The COVID-19 pandemic led to a greater focus on the increasing racism and discrimination faced by Asian individuals. Tragically, disinformation on the pandemic fueled already present anti-Asian sentiments, leading to a heightened level of hate directed towards Asian communities. This crisis reached a breaking point in June of 2020, when Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh […]
Prof. Hahm, an expert on health equity in Asian American communities who has developed a theoretical framework on suicide behaviors of Asian American women, will share her views at the Boston Medical Center’s RISE UP Virtual Conference, “Conversation on Race: Asian American Youth Experience.” The event focuses on youth mental health, immigrant mental health, equity […]
Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm will join a panel of experts at a research webinar hosted by the Society of Social Work Research (SSWR) on Mentorship for Anti-Racist and Inclusive Research. The conversation will focus on decolonizing and decentering whiteness in social work in an effort to prepare future social workers on how to conduct research […]
Prof. Judith Scott joined an expert panel at the recent annual Maternal and Child Health Conference’s event, “Living Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging: Where We Are, Where We Want to Be.” The conference is jointly hosted by the BU School of Public Health Center of Excellence in Maternal & Child Health, the Harvard School of Public […]