| Description | In this past year, the Asian American and Asian Diaspora (AAAD) communities have experienced a sharp increase in anti-Asian racism and hate crimes across the country. The double threat from both the pandemic and the anti-Asian discrimination have led many to cope with feelings of grief, sadness, rage, frustration, confusion, and fear in isolation. At the same time, we know that being in and healing with community are key protective factors to both our physical and mental health in these extraordinarily difficult times. To support the AAAD staff and faculty at UW Bothell, a series of open conversations will be facilitated by Dr. Agnes Kwong, a psychologist who specializes in the mental health of Asian American and Asian Diaspora communities.
About our facilitator: Agnes Kwong, Ph.D. (she/her) is a counseling psychologist and the founder and director of Interconnections Healing Center, a social justice oriented mental health group practice and postdoctoral training site that focuses on serving queer, transgender, and BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) communities in Seattle, WA. She was a staff psychologist and trainer in various university counseling centers, including University of Washington, for over 10 years before opening up her own practice. Her specialty areas include oppression-based trauma, cultural adjustment, immigration, sexual trauma, coping with the impact of oppression, exploration of intersecting and bicultural identities, interracial/intercultural relationships, Asian American and Asian Diaspora mental health, and social justice training and consultation.
Please register for all sessions: - Tues June 22 from 3:15-4:30pm
- Tues July 27 from 3:15-4:30pm
- Tues Aug 24 from 3:15-4:30pm
- Tues Sep 28 from 3:15-4:30pm
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