Culturally Specific Advocacy for Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander Communities

CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ADVOCACY

Culturally specific advocacy rests on a foundation of designing programs to serve ethnic- or identity-specific groups taking into account their identity, language, history, and contexts of historical marginalization and oppression; with advocates drawing on their knowledge of, and connection to, their community’s social, political, cultural, and gender issues.

Culturally-specific community-based-organizations address community-specific types and dynamics of gender-based violence, working to counteract various forms of stigma within communities and discrimination within systems, recognizing the importance of connection to community and the healing value of cultural and/or spiritual practices, collaborating with systems so they are not barriers but gateways to services, and identifying and addressing historical trauma.

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This page contains links to resources and technical assistance centers for advocates and service providers who are supporting Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander survivors and their communities.

ASIAN PACIFIC INSTITUTE ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

• Statistics on Violence Against AAPI Women
• Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander Survivors
• Report, Updated & Expanded 2020: Domestic Violence in Asian & Pacific Islander Homes
• Report: Gender-Based Violence in Asian, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ Communities
• Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking in Native Hawaiian Communities, 2020
• Fact Sheet: Sexual Violence Against Asian and Pacific Islander Communities, 2018
• Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in the Pacific Islander Community, 2017
• Fact Sheet: Domestic and Sexual Violence in Filipino Communities, 2018
• Curriculum: Sexual Violence Against Asian and Pacific Islander Women, 2007
• Webinar: From a Spiral of Violence to a Whirlwind of Healing: Strengthening Advocacy for API LGBTQ Survivors
• Directory of Domestic & Gender-Based Violence Programs Serving Asians and Pacific Islanders

KAN-WIN

KAN-WIN’S mission is to eradicate gender-based violence, including domestic violence and sexual assault, especially for women and children across Asian American communities and beyond through culturally competent services, community engagement, and advocacy.

• Know Your Rights
• Toward a Healthier, Safer Community: Survey Report on Violence in Asian Immigrant Homes
• Community Survey Report on Sexual Violence in the Asian American/Immigrant Community, 2017