Culturally-Specific Community & Systems Engagement, Featured, Innovative Strategies, New, News and Events
This tipsheet 1-pager, developed by Korean American Family Services (KFAM) describes some suggested practices for working with faith leaders on DV/SV response and prevention. Related Resources Faithful Allies: Working with Christian Leaders TipsheetThis tipsheet...
Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Culturally-Specific Community & Systems Engagement, Featured, Innovative Strategies, New, News and Events
Almost 70-80% of Korean immigrants in the U.S. reports that they attend church regularly. Korean American Family Services (KFAM) has encountered so many survivors whose faith play a very important role for their journey to healing. Because of this reason, KFAM has...
Featured, Innovative Strategies, New, News and Events, Trauma Care Practices, Trauma-Informed Care
Presented in collaboration with four AAPI community organizations and shelters, this webinar series explores the impacts of trauma on AAPI survivors and communities. Presenters share insight about working with survivors in shelter and through immigration and legal...
Community-Based Participatory Research, Featured, New, Research and Data
After the success of the first Survivor-Centered Advocacy Project (SCA1) and the rich findings of each team, Institute staff envisioned a way to take the work to the next stage and develop a way to build on the knowledge that was generated in SCA1 by centering the...
Community-Based Participatory Research, Featured, New, Research and Data
The Survivor-Centered Advocacy Project (SCA Project) was developed under a deliberate vision for “research justice” that seeks to: Explicitly address the imbalances of power and privilege in traditional research relationships and dominant positivist...
Featured, Language Access, Interpretation, and Translation, Limited English Proficient (LEP) Survivors, New, News and Events
What is language justice, what are tips for lawyers to practice it, and why is this especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic? This article answers these commonly asked questions and more. This article is a follow-up to Language Justice in Legal Services...
Featured, Gender-Based Violence, New, News and Events
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a reality for many women and girls across different communities in the United States. Yet, for centuries, FGM/C has remained a hidden tradition. It’s often practiced by women to women, and girls are raised to believe...
Language Access Hub, Language Access to Language Justice, Language Access, Interpretation, and Translation, New, News and Events
This article positions language justice as a critical part of effective and inclusive legal services, and introduces a framework for assessing and strengthening practices for servicing individuals who do not communicate in English as their dominant language. ...
Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Featured, New, News and Events
Q&A Factsheet on why participation in the census is important, and how survivors of domestic violence, including AANHPI survivors, can participate while maintaining safety and confidentiality. Related Resources 2020 Census Information Sheet: How Survivors Can...
Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, New, News and Events
Statistics, and information on domestic violence, and human trafficking in Native Hawaiian communities Related Resources Defining an Effective Response to DVSA in American Samoa By American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic & Sexual Violence A quantitative and...
