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The Strain of “Model Minority”: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

July 30, 2019 by Julie Feng 1 Comment

Just last year, when a person very close to me admitted she was struggling with depression, my initial internal reaction was disbelief. This can’t be true, I thought. My next thought was mortification for feeling this way. Why was it that I, a socially conscious person who believes strongly in mental health advocacy, immediately felt incredulity? I had to be honest with … [Read more...]

#CloseTheCamps: No 4th of July While Children Die

July 3, 2019 by Shannon Weber Leave a Comment

On July 2nd, I participated in a #CloseTheCamps rally demanding that the illegal concentration camps for undocumented children and their families -- with 71% of migrants being held in for-profit facilities as of November 2017 -- be shut down. I stood on the sidewalk of a local park with about 60 other protesters as we held signs and rattled noisemakers, chanting and begging our … [Read more...]

Not in Our Queer Names: We Must Support Muslim Immigrants and Refugees

February 22, 2018 by Katie Tastrom Leave a Comment

Within days of Trump implementing his ban on refugees from certain Muslim majority countries (which, let’s call it what it is, a Muslim ban) he also announced he would keep the protections for federal LGBT employees that Obama implemented. Whether this was on the urging of his daughter and son-in-law, or his own idea (hah!), this is not something to celebrate. Do not … [Read more...]

The Strain of “Model Minority”: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Not in Our Queer Names: We Must Support Muslim Immigrants and Refugees

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