2021 November Asian Media Access Newsletter

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1. Don't Forget - Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Voting Places open from 7:00am-8:00am

Check on https://www.vote411.org/minnesota for your personalized voting information

If you are not registered before going to vote early, you may register in person as long as you show a proof of residence.

2. Pop Up Vaccination Event hosted by Asian Media Access

DATE/TIME: Sunday, November 7, 2021, 2:00pm-5:00pm
PLACE: Chinese American Chamber of Commerce - MN, 7901 12th Ave S., Bloomington, MN 55425
Register for vaccination HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/3MXPVTB
No Registration necessary for Food-giveaway

Come to pick up food give-aways, as well as State $200 Visa gift cards for kids (12-17 years old) who start and finish their vaccine series between October 18 and November 30. Program also includes five $100,000 Minnesota college scholarship drawings.

Come 11/07 to get your first dose, then 11/28 for the 2nd dose to get the $200 visa card from State, as well as each dose $50 from the Hennepin County! Don't miss this great opportunity to protect yourself and your family!

3. SPNN Studio Training

DATE/TIME: Sunday, November 14, 2021, 1:00pm-5:00pm
PLACE: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) 550 Vandalia St #170, St Paul, MN 55114

Asian Media Access will host a Studio Training for BIPOC youth.

IN-person SPNN Studio Production

For More Info: stevelu@amamedia.org

4. Check out = AMA Youth Online Programs:

A. AMA Youth OnLine Forum - having your voice heard through Facebook Live
DATE/TIME: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 5:30pm-7:00pm CST
PLACE: Zoom, Register Here

Youth ages 15-25 are invited to participate and share their insights and be advocates for issues such as COVID-19, gambling prevention, Bicultural Healthy living, and Depression & anxiety. Each topic will have a guest speaker followed by a Kahoot game where youth can learn more about the subject, connect with others with similar values, and share valuable thoughts, experiences, or feelings.

AMA is currently offering 15 online zooms. Each session lasts up to 90 minutes on Wednesdays (Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 1x a month) from 5:30-7:00pm Central Time

For each session, youths will receive a $20 gift card per session. Additional cash reward opportunity available. In addition to the $20 for participation, the top 3 winners who get the right answers in a Kahoot competition will receive additional $50, $30, or $20 cash reward. FMI: lily.do@amamedia.org

B. Multimedia Internship - Cultural Brokers to support our state-wide Flu and Vaccination Effort

DATE/TIME: November 2021-February 2022, 3-month paid internship
PLACE: Online, Register https://bit.ly/3F1PDUX

Asian Media Access looks for 20 Cultural Brokers who can speak: Cantonese, D/Lakota, English, Khmer, Hindi, Hmong, Laos, Mandarin, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Thai, Spanish, and Vietnamese, and other heritage languages to be trained in Graphic Design and Video Productions, to be able to create more educational materials to encourage BIPOC members to get vaccinated.
Don't miss this learn-grow opportunity along with $1,200 stipend!!!!

FMI: stevelu@amamedia.org

C. Youth Media Force - Leading youth's effort to stop the pandemic with direct funding to youth-led initiatives.

DATE/TIME: November 1, 2021- June 30, 2022
PLACE: Online, Contact FMI: xianping.he@amamedia.org

Supported by YouthBank funding from Youthprise, AMA's Youth Media Force Team opens to highly selected youth leaders that are deeply connected with the communities to take part in recovery effort.

Youth will meet weekly for 2 hours as a Leadership Team to allocate resources to mitigate the current pandemic and mental health crisis within the Asian American communities.

Program Updates

Make sure your voices heard throughout the METRO BLUE LINE EXTENSION planning process!!

Call for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) members who work and live in North Minneapolis to attend in-person and virtual workshops taking place in November. Asian Media Access has jointed the community discussion process since April, and has updated many AAPI preferred design concepts. Please join below interactive workshops to evaluate the opportunities and challenges for diverse LRT options that can best support AAPIs.

OPTION #1 - IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS

a. Tuesday, November 9
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Episcopal Church of Minnesota
1101 W Broadway Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55411

b. Tuesday, November 16
5 - 7 p.m
Paradise Hall at Capri Theater
2027 W Broadway Ave.Minneapolis, MN 55411

Photo Courtesy: Metropolitan Council

OPTION #2 - VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

a. Monday, November 15
5 - 7 p.m.
Join meeting

OPTION #3 - OFFICE HOURS

a. Friday, November 12
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Episcopal Church in Minnesota
1101 W Broadway Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Photo Courtesy: Metropolitan Council

b. Wednesday, November 17
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
North Regional Library
1315 Lowry Ave. N
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Interactive Map and printed materials presented will be preliminary and are intended to provide a frame of reference for community members to see how the METRO Blue Line Extension could fit in their neighborhood.

For more info: https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Light-Rail-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension.aspx
Photo Courtesy: Metropolitan Council

Successfully launched the state-wide Project HEALINGS

On October 16, 36 representatives from state-wide Black, Indigenous, and other persons of color (BIPOC) community-based agencies, got together to kick off Project HEALINGS at Rochester, MN, and launch a year-long vaccination mobilization effort.

Asian Media Access is oneof the organizers that join the PRoject HEALINGS to support the community engagement process to bring better and accurate information to Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Minnesota.

Project HEALINGS (Health Education and Adult Learning Incorporated with Navigating Government Systems) was created as a HUB for improved health and wellness among Minnesotans disenfranchised by identity and circumstance, facing disparities in both healthcare access and health outcomes, and impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 pandemic.

HEALINGS is about vaccination, but it is also about connectivity, trust, and systemic change designed intentionally to end inequities for BIPOC living here in Minnesota, with below strategies:

• Strategy #1: Detailing Barriers to Vaccine Uptake – ASSESSMENT.

• Strategy #2: Equipping Cultural Influential Messengers – TRAINING.

• Strategy #3: Increased Vaccination Sites’ Overall Understating of Cultural Hesitancy toward Vaccination –

INFORMATION SHARING.

•   Strategy #4: Developing Culturally/Linguistically Appropriate Communication Products – MESSAGE CREATION.

•   Strategy #5: Campaigns to Promote Vaccinations – CAMPAIGNS FOR TARGETED BIPOC COMMUNITIES.

•   Strategy #6: Developing New Cultural Events – EVENTS.

• Strategy #7: Developing Partnership with other Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and Healthcare Providers to Increase

Vaccination Opportunities – PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

Please join our grass-root effort to mitigate the COVID-19, which has disproportionally impacted our BIPOC members.

For More Info at https://projecthealings.info/

Successfully launched the state-wide Project HEALINGS

Navigating Government Systems) was created as a HUB for improved health and wellness among Minnesotans disenfranchised by identity and circumstance, facing disparities in both healthcare access and health outcomes, and impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Strategy #3: Increased Vaccination Sites’ Overall Understating of Cultural Hesitancy toward Vaccination –

INFORMATION SHARING.

• Strategy #4: Developing Culturally/Linguistically Appropriate Communication Products – MESSAGE CREATION.

• Strategy #5: Campaigns to Promote Vaccinations – CAMPAIGNS FOR TARGETED BIPOC COMMUNITIES.

• Strategy #6: Developing New Cultural Events – EVENTS.

• Strategy #7: Developing Partnership with other Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and Healthcare Providers to Increase

Youth Spotlight: Mya Hilleurd

Mya Hillerud discovered Asian Media Access with her family when they saw a live dance performance hosted by AMA a few years ago. Mya was impressed with the technical and physical movements of the dancers and from there has continued to be engaged with different AMA youth programs since.

In addition to AMA's Multimedia camps, Mya has most recently participated in several AMA Youth Sessions. Mya also extends her advocacy in the Youth sessions. In these sessions, participants are encouraged to be advocates for a variety of issues such as Mental Health, Smoking Prevention, and Bicultural Healthy Living. Every Friday for 13 weeks, youth gathered on zoom to gain more knowledge on the topics and share their outlooks and experiences with others.

Mya says, “It’s been a really nice way to feel in touch with the Asian community during the pandemic when I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to”. As a virtual opportunity, there are youths all around the states connecting and taking part in these discussions. This also allowed for Mya to learn about new opinions and experiences from others with similar backgrounds as herself. Mya continually showed great openness in group sessions, providing valuable insights and connections on the discussion topics. She is also a consistent winner in the Youth Session Kahoot games. Mya plans to continue to be involved with new upcoming youth sessions and other AMA programs in the future.

Mya currently attends Gustavus Adolphus College and hopes to become an imagineer at Disneyland and create incredible attractions with cutting edge technology. In her free time, Mya enjoys playing badminton, composing music, and spending time with her sister.

Community News

Photo Courtesy: Metropolitan Council

Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART)

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 2, 2021,1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT

PLACE: Register https://smart1.eventbrite.com

Join MPRC and the MN ATOD Regional Prevention Coordinators for session 1 of Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART), a four-module immersion in the SMART program proven in over 30 clinical trials to improve resilience, stress, anxiety, happiness, wellbeing, mindfulness, and health behaviors.

The training addresses two aspects of human experience – attention and interpretation. Research shows that our brain’s attention, in its default state, incessantly wanders and instinctively focuses on threats and imperfections. This excessive ‘dwell time’ in the default mode correlates with symptoms of anxiety, depression, low engagement, and attention deficit. It also fatigues our brain.

SMART offers a way out of this human dilemma by engaging the brain’s focused mode – not only to experience more uplifting emotions, but also develop better focus, enhance creativity and productivity, improve engagement at work, deepen relationships, and to find greater purpose in life.

The Stanford LEAD online business program

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 3:30-4:30pm EDT

PLACE: Register https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsc-6qpj4tGrQwQx2vdmoUfMZmRWXZNDs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) invites you to participate in a listening session to receive information and provide input regarding the establishment of the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (the Center).

The purpose of this session is to: • Provide background and an overview on the establishment of the Center; • Announce the awardees who will administer the Center; and • Discuss ways to ensure that Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities and organizations can continue to provide input to OMH regarding the Center.

The December 27, 2020, Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 116-260) directed OMH to create the Center to support NHPI and American Indian/Alaska Native populations in efforts including research, education, services, and policy development related to advancing Indigenous solutions. I encourage you to participate in the listening session. Please contact CAPT Samuel Wu at samuel.wu@hhs.gov with any questions, using the subject line “November 2021 Center Listening Session.”

The Stanford LEAD online business program

DATE/TIME: November 2 - November 10, 2021, 10am PST

PLACE: Register Here

The professional world can be a serious place. Humor boosts

morale and resilience, particularly in high-stakes environments. When you “hone your funny,” you can build more effective and innovative teams and organizations, create and scale positive change, and cultivate bonds in the workplace and beyond.

This LEAD Preview is designed to help you demystify and practice humor. Join us as we dive into one module of content from our course, A New Type of Leader: Anchored on Purpose, Fueled by Humor. Learn how to identify humor and infuse it (with purpose) into your writing and presentations.

Virtual Community Resource Fair

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 1:00-3:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register Here

Everyone is welcome to attend the Virtual Community Resource fair. This online event is free to all community
members, workforce professionals, employment services staff, counselors and anyone interested in learning
more about these resources. It’s easy to join with a smart phone or computer.

Each agency will give a short presentation about their organization and the resources they offer. After the
presentation, you will be able to speak with someone from each organization to get your questions answered.

Going Deeper: From Curiosity Machine to Technovation Girls Challenge

DATE/TIME: Monday, November 4, 2021, 10:00am
PLACE: Online, Register here

Calling all educators who are interested in teaching your students how to solve global problems with technology! While Technovation’s global program is tailored for girls, educators around the world are using this curriculum with all their students. Take your exploration of open-ended design challenges with your students to the next level by learning about this multi-week opportunity for students to dive deep into coding or AI and a passion project that could change the world and themselves. This program will prepare students not only to succeed as a STEM learner but as an entrepreneur as well.

Wells Fargo Beyond College: 2021 Webinar Series

DATE/TIME: Monday, November 4, 2021, 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET
PLACE: Online, Register here
TOPIC: Mentors and sponsors: Your personal board of directors.
Many believe that to be successful in your career you must build your own personal board of directors. Learn about mentorships and sponsorships, including how to leverage each successfully.

Link to full site: https://collegesteps.wf.com/beyond-college-2021-webinar-series/

Diwali/Tihar Celebration

DATE/TIME: Monday, November 4, 2021, 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT
PLACE: Online, RSVP https://shepherd.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7561291

Shepherd students will share some of the traditional practices associated with the festival, including Hindu prayer in song, a presentation on Nepal and its Diwali celebrations, and exchange of sweets for those attending in person. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars as well as Multicultural Student Affairs at Shepherd.

Diwali is a religious festival of lights celebrated over five days by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists, especially Newar Buddhists. Also known as Deepavali, it is India’s most important festival of the year and is characterized by indoor and outdoor floral decorations and oil lamps (diya), colorful paintings (rangoli), family feasts, the sharing of gifts and sweets, singing and dancing, worship ceremonies, light fireworks, and indoor decorations in front of an altar. The festival is a good opportunity for attendees to learn about Hindu cultural practices.

Parent Workshop: Growth Mindset in STEM

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 5, 2021, 8:00am

PLACE: Online, Register Here

Do you or your child find it difficult to try or learn anything STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Math) related? Join Technovation, and other parents from around the world, for this session based on Carol Dweck's research on mindsets. Learn what is a growth mindset, practices that can help to develop one, and how a growth mindset can help our children, and ourselves, become better STEM learners. In this session you will also have the opportunity to meet parents from around the world and support each other in this learning.

Neighborhood Development Center's Small Business Workshops and Training: Building Your Beehive

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 11, 2021, 11:30am – 1:00pm

PLACE: Online, Register Here

In this fast-changing media landscape, it’s not easy to keep up with all of the new platforms available that can help you grow your business and reach the right customers. From shaping your story properly to communicating the right message to journalists, to the best ways to harness social media, this session will guide you through the jungles of modern-day marketing in the digital age. Whether you are expanding your marketing and communications budget or just getting started, join us to learn how you can market more effectively with tools and solutions that can be used by everyone. In this session, we will show you

How to use some basic marketing and social media tools to turn your customers into your no-cost sales team that promotes your business today and beyond.
How to build a plan that is easy to manage and supports your business goals.

Revolutionary Bodies: Rethinking Contemporary Chinese Dance Culture

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 11, 2021, 11:30am – 1:00pm

PLACE: Online, Please RSVP to hnwilcox@stkate.edu, if you plan to attend in person, or if you need a zoom link for virtual participation.

In this talk Wilcox will discuss her recent book, the first English-language primary source–based history of concert dance in the People’s Republic of China, which will be published in Chinese translation in late 2021. Combining over a decade of ethnographic and archival research, Revolutionary Bodies analyzes major dance works by Chinese choreographers staged over an eighty-year period from 1935 to 2015, examining

connections between socialist thought, cultural institutions, and transnational exchange as they relate to dance creation, education, and theory.

Using previously unexamined film footage, photographic documentation, performance programs, and other historical and contemporary sources, Wilcox challenges the commonly accepted view that Soviet-inspired revolutionary ballets are the primary legacy of the socialist era in China’s dance field and instead presents the contemporary practice of Chinese dance (Zhongguo wu 中國舞) as the era's major creative project.

Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART)

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 16, 2021,10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT

PLACE: Register https://smart2.eventbrite.com

Join MPRC and the MN ATOD Regional Prevention Coordinators for session 1 of Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART), a four-module immersion in the SMART program proven in over 30 clinical trials to improve resilience, stress, anxiety, happiness, wellbeing, mindfulness, and health behaviors.

The training addresses two aspects of human experience – attention and interpretation. Research shows that our brain’s attention, in its default state, incessantly wanders and instinctively focuses on threats and imperfections. This excessive ‘dwell time’ in the default mode correlates with symptoms of anxiety, depression, low engagement, and attention deficit. It also fatigues our brain.

SMART offers a way out of this human dilemma by engaging the brain’s focused mode – not only to experience more uplifting emotions, but also develop better focus, enhance creativity and productivity, improve engagement at work, deepen relationships, and to find greater purpose in life.

Lessons Learned from Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:00pm

PLACE: Online Zoom, Here

Million Girls Moonshot hosted a Community of Practice focused on Equity and Inclusion for afterschool networks during summer 2021, led by the National Girls Collaborative Project. Join us as we share best practices from the five sessions and hear from participants as they share their takeaways. Presenters will also speak to the successes and challenges they have related to implementing equitable approaches within their network and programs.

Lessons Learned from Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10:00am-11:30am ET/11:00am-12:30pm

PLACE: Online Zoom, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-real-deal-on-covid-19-vaccines-a-train-the-trainer-workshop-registration-190846004537

Are you a teacher, health educator, community outreach worker, peer educator?

The NY Vaccine Literacy Campaign at CUNY School of Public Health has developed a “COVID-19 vaccine 101” workshop for youth and young adult audiences.

We invite all who work with youth / young adult audiences to learn the ins-and-outs of facilitating a one-hour workshop on The Real Deal on COVID-19 Vaccines. Participants will receive the workshop slide deck and an accompanying facilitator guide following the training.

For questions about this workshop, contact Hannah Stuart Lathan at hannah.lathan@sph.cuny.edu

The Real Deal on COVID-19 Vaccines was developed in collaboration with NY VLC community partners, Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment and Teens PACT of Community Healthcare Network.

Register Elevate Business Webinars

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 2:00pm-3:00pm

PLACE: Online, Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-the-plan-to-support-your-pivot-social-impact-strategies-group-tickets-175648388057
TOPIC: Building the Plan to Support Your Pivot

Explore and develop sustainable strategies and pivot towards business growth in this workshop designed to help entrepreneurs.

A 60-minute workshop designed to help entrepreneurs explore and develop sustainable strategies and pivot towards positive business growth. Leave with a checklist of grounding principles to put into practice and an action plan that prepares any business towards sustainable expansion and build resiliency.

This workshop is hosted by Elevate Business HC and the presented by Social Impact Strategies Group.

Banking and Lending's Role in Family Wealth Disparities

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 4:00pm

PLACE: Online, Register https://umn.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=14d64e33e918b08161381c949&id=03aa9ab6e5&e=6037605dee

Commercial banking and lending institutions play a critical role in building individual and family wealth. Bankers and loan officers are the first introduction many people have to financial tools and concepts such as personal loans, investments, and refinancing. Too often banks miss opportunities for clients—as well as for themselves—when they deny people of color access points to wealth building tools like IRAs, lines of credit, investment vehicles, budgeting and tax strategies, and financial pathways to home ownership.

Moderated by award-winning Twin Cities certified financial educator and CEO of SLAP Financial Consulting, LLC Tonia Brinston, the conversation will examine the role financial institutions play in the long-term financial health and wealth of their clients and community. Hear from some of Minnesota's most influential advocates and experts on systemic barriers to wealth, as well as solutions like long-term, team-focused relationships between banks and clients and innovative financial literacy projects such as student run credit unions in Minnesota schools.

Neighborhood Development Center's Small Business Workshops and Training: Level-Up Budgeting, Give Every Dollar A Job

DATE/TIME: Thursday, November 18, 2021, 6:00pm-7:30pm

PLACE: Online, Register Here

Develop a spending plan that works. Create a real-life workable budget while tracking your spending and leveling-up to create savings. Learn how to stay ready so you don't have to get ready for unforeseen financial emergencies. Develop a sense of freedom by identifying unconscious spending habits (money leaks) and know where every dollar has gone at the end of the month.

Job Fair

DATE/TIME: Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:00am-2:00pm

PLACE: Minneapolis American Indian Center on East Franklin Avenue, 1530 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

The Minneapolis American Indian Center and the American Indian OIC, two organizations that have served our community since the 1970s, are hosting this event. Don't miss it!

Contacts for applicants and employers:
Brian Joyce, 612-879-1770, byjoce@MAICNET.org
Don Clark, 612-341-3358 ext 115, donc@takoda.org
Jose Santos, 612-341-3358 ext 119, joses@takoda.org

Neighborhood Development Center's Small Business Workshops and Training: Branding Deck

DATE/TIME: Saturday, December 4, 2021,10:00am-12:00pm

PLACE: Online, Register Here

In this workshop you will learn strategies on how to properly brand your business for success. In this workshop, you will learn:

The essentials of market research for branding.
Image awareness and long-term brand relevance.
How to make your brand stand out amongst the crowd.

Understanding Barriers to Equity and Belonging: Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, January 26, 10:30am - 12:30pm

PLACE: Online, Register https://understandingbarriers.eventbrite.com

Do people with marginalized identities feel safe and supported in your coalitions and communities? How might implicit bias, identity, and stereotype threat get in the way of your prevention work?

This workshop will provide tools for understanding and taking action towards equity and belonging. Participants will gain an understanding of how biases and stereotypes impact their own identities as well as the staff, children, and families that they are charged with supporting. They will learn how, when, and in what situations bias and stereotypes appear in the work and community environment and the steps to process and address bias and stereotype threat.

Responding to Microagressions

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 23,10:30am - 12:30pm

PLACE: Online, Register https://respondingtomicroaggressions.eventbrite.com

Microaggressions are daily verbal and nonverbal insults of slights, whether intentional or not, that target a person’s marginalized identity. Each of us has experienced microaggressions at different rates. Microaggressions are one of the most common reasons a person with marginalized identities checks out of work or leaves their place of employment. Participants will explore how microaggressions appear in the workplace and community and discuss ways to interrupt and respond to microaggressions to better equity and create belonging.

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