On October 29th, Rutgers University held their 2021 Culture Conference featuring research on the ways that race, culture, and ethnicity impact people’s health and happiness. BUSSW Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm joined top academics in the field with her presentation, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Anti-Asian Discrimination: Asian Americans and Non-Asian American Young Adults.” Hahm’s talk […]
In a recent interview with WGBH, Prof. Lenette Azzi-Lessing discussed how cash assistance, such as government stimulus checks, had an overwhelmingly positive effect on individuals and families struggling with poverty. “Early on, there was grave worry that the most vulnerable individuals and families–those with little or no savings and those living paycheck to paycheck–would fall […]
“This paper provides empirical evidence that Covid-19-related discrimination is a serious threat to public health.” A study led by Boston University School of Social Work Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm has found that increases in anti-Asian discrimination during the Covid-19 pandemic were associated with a coinciding increase in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Asian […]
For Asian and Pacific Islanders, the opening of workplaces, restaurants, and cities across America brings additional anxiety that others don’t face. Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm and other community leaders discussed the cause and history of Anti-Asian hate crimes with GBH News last week. As U.S. coronavirus numbers fall and vaccinations increase, the nation’s re-opening is […]