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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (BCNC), Hang Ngo (QARI), Justin Chen (Mass General Brigham)! #BehavioralHealth #MentalHealth

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🍷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

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.

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

Get Konnected! is so grateful for its partnership with Eastern Bank NAAAP Boston Boston Foundation Commonwealth Seminar to help celebrate and document the AAPI Community and their contribution to the economic, civic and social fabric of the region TY Shirley Leung and The Boston Globe for amplifying it

Congratulations to ICA/Boston'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.

⚠️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 NAAAP Boston

.Asian American & Pacific Islanders Commission Congratulations on 15th #AAPI #UnityDinner for #AAPIHeritageMonth! I’m former Asian American & Pacific Islanders Commission Chair, Vice Chair, & Commissioner. At NAAAP Boston table, great to hear speakers Diana DiZoglio @MayorSiddiqui White House Initiative on AA and NHPIs. #RepresentASIAN #StopAsianHate #ProudToBeAsian

Our new partnership w/ NAAAP Boston 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.”

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 NAAAP Boston & volunteers assembling 60 backpacks for the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

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