Asian Americans Face Unique Mental Health Challenges. This Group Gives Them A Voice.
Organizations like the Asian Mental Health Collective are starting crucial dialogues about mental health while amplifying Asian American voices.
Asian Americans Out Loud is a project highlighting Asian Americans who are leading the way forward in art and activism. You can read more by visiting our APAHM 2021 homepage.
Story By Josie Harvey
Illustration by Nicole Xu
Hoiyan Isabel Pang has had a difficult, yearslong journey finding a mental health professional who understood all of her intersections: She is a bisexual woman, Asian American immigrant and survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
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Facebook is planning on rolling out additional features on its site as a way to undertake some initiatives to combat the rise in violence and hate against the Asian and Pacific Islanders community. Facebook has chosen this month to spotlight the impact of Asian hate crimes as well as the diversity of the community on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
This May, Facebook users across the U.S. will see the notification in the form of hashtag, #StopAsianHate at the top of their news feeds. The page will allow users to tap to donate to API groups specifically tackling issues of hate and discrimination. To social media platform is also committed to extending its comment warning system, in hopes to dissuade users from using harmful language towards the API community.
Facebook is putting #StopAsianHate notifications in the news feed this month yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Required fields This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we re celebrating the diversity and impact of Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) while also raising awareness of issues the community has faced for decades. With the rise in hate crimes and discrimination toward Asians and Pacific Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic, we ve also seen people come together on our apps to create positive change, promote allyship and educate others through movements like #StopAsianHate. This month and beyond, we re amplifying API voices, celebrating the vibrancy and impact of the community, and sharing new ways we re providing support. How Facebook Is Supporting the API Community