Following actress Constance Wu’s tweet about her suicide attempt, Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm spoke to NPR about the broader context of AAPI mental health and cultural pressures women face within the Asian American community. In addition, Wu discussed the causes of her suicide attempt: being outcast from her community after complaining about her job on […]
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a greater focus on the increasing racism and discrimination faced by Asian individuals. Tragically, disinformation on the pandemic fueled already present anti-Asian sentiments, leading to a heightened level of hate directed towards Asian communities. This crisis reached a breaking point in June of 2020, when Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh […]
Prof. Hahm, an expert on health equity in Asian American communities who has developed a theoretical framework on suicide behaviors of Asian American women, will share her views at the Boston Medical Center’s RISE UP Virtual Conference, “Conversation on Race: Asian American Youth Experience.” The event focuses on youth mental health, immigrant mental health, equity […]
Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm was a featured expert at the Society for Social Work Research’s 2022 Annual Conference for the symposium From Exclusion to Inclusion: Un-erasing Asian identities and dismantling systemic racism through Praxis. Prof Hahm shared her research and experience on Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) populations including AAPI researchers who have suffered from […]