Cultural Challenges of Caregiving for Our Asian American Elderly
Taking care of our elders can come with many cultural challenges. NAPAWF’s Lasamee Kettavong shares her family’s story.
My Breast Cancer Experience Was an Exception for Asian Americans
Reflecting on her personal journey with breast cancer, Virginia Lucy explores the alarming rise in diagnoses among Asian American women, cultural barriers to health care, and the urgent need for research to disaggregate data.
Free The Pill
Why over the counter birth control matters to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
You Are Not Alone: Collectively Ending Domestic Violence Against Asian Americans
Asian American women are regularly left out of conversations about domestic abuse, but studies suggest as many as half of Asian women will experience physical or sexual violence during their lifetime.
The Fight for Abortion Rights is at the Ballot Box
Today’s Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center unravels the right to abortion Americans have known for decades. In an opinion that …
“I Finally Let That Mindset and Hindrance Go and Learned to Embrace Who I Am”: Healing Through Affirmations, Decolonization, and NAPAWF
This article is part of a series of articles commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month, in partnership with National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). We …
“I Felt Lonely and Isolated, I Put on a Happy Face and Trudged Along”: How the Pandemic Transformed My Views on Working Hard
To commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month, Lily Wu shares how recognizing her burnout forced her to reprioritize her life and take steps to improve her emotional wellbeing.
Did She Know That I Cried Because I Knew I Couldn’t Reach Her Expectations?: Healing the Generational Divides Between a Mother and Daughter
The generational and cultural divide with her mother led this writer to find peace in her identity as both Chinese and American and, as a result, find peace in loving her mother despite past hurts and misunderstandings.
Asian American Women are Facing a Mental Health Crisis
Between March and August 2020, the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council collected more than 2,500 incidents of anti-Asian discrimination from 47 states and D.C. …