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Issues
Initiatives at Yale
Learn about Issues specific to APA Women
Read Articles Written by InSight
Suggested
APA college
women-specific issues for NAPAWF campus chapters
Suggested activities for
NAPAWF campus chapters
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Initiatives at Yale
Vietnamese in Nail Salons Initiative (Ongoing)
Description: Three prong approach to increase awareness of health hazards of nail salon products.
1) The first set of goals is simply increasing awareness of the issues of Vietnamese workers in the nail salon industry:
• increase
awareness of APA women's issues at Yale & in NH area
• increase
consciousness of nail salon industry hazards and issues of Vietnamese
immigrants on Yale's campus and NH area
2) The second set of goals is to effect broader change through policy reform:
• policy reform with
introduction of bill in Connecticut state Congress rehandling in nail
salons of products
•
lobbying
NH politicians
3) Finally, the most important aspect of this program is to provide direct services to the individuals in the New Haven nail salon industry:
• workshops
for workers to instruct in handling of products
• providing
translated appropriate brochures regarding handling
• providing
alternatives to current products
• direct
services to workers on legal rights of workers, how to demand better
working conditions, worker?s compensation
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and Fundraiser Event October- Breast Cancer Awarenss Month
Description: InSight will be handing out pink ribbons and informationalpamphlets during lunch outside of Commons. We will be asking for donations in order to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. This October has marked the 20th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every year, we remember the women and men we've lost to breast cancer and celebrate the lives of those who have survived this devastating disease. This is a time to reflect on the progress we've made in the war on breast cancer and a reminder of just how far we still have to go. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese and Korean women. Asian American and Pacific Islander women also have the lowest rates of screening of any ethnic group in the U.S. Steps Komen Has Taken to Address Disparities: -Advisory Councils - To aid Komen in its efforts to reach minority communities with the breast health information that is culturally appropriate, the Komen Foundation has three specific population advisory councils: the African American National Advisory Council (AANAC), the National Hispanic/Latina Advisory Council (NHLAC) and the Asian American/Pacific Islander National Advisory Council (AAPINAC). Their mission is to provide guidance and direction related to programs designed to reduce the disparities in mortality of breast cancer among their respective communities.
• Educational
Materials - The Education Department produces materials for specific
populations including BSE cards for African American, Arabic,
Hispanic/Latina, Vietnamese, Chinese and Russian. Additionally, almost
all of
the educational materials
have been translated and adapted for the Hispanic/Latina audience.
• Diversity
Training- The overall goal of the diversity-training program is to
extend the reach of Breast Cancer Awareness and Education by the Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to priority populations.
• Research
- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is dedicated to funding
breast health and breast cancer research. We have targeted request for
applications for Population-Specific research.
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Learn
about issues specific to APA women:
• Fact sheets available on
the NAPAWF website.
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Read
articles written by InSight:
• "Will the Will of a Princess Survive?; An Examination of the
Kamehameha Schools' Hawaiian First Admissions Policy"
Spring 2006
By Shannon Stockdale [Link
to Article (.doc)]
• AsianWeek,
29 April 2005
"Depravity of Women On- and Off-Campus"
By Phil Tajitsu Nash
[Link
to Article]
• AsianWeek,
29 April 2005
"Princeton Incident Shows Extreme Case of Asian Fetishs"
By Lisa Wong Macabasco
[Link
to Article]
• Revelasians,
Fall 2004, "Drawing the Line" Issue
"National APA Women's Forum: InSight Into Gender Lines"
By Sallie Kim & Shannon Stockdale
[ Download
Issue ]
• Korean American Journal,
Fall 2004, 20th Anniversary Issue
"Empowering Asian Pacific American College Women:
Our Experiences Establishing a College Chapter of
NAPAWF ay Yale"
By Sallie Kim & Shannon Stockdale
[ Download
Article ]
• DeBriefing, Spring
2005, Newsletter to Freshmen
By Shannon Stockdale (Contributed by Sallie Kim)
[ Download
Article ]
• Yale Daily News,
April 2005, Guest Editorial
By Sallie Kim & Shannon Stockdale
[ Link to
Article ]
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Suggested APA college
women-specific issues for NAPAWF campus chapters to address are:
• Suicide ideation and
mental health concerns
(Asian American women, 15-24, have the highest rate of suicide
in the U.S.)
• Body image/eating disorders
• Reproductive health and education
• Intimate partner abuse/domestic violence
• Sexual Assault
• Retention of APA women on campus
• Leadership development of progressive feminist APA campus leaders
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Suggested
activities for
NAPAWF campus chapters:
(1) Community service:
o WoMentoring program to develop sisterhood between advanced standing
students and first and second year students.
o WoMentoring program to empower local APA youth.
o Community service projects located at local APA and/or women's
organizations. For example, a NAPAWF college chapter could work with a
local domestic violence shelter to address the needs of APA domestic
violence survivors or at a local Asian American elderly home.
(2) Educational:
o Educational events to create awareness of APA feminist issues.
o Programs to address Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered issues.
o Ally (i.e. men and non-APAs) development program to provide
opportunities for non-APAs and men to learn how to be supportive of APA
feminist goals (e.g., educational forums, anti-sexism/racism training
workshops, etc.).
o Panels featuring feminist APA community leaders.
o Panels featuring feminist APA community leaders. NAPAWF highly
encourages college chapter participation in the Fierce Sisters Campus
Speakers Bureau. Through this fundraising effort, NAPAWF sisters visit
campuses and speak to students about a range of APA feminist issues.
All proceeds (honoraria) support NAPAWF. For more information, visit
the Speakers
Bureau website.
(3) Social:
o Socials to create a safe space and community of sisterhood for APA
women-a network for community action.
(4) Advocacy:
o Working to develop institutionalized supports for APA women -
Advocacy on campus with Student Affairs units such as the Women's
Center, Multicultural Student Programs, Counseling Center, Leadership
Programs, Student Housing, Career Center, etc. to ensure that the
college/university is acknowledging the unique challenges faced by APA
women, outreaching to APA women, and addressing APA women's issues.
o Advocacy for Asian American Studies and Women and Gender Studies
classes, academic minors and majors.
o Co-sponsored events and programs with other local NAPAWF chapters.
o Co-sponsored programs promoting the values of NAPAWF with other
campus organizations and departments.
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