Our untold stories will be told.

What are Asian and Pacific Islander women’s experiences with mental illness and mental health?

How do Asian and Pacific Islander women’s multiple identities intersect, shape and influence unique experiences of mental illness?

How can we seek a deeper connection with our Asian and Pacific Islander American communities around issues and experiences of mental illness?

What does the journey to mental health look like for Asian and Pacific Islander American women experiencing mental illness?

Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) women experience mental illness at higher levels than that of the general population, yet such experiences have been marginalized and have largely gone untold.  These experiences, ranging from experiences of depression and anxiety, to suicidal ideation and attempts, are complex and nuanced, fitting into and not into expressions of Western medical models.  While numbers and quantitative studies have sought to capture the experiences of APIA women and mental illness, the narratives underlying such studies need to be voiced.  These experiences have also been undeservedly shrouded in shame and embodied in cultural taboos.

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Dear Friends,We are ecstatic to announce The Cortos Y Fuertes / Short & Strong Student Film Competition, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and UNITE HERE Short and Strong is a film competition meant to create a space for youth to tell their immigrant stories. This student film competition is meant for students of all ages. We want youth to be creative and resourceful, using whatever means accessible to create their stories (even cell phones). The youth of this country is one of the strongest we have; it’s time to let that voice be heard. Read more

DON’T WALK ALONE

http://www.washington.edu/safecampus/student/resources-uw.html#nightRide

NightRide

206-685-3146 – Operates Monday through Friday from 8 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. during autumn, winter and spring quarters. Shuttles transport students, faculty, and staff from campus to their destinations in three zones within one mile north, east, and west of campus. Passengers may ride free with a U-PASS.

Husky NightWalk

206-685-WALK (206-685-9255) – Call to have a UW security guard accompany you on foot to the nearest NightRide stop, or to any on-campus location; service is available 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. every night of the week except holidays.

The deadline for the 2013 UW Alumni Association (UWAA) Multicultural
Alumni Partnership (MAP) Scholarship is Friday, August 16.

DEADLINE is FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013.

Qualifications for MAP Scholarships:
-Continuing UW student in good standing
-Full-time student at the University of Washington, undergraduate or
graduate
-Minimum one quarter at the UW
-Financial aid need as determined by Office of Student Financial Aid
-Scholarship recipients must be present at the Bridging the Gap Breakfast
on Saturday, October 26, 2013 in order to receive the scholarship Read more

Great course in Autumn still has space!

Gender and Citizenship in the Global North

AUTUMN 2013 JSIS A 494/GWSS 490 A/Pol S 447 MW 1:30 – 2:50, THO 202

Why are women still making on average 20% less than men in the Global Northern economies? Why are there only 18% women in the US Congress? Is the Scandinavian child care model an option? And what do the EU and the UN do about gender inequalities?

If you’re interested in these questions, then this class is for you. Read more

Hope you are all enjoying summer!

We are writing to alert you that the newly established Latino Scholars Graduate School Fellowship is accepting applications from graduate students at the master level and doctoral program level.  This Fellowship is available to graduate students who demonstrate a commitment to Latino communities.  Ten awards will be made in September in an amount of at least $1,000 each.

The deadline to submit an application is July 31st.

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