BU Today: “Asian Americans and the Model Minority Dilemma”
In an article published by BU Today, BU School of Social professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm shares her personal experience with anti-Asian racism during COVID-19 and results from her recent study on the impact of discrimination on mental health. School of Social Work Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm says that almost 70 percent of young Asians who […]
Professor Hahm Speaks at Newton Asian Community Vigil for Victims of Atlanta Shooting
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm speaks out about anti-Asian racism at a vigil held on March 21st in Newton, Mass. for the victims of the mass shootings in Atlanta, Ga. Addressing recent and historical violence against Asian Americans, Hahm says, “We can no longer afford to be silent. We […]
3/26: “Invisible No More: Asian American Responses to Atlanta” with Profs. Ha & Hahm
Join Boston University professors Yoonsook Ha (School of Social Work), Hyeouk Chris Hahm (School of Social Work), Choi Hee An (School of Theology), Takeo Rivera (College of Arts & Sciences), and Kính T. Vũ (College of Fine Arts) for a response to the March 16 killings in Atlanta and the recent escalation of anti-Asian violence […]
BUSSW Stands in Solidarity with the Asian American & Pacific Islander Community
To our BUSSW Community, Boston University’s School of School of Social Work stands in solidarity with Massachusetts AAPI community leaders in the struggle against anti-Asian racism and the recent murders in Atlanta. By signing this statement, we have joined with community partners in denouncing the violence and support the call to local, state, and federal […]
2/28: “Talking to Teens about Anti-Asian Discrimination in the Era of COVID-19,” Featuring Prof. Hahm
Join BU School of Social Work associate professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm for the virtual panel discussion “Talking to Teens about Anti-Asian Discrimination in the Era of COVID-19: Guidance from Research and Practice.” Professor Hahm is a researcher dedicated to reducing health disparities among Asian American populations with a particular emphasis on building empirical evidence of health […]
Statement of Solidarity from BUSSW Asian American Faculty
Asian American faculty members at BUSSW release a Statement of Solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement We, as Asian American scholars at Boston University School of Social Work, are outraged by and share enormous pain and sorrow in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and a countless number of Black people […]