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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: December 2011

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Commemorating International Human Rights Day. CHAA staff, Nwe Oo and Dechen Tsering holding up their national flags. On Saturday, December 10, people all over the world celebrated International Human Rights Day. Commemorating the Declaration of Human Rights. A universal mandate passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Asserting the rights of all human beings. Burmese Wellness Advocate Nwe Oo gives a speech. CHAA Community Resources Director,. Speaks to the crowd.

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: A Personal Reflection On the Oikos University Shooting in Oakland, CA by Dechen Tsering

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Monday, April 9, 2012. A Personal Reflection On the Oikos University Shooting in Oakland, CA by Dechen Tsering. Photo of Sonam Chodon, who tragically lost her life in the Oikos University shooting in Oakland. That said, Monday's incident represents a tragedy for many of us, particularly those of us living in the United States and its immigrant communities. He was on his way to apply for US citizenship this year. There was a momentary merging of Eastern and Western cultures in the openly public display of...

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: From the Roots to the Treetops: Reflections on the Town Hall for Emerging API Communities from Bhutan, Burma, Mongolia and Tibet

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012. From the Roots to the Treetops: Reflections on the Town Hall for Emerging API Communities from Bhutan, Burma, Mongolia and Tibet. One of the greatest challenges faced by advocacy efforts is the lack of connection between government bodies, public agencies, and marginalized communities. The communities that need the most help and who have the most at stake are often left out of crucial policy discussions. Members of the local Bhutanese community. Sessions between individuals and co...

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: January 2012

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Friday, January 20, 2012. CHAA advocate recognized by Consulate of Mongolia in San Francisco. On Tuesday, January 10th, CHAA's Mongolian Community Wellness Advocate was recognized for her community service by the Mongolian Consulate on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Mongolian independence. Mongolian Independence 90th Anniversary Honor Medal given to Elma for her service. Photographs taken and edited by S. Nadia Hussain. Wednesday, January 18, 2012. My One Year Anniversary at CHAA by Roxanne Wong.

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: June 2012

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012. From the Roots to the Treetops: Reflections on the Town Hall for Emerging API Communities from Bhutan, Burma, Mongolia and Tibet. One of the greatest challenges faced by advocacy efforts is the lack of connection between government bodies, public agencies, and marginalized communities. The communities that need the most help and who have the most at stake are often left out of crucial policy discussions. Members of the local Bhutanese community. Sessions between individuals and co...

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: July 2012

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Monday, July 30, 2012. Is a renown, out-spoken Bangladesh feminist. She works to build support for secular humanism, freedom of thought. By publishing, lecturing, and campaigning. This is Supatra's own poetic response to one of Taslima's poem, "The Woman Breaking Bricks". With you I am weeping, brick breaking girl. Your sadness drowns my heart. Your misery pierces my soul. Your pain tears me apart. I will ask all my friends,. What would you feel,. What would you say,. If brick breaking girl. National Cou...

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: March 2012

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Monday, March 26, 2012. Everywhere I Go, My Body Follows". Loa presenting her storytelling workshop. Everyone has a story. Everyone can be a storyteller. But how do we express our personal stories to others? What are our stories about? The session continued to open people up as participants were asked about what it means to be a Pacific Islander. Questions opened up about who exemplifies a pacific islander, Samoans? Vicky sharing her rhymes. Photographs taken and edited by S. Nadia Hussain. Ko Bo Kyi, a ...

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: October 2011

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Friday, October 28, 2011. Hacking for Nepali Earthquake Relief. Nepali computer programmers coding for disaster relief efforts. September 27, 2011- In response to a 6.9 earthquake that hit Nepal. Last week, local Nepali programmers came together for a “hackathon” this past Sunday at CHAA’s Oakland office. For people that may not know, Wikipedia defines a hackathon as "a hacker neologism, an event when programmers meet to do collaborative computer programming. To identify local buildings that appear to be...

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Community Health for Asian Americans Blog: November 2011

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Coming Together to Stop Youth Violence. Hand drawn sign welcoming participants. Was created and we have continued to organize the Youth Stopping Violence Summit every year since then. In recent years the summit has grown and evolved, reaching outside of West Contra Costa County, and outside of the Southeast Asian communities, to promote cultural diversity and unity. Volunteers from UC Berkeley's Southeast Asian Students Assoc. SEAYL youth group picture at the end of the conf.