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Mainstream media fell short in Atlanta shooting coverage, activists say
posted 04/05/2021
While reporting on recent incidents of violence against Asian Americans, reporters need to ensure there is context about the systemic racism this community has faced since the beginning of the country.
Filipino Americans have been hit hard by COVID-19, but the available data masks the impact
posted 12/07/2020
In California, Filipino Americans constitute about 25% of the state’s Asian population yet they represent at least 35% of COVID-19 deaths in that group.
Southeast Asian American refugees still struggle with accessing care, 45 years later
posted 03/24/2020
More than four decades after the community began arriving in the country en masse, many immigrants still struggle to access culturally competent and sensitive health care.

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Mainstream media fell short in Atlanta shooting coverage, activists say
While reporting on recent incidents of violence against Asian Americans, reporters need to ensure... more »
posted 04/05/21
Filipino Americans have been hit hard by COVID-19, but the available data masks the impact
In California, Filipino Americans constitute about 25% of the state’s Asian population yet they... more »
posted 12/07/20
Southeast Asian American refugees still struggle with accessing care, 45 years later
More than four decades after the community began arriving in the country en masse, many... more »
posted 03/24/20

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Project: Community Forum: O.C. mental health leaders brainstorm ways to better serve Cambodian and Vietnamese refugee communities
Dr. Clayton Chau, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency, joined a group of Asian American medical providers, officials, advocates and journalists to speak about mental health.
Project: Part 3: Addressing a lack of culturally sensitive healthcare for Cambodian and Vietnamese communities in O.C.
This is the third story in a three-part TimesOC series “Improving Healthcare Access for Cambodians and Vietnamese,” supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism 2020 California Fellowship.
Project: Part 2: Mental healthcare for Cambodian, Vietnamese refugees limited by shortage of bicultural, bilingual providers
The need for mental health services in the Vietnamese community is high, but there’s a strong stigma attached to mental health in the community, and members aren’t always able to access the type of services they need.