NAAAP Boston

Two guardian lions—one male, one female—keep watch over the treasure held within the @Harvard-Yenching Library, where more than 1.5 million volumes are housed in the largest East Asian library at any American university. #HarvardPublicArt

May was a month of celebration and giving back! Our Asian Blue Community hosted amazing events for #AANHPIHeritageMonth, including a Diversity Dialogue with Harris Zhao, president of @naaapboston & volunteers assembling 60 backpacks for the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

Our new partnership w/ @naaapboston kicks off with a “Night of Disruption.” Panelists Andrew Ang, Jeleen Sindall, Johnathon Chang and Koppel Verma share insights into their unconventional paths and their commitment to “rewriting a predisposed narrative.”

.@AAPICommission Congratulations on 15th #AAPI #UnityDinner for #AAPIHeritageMonth! I’m former @AAPICommission Chair, Vice Chair, & Commissioner. At @naaapboston table, great to hear speakers @DianaDiZoglio @MayorSiddiqui @WHIAANHPI. #RepresentASIAN #StopAsianHate #ProudToBeAsian

⚠️Deadline to nominate for the NAAAP Awards is Mon 5/13/2023!⚠️ Take a peek at the honorees from 2022 🏆 NAAAP100, NAAAP Inspire and NAAAP Pride! Submit your nominations NOW tinyurl.com/nominatenaaapa… #NAAAPNLC23 #NAAAP #AAPI #representasian #aapicommunity @naaapboston

Congratulations to @ICAinBOSTON's James and Audrey Foster Prize recipients! Among them is artist Yu-Wen Wu, whose light-based public art installation "We Belong" is currently on view at Boston City Hall.

@_GetKonnected is so grateful for its partnership with @easternbank @naaapboston @bostonfdn @MACommSeminar to help celebrate and document the AAPI Community and their contribution to the economic, civic and social fabric of the region TY @leung and @BostonGlobe for amplifying it

As Boston celebrates the Lunar New Year this week, we do so in solidarity with Monterey Park’s families & communities.

Congratulations to my friend, @TedLieu on his election to Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus. Ted made history today as the first AAPI elected to top Dem Leadership & I could not be more proud. He is an incredible leader who makes ALL members of our caucus feel heard.

🍷WIN & Wine is back! You are cordially invited to a holiday themed social, organized by Women in NAAAP. Join us for an evening of getting to know WIN and connecting with other AAPI women professionals and allies in your greater community. RSVP by 12/10: tinyurl.com/winwine2022

If you'd like an easy way to support us, please set us as your @amazonsmile charity! smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3168838 #AmazonSmile #donate

What an enriching evening of much-needed discussion on bridging the #healthequity divide in the #AAPI community, at @Point32Health's beautiful space. Thank you to panelists Ben Hires (@BCNCInc), Hang Ngo (@QARI1509), Justin Chen (@MassGenBrigham)! #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth

One of the reasons why the casino is oft-visited/an issue in the #AAPI community is because there aren't many places that AAPI may feel welcome—there are few what we refer to as "places of belonging". #Point32HealthPanel #HealthEquity #BehavioralHealth

Justin A. Chen, MD shares how the US has the highest spending on healthcare; other countries' spending is comparable...but on social services. We treat sick only but we don't focus on prevention or solving from the base. #Point32HealthPanel #AAPI #HealthEquity #BehavioralHealth

Q from audience: What can we do (or not do) to help decrease barriers to health equity? Hang Ngo, Psy.D.: Higher reimbursements (health plan POV). And maybe even incentives for those who can provide bilingual services. #Point32HealthPanel #AAPI #HealthEquity #BehavioralHealth

Current events in Asia have definitely led to a lot of increased stress and anxiety. #Point32HealthPanel #AAPI #HealthEquity #BehavioralHealth

Relationship-building with the #AAPI community is one of the ways to introduce mental health services. It takes work and trust. #Point32HealthPanel #HealthEquity #BehavioralHealth

Stigma as well as structural & cultural barriers contribute to poor access to #AAPI mental health support. - Risk of social isolation from mental illness stigma - Tools were developed with a Western context - Lack of psychiatrists #Point32HealthPanel #HealthEquity

Some parts of the community are high earners—but some parts are very low income. By not looking at the data & just viewing Asians as the model minority, we're not helping those who need it. The #AAPI community isn't a monolith. #Point32HealthPanel #AAPI #HealthEquity

The panelists discuss why someone would want to hide their identity—it's a survival strategy, because there *are* inequities. A long history that plays into this. Long before we were the *model minority", we were the "yellow peril". #Point32HealthPanel #AAPI #HealthEquity