Asian Media Access looks for 10 young talents who are interested in Web Design to form a Youth Media Force Team to better support our "Bicultural Healthy Living" Initiative.  A paid internship opportunity with a 6 month commitment.

Any question please contact: Xianping He at xianping.he@amamedia.org or 612-376-7715

 

Supported by the Ramsey County, and MN Dept. of Health, local Asian American community-based agencies pulled together a successful COVID-19 Testing and Asian Food Giveaway event on Nov. 23.  

The event was intentionally hosted at the Vietnamese church - Church of St. Columba in St. Paul, a location where the Asian American communities are familiar and feel comfortable with. The Church's 2 parking lots supported both testing and food giveaway. Asian American members registered online, and drove through to pick up free Asian food box and a 25lb of rice, then headed to the next parking lot for the COVID-29 testing.  

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Asian Media Access' staff and youth were present to support contact-less, back-trunk loading of all the goodies, as well as helped delivering the 25lb of rice to many seniors who lived near-by.

Other local agencies of CAPI, Hmong American Partnership, KaRen Association of MN, and the Vietnamese Social Services' staff served as interpreters for onsite registrations, and shared the information about Asian language hotlines to better answer COVID-19 related questions. Additionally, members of the Philippines Nurses of MN were on hand to help with the nasal swap. Their presence was a comfort for many Asian seniors.

Within 6 hours, our Team tested 695 members, with most being Asian American seniors and young children. The event successfully reached its goals to 1) Encourage hard-to-reached Asian American members to get tested at a place/time that the communities felt comfortable with, and 2) Supported peace-of-mind to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together with family members.

A great event with a great community support!!!

Asian Media Access worked with an advertising agency Russell Herder in designing a 4-part series of training to engage youth of color to better develop effective communication strategies.

Since Oct., the firm's Chief Creative Officer Brian Herder, Lead Content Strategist Kate Krug, and Arts Director Zack Spanton took on the initiatives to engage with AMA's youth for a series trainings with the intention of helping youth of color improve their communication skills, as well as inspiring them for a possible multimedia career pathways

The series was designed with a potential Program of Gambling Prevention campaign in mind, with:

a. Session I: Messaging - How to create messages that young people need to hear, and what has worked well for organizations on related topics and, specifically, what is most important to convey on this subject to help educate other young people about problem gambling. From there, they transitioned into a discussion about how youth can develop messages for social media, posters, text messaging, animation, experiential (e.g. dance, music), and video, etc. 

b. Session II: Creative Development - Continuing the discussion with youth to gauge how creative development process works (e.g. who, how, when), and discussed visual needs – what’s important, how to most effectively show it, and what technical considerations are important (e.g. typography, photography, graphics).

c. Session III: Social Media - How to deploy creative works through diverse media channels to the communities. They discussed the pros and cons of various platforms and explored together what the preferences are and how to optimize them.   

d. Session IV: Finalization - Lastly, the Team worked with AMA youth to finalize the campaign elements and made plans to get them sent and distributed. They also discussed the importance of how to measure the impact they made through the Program Gambling Prevention Campaign.

 

 

AMA youth not only learnt from the professionals with step-by-step guidance how to deploy the Program Gambling Prevention campaign targeting other youth, but also learnt the ins & outs of graphic design. Most importantly, support from the Russel Herder let our young people experienced a real-world case study, and inspire them to follow their dreams in the multimedia fields. 

 

 

GLOW Holiday Festival is Minnesota’s newest holiday light experience and must-see wintertime attraction at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The Great Minnesota Holiday Get-Together is a one mile drive-thru featuring over a million holiday lights, a 100-foot lit tree, icicle and art installations, a festive gingerbread house, plus a State Fair food parade finale! Each night of GLOW benefits a community charity working to better our world during the season of giving.

DATE: Monday through Fridays, September-December 2020
PLACE/TIME: 6-12 participants per session; ages 18 plus

Blaisdell YMCA on 3335 Blaisdell Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Monday:9:00am-11:00am
Tuesday:10am-12:00pm
Wednesday:2:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday:10:00am-12:00pm
Friday:9:00am-11:00pm

Midway YMCA on 1761 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
Monday:5:00-7:00pm.
Tuesday:2:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday:5:00-7:00pm
Friday:1:00pm-3:00pm
Saturday:1:00pm-3:00pm

George Wellbeing, an initiative of the YMCA of the North which is a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, will be offering free community group acupuncture starting September 8 through December 2020 at the Blaisdell and Midway YMCAs for Y members and the public.

The sessions will follow health and wellbeing expert guidance including hosting the sessions in large studios with additional ventilation and limiting the number of participants being served at a time to create safe physical distancing.

"Health and wellbeing isn’t just about our individual goals of working out and eating right, our wellbeing also needs healing practices in community settings that allow for deep restoration, compassionate connection, and a holistic approach to feeling well,” said Sally St. John, senior director of wellbeing and integrative care at the Y.

St. John adds, “Sustaining our energy and wellbeing through the long complex journey towards health, equity and inclusion is difficult. Our bodies hold generational and current day stress, anxiety, depression and trauma that make it a windy road. Therefore, self-care practices need to intersect with community-care actions to create a successful social justice equation.”

“The YMCA is honored to be working in partnership with Bill and Penny George and The George Family Foundation to provide integrative healing practices to the community,” said Glen Gunderson, president and CEO of the Y.  “When individuals and communities are given the right to self-care practices, people start believing their lives matter, their choices matter and their journey can be something to embrace rather than fear.”

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 8:00am EST/9:00am CST
PLACE: Online, Register http://bit.ly/resettingfoodsystem

Resetting the Food System from Farm to Fork: Setting the Stage for the 2021 U.N. Food Systems Summit

Join distinguished speakers and explore how we all play a role in re-aligning the global food system with human needs and within planetary boundaries—to end hunger, improve health, sustain livelihoods and protect the natural environment. Let’s make the future grow!

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 8:00am-9:30am
PLACE: Online, Register http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/regform?llr=7ulo9toab&oeidk=a07ehcctphg1fa1e5d6

This year’s virtual event will focus on the two pandemics facing our communities: The COVID-19 virus and racism facing people of color, both of which can impact mental and physical health for all involved. These challenges are affecting many of the families we serve, and we will bring influencers together to discuss how we can support our communities.

We’ll hear from champions of early brain development, like keynote speaker Sondra Samuels, President & CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone and Board Member of HealthPartners, who will be discussing the intersection of race, equity and early brain development. Sondra will discuss the impact of the racialized trauma on our youngest Minnesotans caused by COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd, and why adaptive leadership is needed more than ever to support young families.

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 4:00pm-5:00pm ET/ 3:00pm-4:00pm CST
PLACE: Online, Register https://www.nichq.org/registration-page-lens-care-leading-equity-now-systems-care

Minority populations disproportionately experience poorer outcomes related to key national health indicators. These persistent disparities respond to inequities in care and access, social and economic factors, and the enduring effects of structural racism, prejudice, and discrimination. The COVID-19 pandemic has starkly illustrated these inequities, which makes pursuing equity more important now than ever.

In the first webinar of our COVID-19 series, we’re taking an in-depth look at how bias limits quality care for those who need it most during this national crisis and sharing resources and ideas focused on achieving health equity and combatting the health disparities rooted in the structures of our systems.

Webinar Objectives

• Recognize the dual role COVID-19 plays for Black and Brown children with special healthcare needs by illuminating pre-existing inequities while also further exacerbating the inequities
• Recognize and identify bias within your system and yourself
• Learn ideas, tools, and resources to effect change on the individual and system level

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 3:00pm-4:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://www.nichq.org/registration-page-lens-care-leading-equity-now-systems-care

Minority populations disproportionately experience poorer outcomes related to key national health indicators. These persistent disparities respond to inequities in care and access, social and economic factors, and the enduring effects of structural racism, prejudice, and discrimination. The COVID-19 pandemic has starkly illustrated these inequities, which makes pursuing equity more important now than ever.

In the first webinar of our COVID-19 series, we’re taking an in-depth look at how bias limits quality care for those who need it most during this national crisis and sharing resources and ideas focused on achieving health equity and combatting the health disparities rooted in the structures of our systems.

Webinar Objectives

• Recognize the dual role COVID-19 plays for Black and Brown children with special healthcare needs by illuminating pre-existing inequities while also further exacerbating the inequities
• Recognize and identify bias within your system and yourself
• Learn ideas, tools, and resources to effect change on the individual and system level

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 12:00pm-1:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://ssir.org/webinars/entry/racial_justice_in_philanthropy_from_transactional_to_transformational?utm_source=Event_Email&utm_campaign=SSIR_Live&utm_medium=Email

In this complimentary SSIR Live! webinar, Crystal Hayling, the executive director of The Libra Foundation and founder of Democracy Frontlines Fund, will talk about philanthropy’s role today and tomorrow in addressing racial justice. Eric Ward, executive director of the Western States Center will share what frontline groups need from philanthropy, in the wake of the multiple upheavals of 2020. Teresa Younger, president and CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women will speak to the deep work of transformation philanthropy needs to do now to meet this moment.

The webinar will provide an opportunity for audience members to be challenged and made uncomfortable—to experience real-time learning as history unfolds and as change emerges in the philanthropic sector. The panelists will share important insights from the racial injustices of 2020, the philanthropic response to recent events, and a roadmap for foundations to support racial justice causes. Included in the viewer resources will be compilations of important articles and other materials to provide additional perspectives on the relationship between philanthropy and race. 

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 3:00pm-4:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://bit.ly/396r8IT

The Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE) gives voice to the business interests of Asian American and Pacific Islanders.  National ACE is sponsoring CAPAW and OCA Advocates to host a discussion with leaders and entrepreneurs about how to start, build and maintain a business in the midst of COVID-19.  Join us on December 2 at 6PM ET for this relevant discussion about issues facing small business owners and finding practical ways to help manage the business during this difficult time. 
As we close 2020, let’s prepare together for the new year.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 4:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://apmg.zoom.us/webinar/register/1216045266370/WN_jzct05CRQRCyNpLUPnzipA

As part of ongoing conversations on Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities, join Call to Mind Presents | MPR News for In Focus: Black Youth Resilience in Minnesota.

MPR News’ In Focus is a series of convenings we are committed to leading over the next year on Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities. Through conversations with community leaders that are shaped by our curious, engaged audience, MPR hopes to encourage new connections and relationships that will help Minnesota communities make progress toward equity.

Anyone attending the free virtual live event will be able to submit questions and comments. While this virtual event is open to the public, audience interaction will be limited to text Q&A to maintain a safe environment for the discussion.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 3, 2020, 9:30am
PLACE: Online, Register https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsf-2urzMpHNJ0Jm6kW-o-RY0KLEZdyOrc

Anyone can get COVID-19. However, older adults and people of any age with serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Good health depends on everything that touches our lives: families; how and where we live, work, and go to school; and access to doctors and to clean water, air, and land. It also depends on having an equal voice about the things that touch our lives.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 3, 2020, 2:00pm-3:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u_X2TerMTl6gQ_7xxOCXJg

Join NIHB and speakers from the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) and We R Native for a discussion on how youth can help prevention SARS-Co-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of youth and young adults with the disruption of schools and sports and having to adapt to a new way of living and interacting with family and friends. In light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases among youth and young adults and the role young people can play in community outreach and mitigating risk during this crisis. This webinar will explore resources and strategies on how to engage youth in prevention activities.

Website Link: https://www.nihb.org/covid-19/upcoming-events/webinar-youth-prevention-strategies-during-covid-19-pandemic/ 

DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 3, 2020, 6:00pm-7:00pm

"Minnesota's economists find Minnesota has some of the nation’s largest education achievement gaps, with disparities across race and income categories, in traditional public and charter schools, and in both urban and rural areas of the state.

We need to amend our constitution to establish that all Minnesota children have a fundamental right to a quality education. Nearly 80 percent of Minnesotans back a constitutional amendment to guarantee a quality public education for all children, public opinion research shows."

Join India Association of Minnesota & Partner Organizations for an interactive conversation with Justice Page & President Kashkari on why we need to work to amend the Minnesota constitution to make equal right to quality public education a fundamental right for all children.

DATE/TIME: Sunday, December 6, 2020, 7:00pm  

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Karmen Long, Tzu Chi Medical Project Specialist in Mozambique. Karmen will share with us some of the incredible stories she has experienced after leaving her work as a physician in the UK to join Tzu Chi’s efforts in Mozambique. Please see the attached flyer for further information. 

Event Website: https://tzuchicenter.org/

DATE/TIME: Monday, December 7, 2020, 12:00pm-1:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RjX6c-j9QhaYp8u_pkhFjw

In this session you will learn how acupressure can be a powerful tool for self-healing in times of stress. Acupressure is the practice of applying gentle pressure to specific points on the body called “acupoints” to promote a therapeutic response. The instructor will briefly describe the theory behind acupressure, and will demonstrate how the use of specific acupoints can help to encourage calm, reduce the impact of stress, and promote resiliency. There will be an opportunity to participate in a guided sequence of self-acupressure, breathing, and visualization. Participants will leave this session with the knowledge of how to perform basic self-acupressure to promote wellbeing.

Please contact Molly Buss (bussx057@umn.edu) as far in advance as possible if you require accommodations or if you have any questions or comments.

Do you know someone who needs help because of the pandemic, or if you’d like to thank a front-line worker, please let us know!

Kababayan, we need your help to identify families that have been hit hardest by the pandemic:
1. Senior Citizens
2. Furloughed or Laid Off Workers
3. Front-line Workers (including nurses, care givers and hospital workers)
4. Single Parent Households

Our Pasko Committee will review nominations and organize volunteers to bring Filipino meals and a family Christmas gift from our community. We have limited resources, but our goal is to reach at least 80 Filipino families in the Twin Cities area.

Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will replace our annual “Pasko sa Nayon” event of Caroling, Folk Dancing, Pagmamano and games.

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 8, 2020,  9:00am-11:00am 
PLACE: Online, Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuc--vrTovE93wuVPnP2vgC14DHGANvM3w
TOPIC: White Fragility: When Good People Behave Badly

Often, good intentions receive more attention than the negative impacts they may produce. In the same way that white superiority created the systems and structures we have in place, it also created the ability for the people who benefit to overlook the effects on those who are marginalized or injured. When confronted with these truths, the reactions of many if not most white Americans fall under the category of white fragility. This is an intense focus on the feelings of white people when their understanding of themselves and their world is challenged. White fragility feeds on the fact that white people generally do not see themselves in racial terms and therefore are not affected by racism. It also works through a simplistic understanding of racism and a belief that white people are generally objective and free of bias. This webinar highlights the ways white fragility appears in the workplace and how it can be addressed for individual and organizational growth. 

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 9, 2020,  3:00-4:00pm
PLACE: Online, Visit https://conference.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1383315&tp_key=c06b2dcbc2

The time is now to address health inequities. Differences in health status, along with barriers to accessing healthcare, contribute to racial and ethnic minority groups experiencing increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19. Join us as top experts discuss how the pandemic highlights many long-standing disparities in health outcomes and offer up actionable steps that would protect all Americans where they live, work and play. 

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 9, 2020,  12:00pm-1:00pm ET/ 11:00am-12:00pm CST
PLACE: Online, Register https://strauslecture2020.eventbrite.com/

Maybe the saying shouldn’t be “you are what you eat,” but rather “you are where you eat.” Social and economic factors, such as where someone lives, have powerful influences on people’s health. This association holds true not only for access to healthy food but also for other things such as housing conditions and green space availability. Such factors impact risk of exposure and susceptibility to many diseases and conditions, including COVID-19.

Event Website: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/all-health-is-not-created-equal-where-you-live-matters

DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 10, 2020, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
PLACE: Online, Register here

The current state of our country demands that we act intentionally to rise up together. Let’s explore solutions that change how we envision community-care and ensure that resources are accessible to our most vulnerable communities. We will hear from Karen leaders, one of the more recent refugee groups to Minnesota, about how they are building their community in the face of many challenges. We will also discuss themes from webinars, highlighting historic moments that demonstrated how we have risen up together against oppressive systems that harm our communities. Your participation will help us develop tangible steps towards building a thriving Asian Minnesotan community

DATE/TIME: Thursday, December 10, 2020, 7:00pm 
PLACE: Online, Register https://mplsparksfoundation.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56abf222b6f38dcffd91efbf3&id=27e1cc08c2&e=2aa3fff1da

Adam Regn Arvidson is Director of Strategic Planning for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, and an award-winning author of two non-fiction books about nature and the environment, including most recently, Wild and Rare: Tracking Endangered Species in the Upper Midwest.

Wild and Rare is an exploration of the ways in which humans are knowingly and unknowingly interconnected with the natural world, through the lens of 10 of our state's most iconic species and their landscapes - lillies, mussels, plovers, roseroot, butterflies, and the lynx, among them.

In this dynamic live event, you'll meet a cast of plant, animal, and human characters that will help you look at our delightfully diverse neck of the woods anew.

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 7:00pm 
PLACE: Online, Zoom. Email Nayem001@umn.edu for Registration Form

Preliminary Zoom meeting with workshop participants

Participate in a workshop series designed to explore and preserve family histories, organized by
the TCJACL Education Committee.
Open to all ages and generations at no charge.
Monthly or bi-monthly workshops and meetings conducted via Zoom (will be recorded).
Family history of confinement in concentration camps or WWII military service is not required.

Since many of our community's family experiences are rooted within the context of the broader
Japanese American WWII experience, Japanese American history will be covered. Resources that
can be used in presentations will be provided.
Participants will learn approaches to researching family histories. Japanese translation services,
photograph and document scanning, and research assistance will be available.
Participants will learn to use PowerPoint, a slide presentation program that allows users to
import photographs, video clips, and text to create a personalized presentation that can be easily
modified for the audience.

Participants will learn presentation skills. PowerPoint presentations will be shared in June 2021.

DATE/TIME: Friday, December 18, 2020, 6:00pm-7:30pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://tzuchicenter.org/
Topic: Transforming Distress into Compassion: Mindful Living in Action

Examined from a variety of perspectives, a contemplative lifestyle will emerge as one that encompasses altruistic tendencies, mindfulness and positive transformation, and wisdom. These themes are echoed in the words that constitute the C.A.F.E. names: Compassion in Action, Freedom, Enlightenment 

Speaker: David Listen, Zen monk for 10 years in the Chan tradition. Specializes in leading intensive meditation retreats and guiding people in mindful living Mental Health Counselor, LP. In this talk, mental health counselor and Zen Buddhist monk David Listen will explore how Buddhist philosophy and the practice of mindfulness can intersect with modern approaches to mental health.

If you are 50 years of age and older and would like to learn more about how to stay well and active, the Y-U Study (a partnership between the YMCA of the North and the University of Minnesota) may be right for you. There is no cost for taking part for the 8-week online group sessions, and YMCA member and non-members are welcome.

Program is slated to start in late January 2021 until March.

Participants will attend screening visits, and if eligible, be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to one of two group programs, 9 weeks in length.

There is an initial week to help people get acquainted with Zoom (we staff it with 6-8 tech helpers so the help is very individualized and personal) before the program starts.
 
Mindful Movement: This group program focuses on teaching techniques to help adults manage their thoughts and emotions and overcome barriers associated with exercise. You will also learn how mindfulness can help your overall health and wellbeing.

Keys to Health & Wellbeing: This group program covers information about things you can do to enhance your own health and wellbeing. You will be introduced to different health-related topics important for people 50 years of age and older.  Eligible participants receive compensation for time and travel if enrolled into the study.

Event web site: https://www.csh.umn.edu/YUstudy
Event Registration: https://redcap.ahc.umn.edu/surveys/?s=MCEEAJMH83
Contact Email: y-u@umn.edu
Contact phone: (612) 626-2224

DATE/TIME: Thursday, January 21, 2020, 1:00pm-3:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-1-a-science-of-the-positive-approach-to-community-conversations-registration-129491294949

So much of the work of prevention centers on conversations. It is in conversation that the gaps between perceived and actual community norms are explored. At the meeting. In the hallway. Sitting in the bleachers next to another parent. This is where perspectives can be shifted. Equipping coalition/team/community members with skills to effectively facilitate these conversations without raising defensiveness provides a significant impact. In these skill-building workshops, Jason will introduce the concepts of “Let’s Talk” while providing examples of the advantages of this communication style versus other approaches

DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 11, 2020, 1:00pm-3:00pm
PLACE: Online, Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-2-a-science-of-the-positive-approach-to-community-conversations-registration-129501306895

So much of the work of prevention centers on conversations. It is in conversation that the gaps between perceived and actual community norms are explored. At the meeting. In the hallway. Sitting in the bleachers next to another parent. This is where perspectives can be shifted. Equipping coalition/team/community members with skills to effectively facilitate these conversations without raising defensiveness provides a significant impact. In these skill-building workshops, Jason will introduce the concepts of “Let’s Talk” while providing examples of the advantages of this communication style versus other approaches

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