• Break into small groups (ex: groups of 4-5)
• Take turns sharing (ex: each person shares for 2 minutes; the round is 10 minutes total)
• Prompts are just suggestions! Share whatever you’d like.
• Large Group Report Out: 1 person from each group shares both cultural connections & discoveries from their small group

• What were some birthday traditions in your family growing up? What was important to you as a child about birthdays?  Do you still keep up those traditions?
• How and when does your family celebrate the new year?
• What tradition do you have around new babies?  How do you celebrate the coming of a new baby?  What do you do for the arrival?  Anything within the first year?
• What was a food served in your family growing up that you really didn’t like?
• If you wanted to serve a visitor a meal that would help them to understand your cultural heritage, what meal would you serve?

Break the Cycle of Children's environmental health disparities focuses on raising awareness of
children's health disparities and on 
cultivating future leaders among university students nationally and internationally.

Past conference monographs and presentations are available here.

YAI is seeking aspiring or experienced social workers, mental health counselors, and clinical professionals for our rapidly expanding START services in New York (CSIDD) and California (START)!  

Please check out our exciting new career opportunities by city and coast by visiting https://www.yai.org/careers or email Hiring@YAI.org for further information: 

Clinical Director (PhD or MS/MA required) – Central New York, Fresno, Stockton 

Program Director (MS/MA required) – San Jose, Stockton, Berkeley 

Medical Director (MD, DO, or APRN required) – Fresno, Stockton 

Therapeutic Team Lead (MS/MA required) – Stockton 

Clinical Team Lead (MS/MA required) – Stockton 

START Coordinator (MS/MA required) – Fresno, Stockton, Watsonville, San Jose, Berkeley 

Therapeutic Coach (BS/BA required) – Bronx NYC, Fresno, Stockton, Watsonville, Berkeley, San Jose