2022 March Asian Media Access Newsletter

AMA's Funders

AMA Announcements

1. Vaccination Pop-up Event:

A. FREE COVID-19 vaccine and booster shot, targeting Chinese American community

DATE/TIME Saturday, March 26, 2022, 11:00am - 3:00pm
PLACE: 125 LIVE, 125 Elton Hills Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Pfizer vaccine and booster shot available, for 5 years old and up
Register for vaccination: https://forms.gle/UGZ5oDnK92ZdQKhQA

B. COVID-19 Vaccine Event at Academia Cezar Chavez

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 1 and 22, 2022, 2:30pm - 5:30pm. Walk-ins welcome
PLACE: Academia Cesar Chavez, 1801 Lacrosse Avenue, St. Paul
Pfizer vaccine and booster shot available
To schedule call: 651-301-6145

Hosted by: HACER and Asian Media Access

C. COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Roosevelt High School

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
PLACE: Roosevelt High School, 4029 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis
Pfizer vaccine and booster shot available
To schedule call: 651-301-6145

Hosted by: HACER and Asian Media Access

2. Pandemic Food Relief Effort, supported by the City of Minneapolis

Hot Asian meals pick up at Asian Media Access' office for Minneapolis families in need. Started January 2022 and on-going. Must be a Minneapolis resident to qualify.

Fridays only, 5:00pm - 6:00pm pick-up for the hot meals. Limit to 13 families each time with 3 meal boxes, regardless of family size. Each family is supported for weekly pick-up, for up to 4 weeks.

Weekly registration link for hot meals: https://forms.gle/otbw4gCphnPmtuQV7

3. SPNN Studio Video Production / Podcast Production

DATE/TIME: Usually second Sunday of every month
PLACE: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) 550 Vandalia St #170, St Paul, MN 55114

If you are interested in learning about video production and podcasting, we are happy to have your involvement.

Although the production for this March is being rescheduled, but contact us to find out more. These are in-person productions.

4. AMA Youth Online Forum - have your voice heard with Facebook Live

DATE/TIME: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 5:30pm-7:00pm CST
PLACE: Zoom, Register at https://forms.gle/LMzoszANgJDQsg3q6

Youth ages 15-25 are invited to participate and share their insights, and be advocates for issues such as COVID-19, problem gambling awareness, Bicultural Healthy living, and Depression & anxiety. Topics will feature guest speakers followed by a Kahoot games 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 zoom sessions, with each session lasting up to 90 minutes on Wednesdays (Every 2nd Wednesday of the month, one time 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 scorers of the Kahoot competition will receive additional gift card reward.
FMI: lily.do@amamedia.org

5. Multimedia Internship to support AMA's Vaccination Effort

DATE/TIME: Starting April, 2022 for a 8 weeks Internship
PLACE: Online, Register https://forms.gle/ECmFFY6W281DFQDv9

Asian Media Access looks for 10 Interns to be trained in Graphic Design and Video Productions, and able to create more educational materials to encourage BIPOC members to get vaccinated.

All training sessions will be held online. For More Info: stevelu@amamedia.org

Program Updates

Many successful and safe Lunar New Year Celebrations around town

February was a busy month for those celebrating the Lunar New Year. The New Year kicked off on February 1st, and wrapped up on the 15th with the Lantern Festival. The local Asian American communities hosted concerts, banquets, and other festivities to honor this special holiday – the Spring Festival (春節).

While the local Asian Americans celebrated the Year of Tiger, many also observed and practiced COVID-19 precautions by double masking or by wearing KN95 or even N95 masks. Since RED is the dominant color for the Lunar New Year, many our hosts gave out red colored medical masks to put on the outside of members’ own masks as the 2nd layer. So one not only saw all decorations in red, but people were also wearing red, and their faces covered in red as well. Through Project HEALINGS, Asian Media Access also supported vaccination pop up clinics at the Vietnamese New Year Celebration (Jan. 22 – 23, 2022), Chinese New Year Celebration (Jan. 30th, 2022 Celebration), and Korean New Year Celebration (Feb 12, 2022).

Our Korean partner, Korean JangmiArts, was very creative and hosted a performance at a trendy brewery - Arbeiter Brewing Co. to introduce the Lunar New Year to a mainstream audience. On top of that, AMA helped them to set up a vaccination pop up clinic. It was so fun, so community-focused to get young adults vaccinated, one just have to love the flexibility of our vaccination clinic, the willingness of the brewery owners, as well as a Korean cultural group reaching out to Caucasian young adults. It made us proud of how we all can take on a BRIDGE ROLE to help reduce the COVID transmission.

And finally, we are happy to report that the Kahoot Game sponsored by the MN Orchestra in inviting audience to vote for a winner among 6 Tiger sculpture paintings. The tiger from the Whole Foods design was the top vote getter. Drawing from the Water Tiger’s strength and courage, Whole Foods Market captures this spirit of new beginnings in their Horizon Tiger to strive for growth and flourish together for a prosperous new year.

Updates from the Metro Blue Line Extension

The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have partnered to evaluate revised route options that do not use freight rail property as previously planned for the METRO Blue Line Extension at Brooklyn Park; Crystal/Robbinsdale; and Minneapolis (two route options are being evaluated‑–one along Lowry and Washington Avenues and one along West Broadway Avenue).

Since March 2021, Asian Media Access and other CBOs have worked with project staff to support a robust community engagement process, and hosting activities prioritizing and supporting low-income communities, communities of color, and specific areas of the transit corridor.

Major themes have emerged as:
• Avoid impacts/disruption to communities and the environment
• Safety on transit and in communities served
• Easy pedestrian access to/from stations
• Anti-displacement efforts are a priority
• Support for businesses during construction
• Access to regional destinations
• Support economic development
• Improve the transit experience
• Improve access/serve transit dependent populations

Later, each route has been evaluated based on its ability to meet project goals. All the routes have received an overall assessment of “good” in their ability to serve the community. In some cases these routes achieve an excellent rating based on unique features and the potential to deliver exemplary positive benefits. None of the routes have been assessed as “poor,” which would mean they did not meet the project goals. See the chart below:

Now is the time to give comments to shape the final route recommendations. Please share your comments, questions and concerns on the interactive feedback map - www.BlueLineExt.org, and for more information, please contact project staff Sophia Ginis – Sophia.Ginis@metrotransit.org

AMA training members in combating COVID-19 Misinformation

If we look at the U.S. stats compared to the rest of the world, it is obvious something is wrong here. We were the first to have mass availability of vaccines, yet 62.4 millions infected and over 841,000+ dead. The deadliest contagious disease in our country's history. Many of those death were preventable with vaccination. But even after a year of the vaccination effort, and nearly 533 Millions Americans have received at least one dose, the myths and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines still abound.

Some misinformation and threatening languages like below shared widely at social media:
• COVID-19 is just like the common flu;

•   Natural Immunity Preferred;
•   Not Knowing Vaccine’s long term impacts;
• The vaccination, alters the DNA, or impacts fertility;
•   Shaming of people who get vaccinated;
•   Providing alternative research data to indicate the unnecessary;
•   No matter what you say – it is my RIGHT to not get vaccinated; and
•   Attacking vaccination clinics with threatening languages.

At Project HEALINGS, many of our partners are at the frontline to combat these misinformation. Asian Media Access has offered a fresh perspective, instead of continuing dismissing or arguing about the misinformation, AMA encourages our partners to think about using “VALUE PROPOSITION” to give us the best chance and tools to convert prospects to get vaccines. Such uses of “VALUE PROPOSITION” links VALUES to prospects’ daily lives, addresses their needs and makes clear why they should change their behaviors and would benefit from vaccination.

AMA breaks it down in 5 major strategies:
•   Value Proposition #1 – Consideration – “Thanks, but here is the FACT……..” – provide correct information to replace the misinformation without arguments
•   Value Proposition #2 – Diversion – “Do you happen to know…. “ - providing another historical fact about vaccination, instead of focusing on dead-end arguments
•   Value Proposition #3 – Immersion – Providing Context and “WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER………….”
•   Value Proposition #4 – Progression - Emphasizing the Future – “better protect you, your children and family through vaccination….”
•   Value Proposition #5 – Repetition - Like a broken record – repeating the messages again and again from different angles and channels – Make correct information more memorable

Many Project HEALINGS partners have already practiced just that, for example: 1) Providing many accurate information, ex. an Infographic to show the death of flue vs. COVID; 2) empowering members to be the cultural influencers to share correct information; and 3) developing messages from diverse angles and channels to connect with anti-vaxxers to remind them the importance of vaccines and their collective role in human history. Please join us at this critical time to share RIGHT INFO with GOOD ATTITUDE about vaccination.

For more information, please contact: amamedia@amamedia.org

Questions

Answers

Q1: We've spoken to many people in our community who have decided not to get vaccinated because they feel protected by natural infection after recovering from COVID. What do we know about their protection level against COVID vs. someone who has been vaccinated?

A1: It is an understanding that natural immunity can protect people, but the speed in gaining herd natural immunity cannot compete with the speed of the current virus spreading. At this urgent stage, we can’t wait, we need everyone to get vaccinated, and the VACCINE IS SAFE.

http://www.projecthealings.info and below sites for good examples:

Q2: Can anyone explain why COVID treats individuals differently? I work at a nursing home and take care of a lady over 100 years old that had covid for a few weeks and didn't die from it, including most of the residents who had it and survived (a small amount died).

A2: Because every person is unique in DNAs and physical features. That’s why every person shouldn’t gamble and every person needs a vaccine to protect and lower the risk of severe illness and even death.

Q3: Where can I find resources talking from these different angles you just mention to mobilize others?

A3: check our site – www.projecthealings.info and below sites for good examples:

https://www.themanufacturinginstitu te.org/research/thisisourshot/

https://sites.google.com/ideo.org/nojudgment/home

Youth Discussion: Covid-19 Vaccination and Hesitancy

Mary Xiong from the Minnesota Department of Health joined Asian Media Access's Youth Forum to provide insights on Covid-19 vaccination and vaccination hesitancy. Eligibility and availability to receive the COVID-19 vaccination have been increasing, and with that, there has been some resistance or delayed acceptance on receiving the vaccination.

All youth who attended the youth discussion was of age to get the COVID-19 Vaccinations. In addition, many of the youth who attended were also interested in understanding the associated risks of vaccination as they were interested in studying or currently studying Public Health and related fields.

The youth brought up that there are so many incentives to drive individuals to get their vaccinations in the US when so many other parts of the world want just to have the option available to them. So why are people not willing to get vaccinated?

A majority of vaccine hesitancy is related to a lack of knowledge about costs, benefits, effectiveness, potential side effects, risks of being unvaccinated.

Costs:
All vaccination doses are free for all, even those without insurance or documentation.

Benefits:
Vaccines are a way to help lower the risk of individuals getting diseases such as the flu, chickenpox, and now COVID-19. Vaccines also help prevent the disease from spreading, keeping the community healthier and safe.

The COVID-19 vaccination mitigates the illness severity, including reducing the risk of hospitalization and death.

The vaccine works in all different ages, different racial and ethnic groups, and people with health conditions.

Effectiveness:
There is a lack of trust in the vaccine as it seems that the COVID-19 was created too quickly. However, all vaccines go through many phases of clinical study and review before they become available to the public. The development of the COVID-19 vaccine followed the same extensive process. No steps were skipped in the vaccination-making and approval process for the COVID-19 vaccine. Money from the federal government and partnerships helped the process go much faster than usual. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made each vaccine manufacturer prove that its COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective, just as they would for any other vaccine. Any future COVID-19 vaccines will need to go through all these same steps before being approved for use in the general population.

When public health officials realized that COVID-19 was becoming a pandemic, they collaborated with vaccine companies and experts to make an effective vaccine. The first COVID-19 vaccines came out within a year of the COVID-19 virus being discovered. In the United States, the goal was to make a vaccine that was safe and worked, as soon as they could, while still following all the safety guidelines.

Potential Side Effects:
The vaccines cannot make someone sick with the disease, but there can be side effects. The potential side effects that you experience after vaccinations means that the vaccine is working as it should. The side effects are expected and are temporary. Severe adverse reactions are rare. Some of the symptoms include a sore arm, mild fever, body aches, which indicate that your body’s natural response to fight off diseases is working as intended. In addition, these potential side effects usually last one to two days and typically do not interrupt daily activities.

Risks of being unvaccinated:
Being unvaccinated puts an individual at a higher risk of infection compared to those who are vaccinated. The world uses vaccines as they are one of the most effective prevention methods for disease onset for you and your community. There have been multiple diseases and worries about diseases that have been eliminated in the United States because of the effectiveness of vaccines. A person who does not get vaccinated does not have the body defense to fight against the diseases.

When the community gets completely vaccinated, this helps prevent spreading illness from person to person. This widespread vaccination is also known as herd immunity, which helps protect people in the population who are not immune and can get the disease. Therefore, the vaccine is crucial for yourself and those around you, including your loved ones.

Community News

Free Weekly Health Clinic

DATE/TIME: Thursdays, 12:00pm-6:00pm by appointment
PLACE: SEWA-AIFW, 6645 James Ave N Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 United States

Join us for free weekly health clinics at SEWA-AIFW every Thursday! We are now able to help with medical & stress consultations, immunization counseling, A1C & cholesterol testing, blood pressure measurement, glucose testing, medical referrals, nutritional consultations, and chronic disease management in-house.

To make an appointment, call/text 763-350-9016 or 612-422-3278 during typical office hours. Please call the crisis line if you are calling after-hours or on weekends.

"Being Healthy" Youth Arts Contest

The Asian Engagement & Recruitment Core (ARC) Central Region Arts Contest is held with the aim of allowing children, pre-teens, and youth the opportunity to reflect on “What does 'being healthy' mean to you and your family?”

Goals of the contest are:

To promote wellness as everyone’s responsibility.
To promote understanding that we each see wellness differently.
To consider how precision medicine helps us understand how environment and genes uniquely impact our individual health.
To explore how wellness includes, but is not limited to, physical and mental health.

How to Enter: CLICK HERE to download the information on entering the contest.

The contest is divided into 3 age categories, with 3 prizes for each of the age category. Format of the artwork is quite open, so get involved!

IAM Small Business Initiative

REGISTER HERE

The India Association of Minnesota interns have been working on the IAM Small Business Initiative. The goal of this project is to raise awareness of local Indian owned businesses in the Twin Cities area. As a growing community in Minnesota, we are proud to be a center point from which many organizations can gain following and support, and we wish to further our involvement in the success of our Indian businesses with the creation of an IAM Small Business directory on the IAM website. We started reaching out for registrations in June 2021 and are continuing the information gathering process. We want you to be a part of it.

This project requires businesses to provide some basic information. With this information, we will create a directory located conveniently on the IAM website from which all information, contacts, and links to business websites or social media can be found. This will allow regular IAM followers, as well as Indians, new to Minnesota, to locate the various businesses around the metro area which in turn will help your businesses grow.

Spread the word to all the Indian businesses you patronize to be a part of the IAM business directory. If you have any questions please direct them to smallbusinesses@iamn.org.

PACBACK Back Pain Study with University of Minnesota

Spinal Manipulation and Patient Self-Management for Preventing Acute to Chronic Back Pain (PACBACK) Study

Screening Survey: https://rcnut.iths.org/surveys/?s=XYWX9CREY8

Are you an adult (18+ years old) with low back pain? Do you live in the Twin Cities (MN), Pittsburgh (PA) or a surrounding community? If yes, you may qualify for the PACBACK Trial, a research study exploring different treatments for back pain and preventing it in the future.

Eligible participants receive up to 2 months of treatment at no cost. Compensation is provided.

Website: https://pacback.org/
Questions? Contact pacback@umn.edu or 612-626-6477

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program

PLACE: Online, Register Here, Website Here

This free service offers small businesses the ability to apply for relevant grants, learn growth strategies, and access other valuable information. Because no one should be left behind.

Our online curriculum is designed to give small businesses like yours the personalized tools to succeed in today's digital world. Learning modules, expert coaching, peer networking and more—it's all here, and it’s all part of our goal to provide resources to help one million small businesses thrive in the digital economy.

Register now for our free online curriculum and move your business forward.

Complete two courses or coaching events to be eligible to apply for a Verizon Small Business Digital Ready $10,000 grant – applications now open.

Xcel Energy, CEE, and Partners Empower Next Generation of Energy Efficiency Workers

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 14, 2022

REGISTER: https://www.mncee.org/job-training?sign-up

Paid Five-Week In-Person Training
Earn $2500 and receive an industry-recognized credential in Building Science Principles (BSP). Building science explores how changing one part of a home affect homeowners’ comfort, health, and safety.

Training includes:
• Basics of building science and home energy audits, insulation, and air sealing
• Installation training from experts
• Relevant job-site safety guidelines, math for construction, and more!
• Basic support services (e.g., bus, gas cards, etc.)

"Connections" Digital Exhibition Submissions, Asian-pacific identities of Minnesota

DATE: Submission dates between February 1 - May 10, 2022

PLACE: Online, apply here

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center and Twin Cities JACL are hosting the digital exhibition Connections to capture an artistic profile of Minnesota's Asian Pacific residents. Visual art and poetry will be considered.

To be eligible: any artistic mediums (including poetry) are accepted so long as they can be photographed. Applicants must be of Asian Pacific identity and reside for most of the year in the state of Minnesota. People of any age may apply and subject matter can be anything related to the artist's identity, personal history, activism, or culture.

There is no submission fee. Artists may submit up to 3 pieces.
Three winners will be chosen by juror Emi Nijiya.

First prize: $200
Second prize: $100
Additional prize: tickets to the Heart Mountain pilgrimage 2022

Winners will be notified by May 25.

APIC Call for Abstract for APHA 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo

DATE: Submission dates between February 16 - April 30, 2022

PLACE: Online, apply https://www.apha.org/Events-and-Meetings/Annual/Call-for-Abstracts/APIC

The Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (APIC), in official relations with the American Public Health Association (APHA), invites abstracts for the 2022 APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition.

We encourage submissions that focus on the annual meeting’s theme, "150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity" as it applies to Asian American and/or Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Abstract submissions authored by or in collaboration with AAPI community-based partners are highly encouraged.

Although we will consider ALL submissions, the 2022 APIC Scientific Program will highlight work that addresses the annual meeting theme of innovative science, actionable and evidenced-based policies and practices in relation to health equity, violence prevention, racism and discrimination, care coordination for vulnerable populations, and social determinants of health. The following topics are intended to stimulate, rather than to limit, the scope of submissions:

· Achieving Mental Health Equity Among AAPIs
· Increasing AAPI Health Equity through Health Education, Health Communication, and Community-Based Interventions
· Promoting Health Equity Among AAPIs through Social Movements & Political Advocacy
· Ensuring Equity to Access to Health Care Services among AAPIs
· Understanding AAPI Historical and Social Context to Attain Health Equity
· Other Priority AAPI Concerns

For more information on abstract guidelines (format requirements), submissions, continuing education credits, and peer-review guidelines: https://www.apha.org/Events-and-Meetings/Annual/Call-for-Abstracts/APIC

Voices for AAPI

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 6:00 EST and Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 6:00pm EST
REGISTER: https://bit.ly/3LwWs4s for inaugural session with co-founders (March 1) or https://bit.ly/3rLik3W for student and faculty (March 2)

A new national organization with a focus on supporting, promoting, and advocating for professionals, faculty, students and others of #AAPI heritage in the field of communications.

Making cents of it all, UMN Extension Center for Family Development webinars

Join us to learn about educational resources and tools to help families navigate financial choices. Together we'll work on building knowledge and skills around homeownership, credit, budgeting and saving, and changing financial needs across the lifespan. We'll also share culturally appropriate tools and educational resources to support American Indian and Latino communities. These online webinars are for individuals, families, educators and agency staff.
Series Website:https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/making-cents-it-all

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 6:00-8:00pm
REGISTER: Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?
Do you wonder what to do with your treasured possessions now or in the future? Family feuds are more likely to erupt over treasured possessions than over money. Learn how you can leave a legacy and manage family relationships while making decisions about your possessions.

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 17, 2022, 6:00pm-7:00pm
REGISTER: A quien le dejamos que? Que se considera una herencia y como dividirla (Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate)
Aprenda a dejar un legado y mantener las relaciones familiares mientras decida qué hacer con sus pertenencias. Cómo las complejas relaciones emocionales y familiares influyen en las decisiones de propiedad personal. La importancia de planificar tanto bienes raíces con título como sin título, así como transferencias de propiedad sin título.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 31, 2022, 12:15-12:45pm
REGISTER: Building Credit with a Credit Card
When it comes to managing your money, there’s a lot of good advice but not so much information about how to put good advice into practice. Join us to explore some tips and tricks that will help you make your budgeting dreams a reality

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 7, 2022, 12:15 -12:45pm
REGISTER: Budgeting with a Calendar System
When it comes to managing your money, there’s a lot of good advice but not so much information about how to put good advice into practice. Join us to explore some tips and tricks that will help you make your budgeting dreams a reality.

DATE/TIME: April 12, 2022, 3:30pm-4:30pm
REGISTER: Make Money Make Sense
In this session, we present a financial activity toolkit for use in afterschool and other informal settings to provide age-appropriate (ages 12-18) learning opportunities on basic financial concepts. The activities were designed to encourage youth to learn from both good and bad choices to make it easier for them to see the connection between the choices they make and the outcome of those choices.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 14, 2022, 12:15 - 12:45pm
REGISTER: Budgeting Using Apps or Excel
When it comes to managing your money, there’s a lot of good advice but not so much information about how to put good advice into practice. Join us to explore some tips and tricks that will help you make your budgeting dreams a reality.

DATE/TIME: April 19, 2022, 10:00am-11:00am
REGISTER: Get Ready, Get Set, Get Going: A Guide to Money Management
Professionals who work with individuals with cognitive or developmental disabilities are invited to join this webinar to learn more about the “Get Ready, Get Set, Get Going: A Guide to Money Management” resource developed by Michigan State University Extension. The twelve financial management lessons will be shared as well as strategies on how to utilize the materials with clients, including using visual prompts and hands-on practice to build skills. We will also discuss how to promote motivation for participants to adopt the behaviors learned by making their personal financial wellness goals.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 21, 2022, 12:15 - 12:45pm
REGISTER: Budgeting with an Envelope System
When it comes to managing your money, there’s a lot of good advice but not so much information about how to put good advice into practice. Join us to explore some tips and tricks that will help you make your budgeting dreams a reality.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 28, 2022, 12:15 - 12:45pm
REGISTER: Plugging Your Spending Leaks
When it comes to managing your money, there’s a lot of good advice but not so much information about how to put good advice into practice. Join us to explore some tips and tricks that will help you make your budgeting dreams a reality.

Community Journalism Trainings

Event website: https://www.journalismofcolor.com/post/journalism-of-color-training-center-winter-spring-2022-training-schedule

DATE/TIME:Thursday, March 1, 2022, 7:00pm-9:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdeCrqz8tEtTEbtzrMv17laW_n4F9rvUi
TOPIC: Community Journalism: Audio Reporting:
Audio journalism is such a creative and important journalistic tool. This training will introduce participants to the tenets and best practices of audio reporting, as well as a DIY “how-to.”

DATE/TIME:Thursday, March 9, 2022, 7:00pm-9:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvcu-hrD4rH9bwwOYWsI5ISuwOEDc1B4N8
TOPIC: Community Journalism: Policy Reporting:
Policy reporting is a unique and crucial type of journalism however community journalists do not do the same type of reporting as mainstream journalists. In this training reporters will be introduced to the how’s and why's of policy reporting on a local and state level.

DATE/TIME:Thursday, March 15, 2022, 4:00pm-6:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYld-muqjsuEtPPbOCetdjHM-kXf58yPPb1
TOPIC: Community Journalism: Legislative Reporting:
Legislative reporting is a unique and crucial type of journalism. This training will introduce reporters to the how’s and why’s of policy reporting on a state level.

DATE/TIME:Thursday, March 15, 2022, 5:00pm-7:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrdumhqzwuH9IqmfkHiMzkMp6YO9Ee0-AJ
TOPIC:Community Journalism: Developing Questions:
Asking good questions, whether for interview purposes or for reporting research, is a crucial tool for journalists. How we ask questions and how we understand those questions impacts the answers we get and how we understand those answers. In this training participants will learn how to ask solid questions for interviews and for journalistic research.

DATE/TIME:Thursday, March 22, 2022,7:00pm-9:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ucOipqz4oGN3Dt3eAA98UmBfLWqCsbz0o
TOPIC:Community Journalism: Interviewing:
One of the core practices in journalism is the interview. In this training participants will discuss interviewing within the work of community journalism. How do we schedule and conduct interviews, develop questions, and follow-up? What are the best practices we can take with us?

DATE/TIME:Thursday,March 29, 2022, 2:00pm-4:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqd-GtqTIjHtzFsU3jTQ6l0LIqwxb8m7Eg
TOPIC:Community Journalism: Best Practices for Justice in Journalism:
There are specific practices that we can use in our community journalism that help us to build racial and social justice through our work. This discussion-packed and experiential training will focus on best practices that we can use as community journalists committed to racial and social justice.

DATE/TIME: Thursday,March 31, 2022, 3:00pm-5:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcud-6uqDovHtJ26D2Vv_rRWChmu6e9Qtov
TOPIC:Community Journalism: Ethics, Objectivity, and Equity:
Ethics, objectivity, and our innate biases play a unique role in the community newsroom, even more so in a community newsroom that centers racial and social justice. This training will open up a discussion on ethics in community journalism: what journalistic ethics are, what ethical questions we ask as community journalists, and how we communicate those values and ethics to our larger community.

DATE/TIME:Thursday, April 7,2022, 5:00pm-7:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuCupj4sGdCJxX2jSZiybCKYyFV2KWB3
TOPIC:Cooperation and Collaboration in Community Journalism:
Cooperation and collaboration are core practices and elements within the work of community journalism and within a community journalism newsroom. This training will discuss models and practices for cooperation and collaboration in community journalism with regard to reporting and newsroom operations.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 12, 2022, 2:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcud-6uqDovHtJ26D2Vv_rRWChmu6e9Qtov
TOPIC:Community Journalism, Racial Justice, and Resilience:
This training centers on the intersections of racial justice and resilience within community journalism.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 14, 2022, 3:00pm-5:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctc-mqrzwuHN13G-tAOi9U8ETszN-fGstr
TOPIC:Community Journalism: Power, Tension, and Relationships:
Journalism and community organizing are often seen as two ideas that exist in opposition to each other. However community journalism and community organizing are closely intertwined. This training discusses the concepts of power, tension, and relationships within the work of community organizing and community journalism. We also discuss the intersections and conflicts between community journalism and community organizing.

DATE/TIME: Thursday,April 21, 2022,4:00pm-6:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pfuCqrD4tH9bKTeCBjkkY5YOni5djqgaZ
TOPIC:Community Journalism and Social Movements: Intersections, Tensions, and Challenges:
Community journalism has a unique role within social movements. This training explores the role and the responsibilities of community journalists committed to equitable coverage of social movements. This discussion-packed training uses real-world examples and experiential training activities as part of our discussion.

DATE/TIME:Thursday,April 26, 2022, 2:00pm-4:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register, https://prescottcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqc-mqpz8vG9eu7IsFLGnaGN4yiXhvYJaZ
TOPIC:Community Journalism: Promoting the Reporting:
Making sure that our journalism is seen, heard, or read is just as important as the actual reporting. This training helps community journalists-in-training promote their work through social media as well as blogging and other digital efforts.

No Place Like Home, UMN Extension Center for Family Development webinars

Whether you rent or own your home, Extension educators have tips to make your home healthier, affordable and energy efficient. Join us to learn from financial educators, the Clean Energy Resource Team and experts in preparedness. These free webinars are offered in English and Spanish.

Series Website: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/no-place-home

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 3, 2022, 3:00pm-4:00pm
REGISTER: https://extension.umn.edu/event/book-read-maid-part-3
TOPIC: Moving In, Moving Out, Moving Over Part 3
In this book read we will discuss the book Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land. Conversations will be led by Extension educators who focus in housing and finance. We will meet three times and would request that you commit to attending all sessions if possible.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 10, 2022, 6:00pm-7:00pm
REGISTER: https://extension.umn.edu/event/estrategias-para-crear-una-vivienda-mas-saludable
TOPIC: Estrategias para crear una vivienda más saludable (Strategies for Creating a Healthier Home)
En este webinar en español. usted obtendrá consejos para mantener un hogar seguro y saludable. Ademas hablaremos de como evitar peligros en casa y le daremos recursos importantes para manener un hogar seguro y saludable.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 10:00am-11:00am
REGISTER: https://extension.umn.edu/event/rentwise-101
TOPIC: RentWise 101
What do you need to know to better navigate the rental process? Join this webinar to learn about finding, keeping and maintaining a stable home environment as a renter. Tools and strategies will be introduced to help you secure housing, manage money resources wisely, pay rent on time, choose safe and affordable housing, communicate effectively and maintain a home. We will also navigate the screening process, lease agreements, security deposits and moving out.

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 14, 2022, 6:00pm-7:00pm
REGISTER: https://extension.umn.edu/event/consejos-para-rentar-una-vivienda
TOPIC: Consejos para rentar una vivienda
En esta charla en linea gratuita usted identificara la importancia de estar preparado antes de alquilar o rentar una vivienda. Tambien se dara informacion de como completar una solicitud de alquiler y como desarrollar un plan de gastos y ahorros.

Family Friendly Earth Care Series, UMN Extension Center for Family Development webinars

Join Extension for a webinar series for families to learn more and take actions for global health and wellness. Learn about ways to eat healthier for the planet, including reducing food waste, composting and reducing your family's carbon footprint. Learn hands-on activities for all ages that promote wellness through being in nature.
Series Website:https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/family-friendly-earth-care

DATE/TIME: March 3, 2022
REGISTER: Edibles and Decoratives from the Woods or Backyard

DATE/TIME April 7, 2022
REGISTER: Food Composting 101

DATE/TIME April 21, 2022
REGISTER: Reducing your Family’s Carbon Footprint

Asian Minnesotan Day at the Capitol 2022

DATE/TIME: Monday, March 7, 2022 from 9am-4:30pm
PLACE: 75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard., St Paul, MN 55155, Register https://secure.everyaction.com/u49yjH-_zUG2xCRfLpj_wg2

Join us for Asian Minnesotan Day at the Capitol featuring champions on CAAL policy priorities, advocacy education from CAAL staff and leaders, and an opportunity to speak with your legislator about issues impacting our communities. If health and safety allow, we will begin amplifying our voices with a rally at the MN Capitol. If we can't rally in person, we will come together virtually.

Our communities have a massive stake in the decisions that shape our cities, state, and country. We must prioritize legislation that protects and expands opportunities for Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latinx communities. When CAAL leaders advocate for issues that impact them, they play an active role in shaping a just and joyful future for all Minnesotans to live with dignity in thriving and caring communities. Lawmakers prioritize the input of their constituents; this is why your voice is essential to you and the collective community at the Minnesota State Legislature!

Masks are currently required at the State Capitol. We encourage all in-person participants to get vaccinated and test frequently. If you are displaying any symptoms of COVID-19 including fever or cough, please do not come to the in-person portions of our schedule. Thank you!

Minneapolis-Saint Paul monthly immigration forum

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 8 from 4:30pm-6:00pm
PLACE: Online, Teams meeting, Click here to join the meeting. Website details here

The immigration forum hosted by the City of Minneapolis Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs with the City of Saint Paul Immigrant and Refugee Program has moved to a monthly format.

Topics covered at this forum include:

Federal immigration news, with information on how developments impact our local immigrant and refugee community and where to go for help.
Community immigrant and refugee advocacy organization updates.
Additional topics of interest and importance to immigrant, refugee and new American communities. (Recent sessions have included consumer fraud resources at the Attorney General’s Office and ways to support the resettlement of Afghan evacuees in Minneapolis.)

Hearing All Voices IRS Small Business Workshop and Listening Session 2022

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 11:00am
PLACE: Online, Register https://irs.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscOyqrTItHnJyouU86plK4CKCmzwhiEo

IRS is hosting Zoom meetings for small business organizations and owners in February and March, especially those that conduct business in languages other than English. These 2-hour events will include presentations from IRS leadership from Examination, Collection and Taxpayer Advocacy covering the top tax issues affecting small business owners regarding income, deductions, employment taxes and recordkeeping. We’ll also cover getting ready for the 2022 filing season, tax scams targeting small businesses and how the IRS is reorganizing to better serve small business taxpayers. We also want to hear from you! So, these events will include a listening session to hear your concerns, feedback and suggestions. How can we improve your IRS experience as a small business owner?

Women of Color Conference

DATE/TIME: March 10 - 12, 2022
PLACE: Online, Register https://whova.com/portal/registration/cyas_202007/

Since the start of the pandemic, we know the impact to Women of Color is disproportionate in many facets in our society.
There is tremendous pressure on Women of Color, including unpaid work of taking care of children, elder care and other responsibilities, where women have had to step-back from there jobs/careers.
The theme of this year’s conference is Women Rise: Seize the Opportunity - Dare, Dream and Hope. We want to create opportunities to learn, connect and act to create a hopeful future.
Representation matters and we want to share perspectives which will help each other to move forward..

Community Building for Child Nutrition Conference

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 10, 2022, 8:30am-3:00pm
PLACE: Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street East, St. Paul MN 55107, Register https://bit.ly/hungerimpact

Targeting community organizations and programs that have been providing meals to low-income kids during COVID and those who want to learn about becoming a meal sponsor, program operator, or qualified vendor post-COVID.

Bystander Intervention to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment

DATE/TIME: Monday, March 14, 11:30AM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 31, 5:00PM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 6, 10:00AM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 12, 5:00PM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 9, 10:00AM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 19, 5:00PM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, June 1, 10:00AM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, June 1, 6:30PM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 6, 12:30PM CST: Register here
DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 16, 5:00PM CST: Register here

Anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment are on the rise across the US -- and the world. In this virtual Zoom workshop sponsored by Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, CAIR Chicago, and Hollaback!, you'll learn how you can intervene effectively as a bystander without compromising your safety.

This 60-90 minute, interactive training will teach you Hollaback!'s 5D's of bystander intervention methodology. We'll start by talking about the types of discrimination that Asian and Asian American folks are facing right now - from microaggressions to violence. You'll then learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities.

We'll talk through five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening. At the end of our practice scenarios, and you'll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see Anti-Asian/American harassment.

Hmong Week and Hmong Night Night

DATE/TIME: Hmong Week March 14-18, 2022, Hmong Night April 16, 2022
Register to facilitate for Hmong Week https://forms.gle/ZK1FQXEGeRt2EPSN6

The first event I will be introducing is our Hmong week coming up in March! It will for the entire week of the 14-18! For our Hmong week, we are looking for individuals to facilitate an educational Hmong themed workshops based on Hmong topics and issues! If you or anyone you know is interested, please sign up in our google form! https://forms.gle/ZK1FQXEGeRt2EPSN6

Hmong Night is where we showcase our Hmong Culture to SCSU students, staff, and outside community members. In the show, you will see us showing off our beautiful, vibrant, and unique Hmong clothing in a fashion show! You will hear and see talented singers, dance groups, and many others! HSO Board and our lovely members created and wrote a heartfelt Hmong themed skit that will BRING YOU ON A JOURNEY. Lastly, you will get to taste Hmong cuisine filled with many different favors and spices

Recovery & Health series, UMN Extension Center for Family Development webinars

Join us for a series of free webinars hosted by University of Minnesota Extension for individuals, families and professionals to learn about the many ways recovery and health go hand in hand. The series will cover topics of mental well-being such as nervous system support, and also show how nutrition and physical activity can support those in recovery. Hear from people in recovery about how they approach their health holistically. Finally, colleagues from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in Duluth will join this series to discuss community solutions to the opioid crisis — including harm reduction and how to save lives from overdoses.
Series Website: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/recovery-health

DATE/TIME: March 15, 2022
REGISTER: Recovery Health Changemakers

DATE/TIME March 16, 2022
REGISTER:Befriending Your Emotions in Recovery

DATE/TIME: March 29, 2022
REGISTER: Nutrition and Physical Activity for Recovery

DATE/TIME: April 5, 2022
REGISTER: Opioid Overdoses: Risk Factors, Signs and Saving Lives!

DATE/TIME: April 5, 2022
REGISTER: A community-engaged approach to supporting recovery from Substance Use Disorders

DATE/TIME: April 12, 2022
REGISTER: Harm Reduction 101

Psychological First Aid Training

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 3:00pm-5:00pm

PLACE: Online, Register Here

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed 2-hour virtual training for all community members and professionals. Trainees will learn how to support healthy recovery in individuals following a traumatic event, public health emergency, natural disaster, or personal crisis. The curriculum integrates public health, community health and individual psychology by drawing upon skills the trainees probably already have. The goal of PFA is to teach trainees how to reduce distress and negative health behaviors by providing practical help and promote resilience.

Participants will learn:

The impact traumatic experiences can have on individuals, and how burnout may impact frontline staff and first responders
The five pillars of the PFA framework and how to apply them to support someone who has experienced a traumatic event
How to recognize when an individual should be referred to a mental health professional

Status of Women & Girls Launch Webinar

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 17, 2022, 12:00pm-1:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register Here

WFMN has long invested in research to understand the realities facing women and girls across Minnesota so that we may target community-centered solutions. Next month, we look forward to launching our newest report, the 2022 Status of Women and Girls in Minnesota, produced with the Center on Women, Gender, & Public Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

As the leading research on women and girls in our state, this report details the profound gender inequities that persist in Minnesota, with greater disparities faced by Black, Indigenous, and women and girls of color, rural women and girls, LGBTQ+ people, and older women.

Let’s make “Just Work” happen

DATE/TIME: Monday, March 21, 2022, 10:30am-12:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-make-just-work-happen-tickets-248891770987

Who: Any worksite wellness coordinator who wants to engage with the ideas and recommendations in part one of Kim Scott's book Just Work.
What: An opportunity to discuss the book Just Work and practice the skills needed to interrupt bias, prejudice, and bullying in facilitated small groups.
Where: Online. The Zoom link will be shared via a calendar invite before the event.
Why: Workplaces are more just when they promote collaboration and mutual respect. Come to this one-time gathering to meet and learn from others who are working to make workplaces more just.
Care to facilitate? If you'd like to volunteer to facilitate your small group, simply add an exclamation mark to your name when you register (e.g. Ramona!).
Cost: None

Finding Balance, UMN Extension Center for Family Development webinars

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
REGISTER: Ambiguous Loss in Rural Communities Training 101

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
REGISTER: Creating Balance in the Chaos

AASA Annual Asian Celebration Show

DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 24, 2022, 6:00pm-9:00pm
PLACE: Augsburg Foss Chapel, 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454

An event dedicate all the students for their active participation, support, and assistance with AASA

Rang Tarang Holi 2022

DATE/TIME: Saturday, March 26, 2022, 2:00pm

PLACE: Osseo Senior High School Auditorium, 317 2nd Ave NW, Osseo, MN 55369, Register https://fb.me/e/6dUMHkGVN

Hindu Society of MN is bringing you "Rang Tarang: Holi 2022 Celebrations" on Saturday, March 26th at Osseo High School. We hope to see you there!
For more Information: https://www.hindutemplemn.org/holi2022
Find the most up-to-date info here: https://fb.me/e/6dUMHkGVN
For questions about the event, contact the following:
Cultural performances - cultural@hsmn.org
Volunteering - volunteer@hsmn.org

Community Connections Conference

DATE/TIME: Saturday, May 21, 2022

PLACE: Hall B on the first floor of the Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Woman raising hand during roundtable discussion at 2018 Community Connections Conference

To stay up to date on this year's conference, visit the Community Connections Conference webpage here.

Share the conference
English: 2022 Community Connections Conference Facebook event page
Spanish: Conferencia Comunitaria 2022: Juntos para adelante
Somali: Shirka bulshada ee 2022: "Horay Baan Usoconaynaa"
Hmong: Koomtes Mus Ua Ke: Community Connections Conference 2022

Hmong Awareness Night

DATE/TIME: Friday, April 22, 2022, 5:30pm, Doors open at 5:00pm

PLACE: BEC, Concordia University, 1282 Concordia Ave, St Paul, MN 55104

Hmong Awareness night is a night to celebrate and reflect the Hmong culture. We will be having some amazing performances along with some yummy Hmong food. Save it to your calendar and come join us on this very special night.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at chusaclub@gmail.com

Hmong Community Explore Your Parks

DATE/TIME: Saturday, July 16, 2022, 1:00pm-4:00pm

PLACE: Centennial Park, Brooklyn Center, 6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430Planned events:

Planned Events:

Sports and recreation activities
Traditional Hmong games
Bike fix-it station, bike skills clinic, bikes to try
Gardening, exploring ways to be active outside
Story stroll
COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Local organizations tabling

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