Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Culturally-Specific Community & Systems Engagement
By dint of their immigrant, refugee, and/or other historically marginalized identities, API survivors face barriers that are compounded by socio-cultural factors such as economics, immigration status, culture, religion, systems failure, homophobia, victim-blaming...
Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders
General demographic data on Asian and Pacific Islander populations in the US, including origins and English speaking ability Related Resources Making Our Home and Community Safe: Responding to Afghan Evacuees WebinarFollowing the sudden withdrawal of U.S. military...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence, News and Events
To address the domestic violence dynamics and trends in API communities, advocates have designed programs based on an intimate knowledge of their communities and the needs of API survivors. This webinar identifies the differing dynamics and current domestic violence...
Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Pacific Islanders, Sexual Violence
This guide, written by the Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP), provides an overview of the diversity in the Pacific Islands and aims to orient the reader on the geographical, historical, ethno-linguistic, and cultural diversity of the Pacific Islander...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Research and Data, Sexual Violence
Domestic and gender violence manifest differently across communities: prevalence and incidence rates, attitudes to domestic violence and help-seeking, culturally rooted types of abuses, and traditional norms for women and men, vary. This factsheet on violence and help...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a universal problem, but its cultural expressions differ. Drawing attention to such differences can serve to confirm stereotypes because nuanced complexities are hard to convey, but advocacy that is not rooted in cultural contexts is even more...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Research and Data, Updated
Domestic and gender violence manifest differently across communities: prevalence and incidence rates, attitudes to domestic violence and help-seeking, culturally rooted types of abuses, and traditional norms for women and men, vary. This factsheet on violence and help...
Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders
Definitions In the 2000 U.S. Census, the Federal Government defines “Asian American” to include persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander” includes...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Refugee Survivors
These training slides address the impact of trauma and resettlement challenges on refugee communities; the dynamics of domestic and family violence in refugee populations in the US and how they restrict refugee women’s economic security. Related Resources Making Our...
Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders
These factsheets provide a detailed look at 10 groups of Asian Americans by national origin, including data on educational attainment, income and poverty, civic participation, language diversity, immigration and nativity, labor-force participation, and access to...