To continue the celebration of APIA Heritage, Dr. April Moreno brings in another layer of the the discussion on deconstructing API Identity and Breaking Through Stigma.

What does it mean to be APIA and what doesn't it mean? Dr. Moreno brings in her reflections as somone who is mixed race with 2 or more BIPOC identities. Being seen as only Asian in appearance, experiencing discrimination against her identity, and sharing what little is known from the literature on API data disaggregation, Dr. Moreno also discusses being Chinese American with lost language skills and the US as the only home of known Chinese family heritage.

Finally, we discuss some resources on Asian disaggregated public health data, discrimination and hate crimes, and mental health needs in our communities.

Reference Links:

CA Department of Public Health. Asian and Pacific Islander Data Disaggregation.

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/FCSD/CDPH%20Document%20Library/AB1726-DataBriefADA_Compliant-FINAL.pdf

NAPAWF, March 2022: The State of Safety for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in the US.

https://www.napawf.org/assets/download/napawf-state-of-safety-report.pdf

Iwamasa, Gale Y. Recommendations for the (Psychological) Treatment of Asian-American/Pacific Islander Populations

https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/asian-american/psychological-treatment

Nguyen, Lew and Trivedi. 2022. Trends in Collection of Disaggregated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Data: Opportunities in Federal Health Surveys. AJPH.

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306969

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