Featured, New, News and Events, Sexual Violence, Teen/Youth Dating Abuse
This summary report lifts up the experiences and needs of Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students and staff who face dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, or sexual harassment on campus. While focused on experiences of survivors...
Featured, News and Events, Sexual Violence, Teen/Youth Dating Abuse
Do you know what signs to look for and what steps to take if a teen or young adult encounters sexual or other harassment in the workplace? At the EEOC, we have seen that young workers at their first jobs can be especially vulnerable to harassment whether due to sex,...
Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, Immigration, Sexual Violence
Related Resources Advisory Revised Feb 2022: How Will ‘Public Charge’ Proposed Policy Changes Impact Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault? AdvisoryThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a new rule that put longstanding policy...
Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence
Research and data on sexual abuse in Asia and in the U.S, community-specific abuse, child sex abuse, sexual abuse among young adults, and help-seeking & services. Related Resources Webinar for Advocates and Adult Allies! Sexual Harassment & AAPI Teens...
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...
Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence
From forced body modification to public molestation, sexual violence can take many horrific forms in API communities, with women and girls as the overwhelming targets. Coupled with victim-blaming dynamics and the traumatic histories of abuse faced by many immigrants...
Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence
Throughout the years that KAN-WIN has been serving Asian American and immigrant sexual assault survivors, staff have uncovered numerous obstacles such as extreme shame felt by survivors and language barriers when dealing with law enforcement. Furthermore, while...
Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence
This TA brief provides suggestions for advocates, survivor/victims, communities, agencies, and service providers to address sexual violence. it takes into account the discomfort and vulnerabilities advocates themselves may face, issues related to language access, and...
Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence
This curriculum is designed to reduce compartmentalized services, explore how advocate discomfort inhibits victim disclosure, and address sexual abuses experienced by immigrants and refugees in their home countries and conflict zones. It aims to equip participants to...
