Experts Discuss How to Be an AAPI Ally

FORT WORTH – TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine faculty member Amy Faith Ho, M.D., assistant professor; TCU School of Interdisciplinary Studies Professor Scott Kurashige, Ph.D., and Myong Chong, advisory board member Tarrant County Asian Chamber of Commerce discussed how to support Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.

During the discussion the panelists gave insight on the history of racism against the AAPI community in America and what steps need to be taken to address hate crimes against Asian-Americans as a Public Health issue.

You can watch the full discussion below.

Here is a list of resources from our panel of experts:

NPR: “Model Minority” myth 

Vincent Chin

Crystal City Texas Internment Camp: https://www.thc.texas.gov/crystalcity

Tarrant County Asian American Chamber of Commerce: https://www.tcaacc.com/

CMS.gov (Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services:

https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/Partnerships/AAPI

NAAP – Dallas/Fort Worth:

https://dfw.naaap.org/cpages/home

Dallas – Fort Worth Asian Council American Citizen Council

http://www.dfwaacc.org/dfwaacc/

Asian Chamber of Texas

https://asianchambertx.com/aboutUs

AsiaSociety.Org

https://asiasociety.org/education/asian-americans-then-and-now

Department of Health & Human Services Asian-Americans

https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=63

Asian Americans United:

https://aaunited.org

North Texas Community Resources:

https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/commissioner-2/partners-in-southeast-tarrant-county/community-resources.html

Anti-Racism Resources/ Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – Research Guides at Tarrant County College:

https://libguides.tccd.edu/APAH2021/AntiRacism