Intergenerational Trauma Among Asian American & Asian Immigrant Communities (Webinar Series)
Webinar 2: Southeast Asian Youth & Families Recording & Slides
May 28, 2024
About
In this webinar, we will further explore the impacts of and approaches to address intergenerational trauma within AAAI communities, with a focus on the experiences of Southeast Asian communities. We will discuss the unique historical contexts, experiences and personal narratives related to Southeast Asian intergenerational trauma and learn about culturally sensitive practices used to promote healing for Southeast Asian youth and across generations.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
Describe at least two effects of intergenerational trauma on the physical and mental health of Southeast Asian youth.
Identify at least two strategies on how to support the healing of Southeast Asian youth and families dealing with intergenerational trauma.
Some case studies have been removed from the recording for privacy reasons.
Moderator:
Cruz Chan, M.A., LMFT, RDT
Clinical Manager, Healing for Asians at Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS), San Francisco
Email: cruzchan@ramsinc.org
A Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking clinician, Cruz graduated from California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), with a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Drama Therapy. In Cruz's new role as Clinical Manager, Cruz will be further developing the RAMS Healing for Asians program which provides trauma informed mental health services to limited English speaking Asian victims of crime. This RAMS program is part of San Francisco’s multi-system, initial answer and collaborative solution to the “Anti-Asian Hate”. Cruz is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist as well as a Registered Drama Therapist. Cruz's background also includes providing mental health services to children, youth, families and adults at RAMS outpatient and school-based programs. Prior to clinical work, Cruz has also participated in many drama performances and was a radio host and producer in Macau. Currently, Cruz is actively receiving training in psychodrama under the guidelines of the American Board of Examiner of Psychodrama, Group Psychotherapy and Sociometry (ABE), and presented in the 2020 North American Drama Therapy Association Conference.
Speakers:
Mory Chhom, MPH
Director of Population-Focused Prevention Early Intervention at RAMS
Email: morychhom@ramsinc.org
Slides
Mory Chhom is a 1.5 generation Cambodian American born in a refugee camp in Thailand, raised in Modesto, CA and has called the Bay Area her home since the last 20 years. She is the daughter and sister of genocide survivors, and has dedicated the last 18 years working with low-income marginalized people of the global majority to support the improvement of their health through advocacy and education. She serves on the board of directors at the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI) and the Health Promotion Practice Editorial Board, and is currently the Director of Population-Focused Prevention Early Intervention at RAMS, Inc. She holds Masters in Public Health, and in her free time, she enjoys hiking and camping in Northern California, bicycling with her family and she is a huge fan of cooking, dancing, and collecting records.
Hoa My Nguyen, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Email: hoamy.n@gmail.com
Slides
Hoa My Nguyen, LCSW is a psychotherapist at Richmond Area Multi Services (RAMS) here in San Francisco and has private practice bases in the East Bay. She has a background in psychodynamic & psychoanalytic practice, and trained in EMDR and IFS. On her own time, she is a chai enthusiast, a hoarder of books and travel memento, and actively cultivates her urban jungle of plants and vegetables.