Ron Chew is an activist and changemaker. Since the mid-1970s, he has worked as editor of the International Examiner, director of the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific Experience, and as the executive director of the International Community Health Services Foundation (ICHS) for Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID). He is currently the head of Ron Chew Communications.

Tessa Chu is a community organizer and healthcare administrator. She serves on the board of ICHS and the Asian Healthcare Leaders Community – Puget Sound chapter. Tessa is a second generation Taiwanese American and Seattle transplant from Southern California. She received her MPH in Healthcare Management at Yale and BS in Chemistry from UC Berkeley.

After listening to this, you will be able to

• Explain the idea of “immigrant sorrow”
• Describe immigrant experiences that generate feelings of exclusion
• List ways navigating dual identities (ie immigrant and American) can be distressful and how generations of immigrants hide in the “shadows” due to fear
• Name ways to build community resiliency and support community health by building a sense of belonging 

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