Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Featured, Gender-Based Violence, New, News and Events, Uncategorized
October 9, 2024 Oakland, CA — Today the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) celebrates 40 years since the passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA). Administered by the Office of Family Violence Prevention and...
Featured, Gender-Based Violence, New, News and Events, Uncategorized
Oakland, CA– “The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence (API-GBV) is grateful for the U.S. Supreme Court decision today in U.S. vs. Rahimi, which upholds the law prohibiting individuals who are restrained by a domestic violence protective order from...
Language Access Hub, Working with Interpreters
The use of children as interpreters during law enforcement interactions is especially problematic, particularly when the life, safety or well-being of a loved one may be at risk, is an enormous responsibility that can generate feelings of anxiety and stress. The use...
Language Access, Interpretation, and Translation, Limited English Proficient (LEP) Survivors, 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...
Language Access Hub, Language Access to Language Justice, Language Access, Interpretation, and Translation, 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. ...
Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Pacific Islanders
“In the wake of noteworthy sexual assault allegations in the government and Hollywood, the nation is being forced to reckon with the pervasiveness of gender-based violence. But for Pacific Islanders, a population that is small in the U.S. even for a minority...
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...
Community-Based Participatory Research
This case study discusses the Survivor-Centered Advocacy (SCA) Project, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that convened anti-violence advocates from culturally specific communities to design and implement research. The project used a unique...