AANHPI- Not a monolith or your model minority: Learn about us and our lived experiences
Date: Jul 20, 2022 07/20 and 07/27
Time: 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM
Price: Free for all who are interested!
API-GBV will be joining the Partnership in a two-part series to discuss various topics listed below! What does it mean to be API? What does this look like? What does gender-based violence look like within the API community? How can organizations provide services to individuals who identify as API? What does language access look like? What are generational difference traumas that must be taken into account? Join us to learn more!
Presenter(s):
Cannon Han
Cannon Han is a Senior Program Manager with API-GBV. He has over
ten years of experience providing technical assistance and
training to programs on: Title VI compliance and advocacy;
language access; interpretation; and translation. Prior to
re-joining API-GBV, he was the Title VI Administrator for
Caltrain and the San Mateo Transit District. He also served as a
Senior Court Services Analyst with the California Administrative
Office of the Courts, Court Interpreter Program, and an attorney
with the Mental Health Advocacy Project.
Shirley Luo
Shirley Luo is the Program Manager for the culturally-specific
Resource Center at the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based
Violence. She is responsible for developing and executing
strategy related to API-GBV’s public awareness, resource
development, and capacity building initiatives. In this role, she
also delivers TA and training to diverse audiences on a variety
of topics related to gender-based violence, culturally-specific
advocacy, and AAPI experiences; and she engages the API-GBV’s
national network of AAPI direct service agencies, state
coalitions, TA providers, and other partners to deepen
collaboration and nurture connections. Shirley received an M.A.
in International Relations from NYU’s Department of Politics and
a B.A. in History and Political Science from UC Berkeley. She has
been with API-GBV since late-2016, and through its work on the
national and community level, she has become a strong believer in
the power of relationships in creating safer, equitable, and
joyful communities.
Questions?
Please contact Jasmeen Kairam, jasmeen@cpedv.org