Center for Asian American Media

Fuller Receives Grant to Empower Asian American Mental Health Initiatives

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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This grant, generously funded by The John Templeton Foundation, will support their collaborative project titled "Innovating Forward: Faith-Based Mental Health Partnerships," fostering the development of mental health and well-being within the Asian American Christian community.

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  • This grant, generously funded by The John Templeton Foundation, will support their collaborative project titled "Innovating Forward: Faith-Based Mental Health Partnerships," fostering the development of mental health and well-being within the Asian American Christian community.
  • Daniel Lee, the founding Academic Dean of Fuller's Center for Asian American Theology, has been instrumental in shaping the Center since its inception, with a profound background in theology and Asian American studies.
  • By bridging the gap between the Asian American Christian community and mental health professionals, this project aims to facilitate the growth and flourishing of individuals, families, and communities.
  • "This partnership between the Asian American Center and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy exemplifies Fuller's dedication to innovative interdisciplinary initiatives that positively impact our communities."

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March Examines Increasing Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders October 17 on PBS

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2021, a 21-year-old man murdered eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. The shooting was a watershed moment in a year of increasing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). For many, the tragic events became a galvanizing moment, reigniting a sense of collective identity and political engagement within AAPI communities. Now, as violence against AAPI people continues to surge nationwide, a new one-hour documentary chronicles the troubling escalation of hate and spotlights the movement to turn grief and anger into action. Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March premieres on Monday, October 17 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/RisingAgainstAsianHate, the PBS Video App and on the PBS YouTube channel.

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  • The shooting was a watershed moment in a year of increasing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
  • ET on PBS ( check local listings ), pbs.org/RisingAgainstAsianHate , the PBS Video App andon the PBS YouTube channel.
  • It has galvanized the Asian American community to speak up and speak out," said Titi Yu, Director of Rising Against Asian Hate.
  • "It is essential to our mission to present content that reflects and represents the experiences of people across our nation.

East West Bank Commits $6 Million to AAPI Organizations and Initiatives

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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As part of its second-year pledge to the AAPI Giving Challenge , East West will donate upwards of $6 million to key nonprofits and initiatives supporting the AAPI movement for inclusion, equality, and justice.

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  • As part of its second-year pledge to the AAPI Giving Challenge , East West will donate upwards of $6 million to key nonprofits and initiatives supporting the AAPI movement for inclusion, equality, and justice.
  • In 2021, East West Bank pledged $25 million to the AAPI Giving Challengea five-year commitment to bring resources to AAPI organizations and causes.
  • May is AAPI Heritage Month, an opportunity to recognize the contributions of the diverse AAPI community to our country, said Dominic Ng, Chairman and CEO of East West Bank.
  • From financing movies to supporting AAPI artists and cultural institutions, East West Bank has advanced Asian American representation to help reshape public opinion.

Joint Statement Of San Gabriel Valley Leaders On The Dilution Of The AAPI Community In Draft Redistricting Maps

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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The draft maps split West San Gabriel Valley cities (WSGV) and East San Gabriel Valley (ESGV) cities with significant AAPI populations into multiple congressional districts.

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  • The draft maps split West San Gabriel Valley cities (WSGV) and East San Gabriel Valley (ESGV) cities with significant AAPI populations into multiple congressional districts.
  • In these drafted commission maps, the AAPI community would face an uphill battle to elect a representative from their own community and reverse four decades of progress by community coalitions and partnerships.
  • A burgeoning AAPI community is identifiable in ESGV by retail plazas with AAPI businesses, AAPI churches and temples, and AAPI language schools.
  • As the deadline to finalize redistricting maps approaches, we strongly urge the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to right this wrong in the next release of draft maps and protect the right of both the WSGV AAPI community and the ESGV AAPI community to political representation.