The AAPA 2014 Convention Program is now available online. Online registration is now closed, but you can still register for the convention on-site. A limited number of Banquet tickets will also be available for purchase on-site.
For questions/concerns regarding the conference, please contact Convention Co-Chairs Anjuli Amin or Monique Shah Kulkarni.
For questions/concerns regarding registration, please contact the Registration Co-Chairs Jennifer Chain and Joe Nee.
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions play a critical role in our system of higher education, in our communities, and in securing our nation’s economic growth. Learn more about these schools here and here.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/07/23/aanapisis-serving-critical-aapi-student-population
http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/aapi/asian-american-and-native-american-pacific-islander-serving-institution-aanapisi/
Congratulations to past AAPA Board of Director Dr. Stephanie Pituc who is the recipient of the 2014 APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs'(CEMA) Jeffrey S. Tanaka Memorial Dissertation Award in Psychology competition. The CEMA Selection Sub-committee determined her dissertation research titled, “Foreigner Objectification, Bicultural Identity, and Psychological Adjustment in Asian American College Students,” to be the most outstanding.
AAPA Statement on Mental Health Act
The Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) is pleased to announce its support and appreciation for the nation’s commitment to improve mental health services through the new legislation, “Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act”, introduced May 6, 2014 by Doris Matsui (CA-06), Ron Barber (AZ-2), Diana DeGette (CO-1), Grace Napolitano (CA-32), and Paul Tonko (NY-20). The bill identifies the need for comprehensive mental health care, specifically highlighting the need for critical mental health programs, prevention, training, research, and competent community-based services for at- risk and vulnerable populations. This bill would greatly benefit many Asian American communities who lack adequate mental health treatment due to the lack of bilingual providers and barriers to access appropriate services.
The AAPA urges Asian American consumers and providers treating various Asian American communities to participate on the Mental Health Advisory Board. Additionally, the AAPA supports increased training for culturally competent behavioral health professionals serving Asian American communities, as well as resources for the growing aging Asian American population.
AAPA Policy Committee
Since 2010, Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States. New Census Bureau data confirms that trend continues, with the total Asian-American population in the U.S. at 19.4 million, reflecting a growth rate of 2.9% between 2012 and 2013.
Read more here.
As part of their presidential theme on Culture and Prevention, Past President and Vice President, Richard Lee and Anna Lau, recently published a special issue in the AAPA journal Asian American Journal of Psychology on the topic. Check out the latest cutting-edge research on Asian American populations.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePA.volumes&jcode=aap
Learn what it is like to grow up without legal immigration status. A great teaching resource for Asian American psychology courses.
http://www.pbs.org/filmfestival/videos/why-we-rise/
AAPA Member Matthew Miller, PhD, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park, wrote this brief report last year for the APA Public Interest Directorate
What do the words “generation gap” mean to you?
For many people, “generation gap” conjures up memories of conflict with their parents over differences in music tastes, career choice, political affiliation, lifestyle choices, etc.
However, for many Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) families, typical generation gap conflicts are exacerbated by the acculturation gap – the phenomenon where children of immigrant parents adapt to a new culture faster and in a different way than their parents (Lee et al., 2000).
Read more here.
Congratulations to William Ming Liu, PhD from University of Iowa who will be the Incoming Editor for Psychology of Men and Masculinity.
Psychology of Men & Masculinity ® is devoted to the dissemination of research, theory, and clinical scholarship that advances the psychology of men and masculinity. This discipline is defined broadly as the study of how boys’ and men’s psychology is influenced and shaped by both gender and sex, and encompasses the study of the social construction of gender, sex differences and similarities, and biological processes.
Past President Richard Lee was recently interviewed to discuss his research on international adoption for the online magazine, Gazillion Voices, which is dedicated to giving voice to transracially adopted youth and adults. To listen, click here or on the below link.
http://gazillionvoices.com/a-conversation-with-dr-richard-lee/#.U49N9JSwJkh
