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Workshop Recordings: Supporting AAAI Communities in Healing from Racial Trauma

See recordings from the Lotus Project’s in-person workshop on how to better support AAAI children, youth, and families with healing from racial trauma and incidents of anti-Asian hate and discrimination.

Racial stress and trauma can be caused by direct or indirect exposures to racism throughout one’s lifetime and is influenced by an accumulation of unavoidable exposures to racism across generations, communities, and history. While anti-Asian hate crimes have risen dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, the experience of racial discrimination and violence is not new to Asian American and Asian Immigrant (AAAI) communities. The impact can negatively affect the mental health of many generations.

In May of 2023, PHI’s Lotus Project hosted an in-person workshop to explore how to better support AAAI children, youth, and families with healing from racial trauma and incidents of anti-Asian hate and discrimination. The Lotus Project is an initiative of PHI’s Health Intervention Projects for Underserved Populations.

Watch videos from the workshop:

  • Welcome Note: Presented by Won-Fong Lau Johnson, PhD, NCSP
  • Session 1: Yellow Peril Racism Past, Present and Future | Presented by Russell M. Jeung, Ph.D
  • Session 2: Barriers to Mental Health Access in AAAI Communities
  • Session 3: Culturally-Informed Clinical Practices for AAAI Mental Health
  • Session 4: Building and Nurturing Healthy Community Alliances

Welcome Note: Presented by Won-Fong Lau Johnson, PhD, NCSP


Session 1: Yellow Peril Racism Past, Present and Future | Presented by Russell M. Jeung, Ph.D


Session 2: Barriers to Mental Health Access in AAAI Communities

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Presentation 1: Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services in the AAAI community: Youths and Families
Presented by Anne Lew, M.S., AMFT (See Slides)

Presentation 2: Addressing Medication Stigma and Limited Access to Culturally Competent Care in the AAPI Community
Presented by Michele Woo, Psy.D (See Slides)

Presentation 3: Vantage Point from a Community Based Organization Presented by Sonnara Sen, ASW (See Slides)

Panel Discussion Moderated by Angela Tang, MSW, LCSW


Session 3: Culturally-Informed Clinical Practices for AAAI Mental Health

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Presentation 1: Supporting Asian American and Asian Immigrant Communities in Healing from Racial Trauma in Community Mental Health
Presented by Christina Yu, LCSW (See Slides)

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Presentation 2: Cultural-informed Therapy for Complex Trauma in Asians/Asian Americans
Presented by Christine Chang, PhD (See Slides)


Session 4: Building and Nurturing Healthy Community Alliances

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Presented by Helen Hsu, Psy. D. (See Slides)

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Really enjoyed all the presentations and learning about how the AAAI/AAPI community can work together to get through trauma & racial trauma. Workshop Attendee
(It was helpful) to learn new perspectives of other CBO’s outside of my community. Workshop Attendee
I enjoyed the variety of lectures and learned a lot from very engaging speakers. Workshop Attendee
Networking, resource sharing & applied examples (were the most helpful). Workshop Attendee

Originally published by The Lotus Project


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