the community were already feeling. "Many Asian Americans, particularly immigrants, they have come from a ...
The Oakland, California-based community health center serves mostlylow-incomeAsian immigrants who speak limited English. As a community health worker, Kim now also practices lay counseling under a licensed therapist's supervision. She does not have a license, but as a Korean immigrant and strong-a...
National Finance Committee members and helped organize high-dollar and grassroots fundraising events. Lia is now an award-winning Deputy Media Director with an Oakland-based political consulting firm working with progressive candidates who are fighting for marginalized people and our future leaders of ...
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Several months later, I spoke with her again. The Brooklyn DA’s office had reached out to her, asking if she wanted Jackson to serve a short sentence or if she was comfortable with him instead receiving mental-health services. She chose the latter. “I said, ‘Just let him go out and...
After showing the film in 35 festivals across the country, Huang partnered with the Santa Clara County Department of Behavioral Health and the Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) to offer the community mental health services and spread more awareness. "With the Asian American community,...
No one would claim responsibility for the footage, and yet, just last week, it played during a Fox News interview with Schaaf, cited alongside Ratanapakdee’s attack as examples of why Oakland needs to restore “desperately needed police services.” ...
made an appearance on Saturday. Actress Olivia Munntweeted out a videoof an attack on a woman in Flushing, New York.Daniel Dae Kim and Daniel Wuput up a $25,000 reward for the identification of a suspect who fatally shoved 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee to the ground in Oakland, Califo...
This year, virtual connections became a significant means. From my Philly apartment, I connected across states with the Social Justice League (SJL) in LA and Impact6 in Oakland. Through webcam and phone calls, I was able to bring the feminine care drive initiative to Philadelphia, distributing...