Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) News Updates
While it’s important to stay informed and remain prepared, we encourage our Council members to take care of yourself and seek support if needed during this time. Please be safe and stay healthy. API Social Work Council is here with you. Latest Updates:May Networking Form/APAHM Celebration!May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We invite you to celebrate and play with is at our upcoming networking forum on May 25, 2022 from 7 - 8 PM.
Register at https://bit.ly/375NY4N. Hope to see you there! 
April Networking ForumWe are excited to announce that our upcoming April forum will take place on Wednesday April 13 from 7 - 8:30 PM.
In April, our focus will be on behavioral services for children youth, and families, brought to you by one of our co-founders, Nancy Lim-Yee! This talk will also be recorded and sent to registered attendees. Nancy Lim-Yee, LCSW, (she/her/hers) has been a provider of behavioral health services for over four decades. She worked for 39 years at the Chinatown Child Development Center (CCDC), a clinic of the San Francisco Dept. of Public Health that provides behavioral health services primarily to Asian immigrant children, youth, and their families. In 2012, while she was the Director of CCDC, Nancy obtained a small grant to produce a documentary as part of CCDC’s 40th Anniversary celebration. During April’s Networking Forum, Nancy will show the 23-minute documentary which highlights CCDC’s 40-year history of providing culturally and linguistically-appropriate services to a traditionally underserved population. She will share CCDC’s unique service delivery model in serving this population. 2022 marks CCDC’s 50th Anniversary! Nancy will also share her own professional journey in social work and why she remains very active on nonprofit Boards and committees after retirement. Register at https://bit.ly/3ijcSzL 
Social Work Month 2022 ProclamationsWe were honored to receive the following Proclamations from San Francisco Mayor London Breed and District 25 Assemblymember Alex Lee, in celebration and honor of Social Work Month.
March Networking Forum + Social Work Month Celebration
Join us for a talk about geriatric social work and celebration of Social Work Month 2022! Our monthly forums are intended as a networking space for API-identifying social workers to learn about different sectors of social work and discuss issues relevant to the field. This month, we are featuring Philip Chang, LCSW. We are also excited to have NASW-CA's Executive Director, Deborah Son, and Assemblymember Alex Lee of District 25 join us in celebrating Social Work Month 2022!
Philip Chang (he/him/his) is a licensed clinical social worker who has served aging adults in Adult Day Health Center (ADHC) and Program for All-inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE) and their families since 2016. Before that he also worked in college student health and community mental health. He has a certificate in Supervisory Leaders in Aging Principles from NASW and a certificate in Mental Health for Aging Adults from John F. Kennedy. He is a graduate of CSU East Bay's MSW program in community mental health. His talk is on "Time is Right for Geriatric Social Work!" When: March 20, 2022 10 - 11:30 AM PST Register at https://bit.ly/3tmEWrm. Questions? Contact us at apicouncilnorth@gmail.com February Networking ForumWe enjoyed meeting some of you at our first networking forum in January. Subsequent forums will have a "Featured Social Worker" to talk a little about their experiences as we continue to build community and ongoing conversations around the field of social work. In February, we will be featuring one of our Steering Committee members, Victor Jih, ASW, who been with the Steering Committee since 2016. Victor has over 8 years of domestic and international NGO experience working with diverse populations in medical, palliative care, acute care, mental health, public health, child and family welfare services, and social community services settings. Since 2019, they have been leading the Children's Bereavement Program with Sutter Care at Home Hospice in San Mateo, which supports the needs of bereaved children, youth, and families both within the hospice and larger community. WHEN: February 20, 2022 10 - 11AM PST WHERE: Zoom - Register at bit.ly/3nz6S98 WHO: Anyone who identifies as an API Social Worker Questions? Please contact us at apicouncilnorth@gmail.com 
A STATEMENT from APISWC Steering Committee:
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Welcome Deborah Son, MSW
NASW-CA’s New Executive Director!
We would like to introduce you to Deborah Son, MSW, the new Executive Director for NASW-California! Deborah will start her position on this Monday, September 14, 2020.
Deborah has over 10 years of experience as an activist and leader in the fields of systems change, advocacy, and community engagement. Her work spans across various fields including trauma-informed care, anti-violence, children and family services, and public and behavioral health. She has dedicated much of her career to bringing various service platforms together in collaboration toward meaningful achievements in social justice.
To read our full statement, click here: https://naswcanews.org/welcome-deborah-son-msw-nasw-cas-new-executive-director/
Deborah has over 10 years of experience as an activist and leader in the fields of systems change, advocacy, and community engagement. Her work spans across various fields including trauma-informed care, anti-violence, children and family services, and public and behavioral health. She has dedicated much of her career to bringing various service platforms together in collaboration toward meaningful achievements in social justice.
To read our full statement, click here: https://naswcanews.org/welcome-deborah-son-msw-nasw-cas-new-executive-director/
Systemic Oppression Webinar Part Two
by Francis Joseph Gallego, LCSW
July 26, 2020 at 2 PM
We touched on so many important topics related to systemic oppression, such as model minority myth, immigration, LGBTQ and mental health, transgender rights, linguistic discrimination, transgenerational trauma, etc. We also discussed how we can do as individuals to fight against systemic oppression.
Thank you very much, Francis, for putting your heart into this webinar! Also, many thanks go to the participants who went deeper into this uncomfortable but essential conversation with Francis!
More webinars on these topics to come! Stay tuned!
Thank you very much, Francis, for putting your heart into this webinar! Also, many thanks go to the participants who went deeper into this uncomfortable but essential conversation with Francis!
More webinars on these topics to come! Stay tuned!
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Systemic Oppression Zoom Webinar
by Francis Joseph Gallego, LCSW
6/14/2020 (Sunday) 2:00-3:30pm
Thank you very much for joining us today for APISWC's June Event: "Systemic Oppression" Webinar!
Our Council is so touched and empowered to see a number of great webinars and virtual discussions on racial injustice and BLM taking place during this critical time. We are honored to be part of this much-needed conversation about far-reaching social reform! To extend this conversation and respond to Pride Month, we were super grateful that Francis Joseph McCann Gallego, LCSW provided this introductory training on "Systemic Oppression" through the lens of API and LGBTQ. We encourage our partners and communities to participate in as many trainings and discussions on these topics as possible. We must stand together to continue to educate the public and advocate for social reform.
Thank you very much, Francis, for guiding us to get deeper into this uncomfortable but essential conversation!
More webinars on these topics to come!
Our Council is so touched and empowered to see a number of great webinars and virtual discussions on racial injustice and BLM taking place during this critical time. We are honored to be part of this much-needed conversation about far-reaching social reform! To extend this conversation and respond to Pride Month, we were super grateful that Francis Joseph McCann Gallego, LCSW provided this introductory training on "Systemic Oppression" through the lens of API and LGBTQ. We encourage our partners and communities to participate in as many trainings and discussions on these topics as possible. We must stand together to continue to educate the public and advocate for social reform.
Thank you very much, Francis, for guiding us to get deeper into this uncomfortable but essential conversation!
More webinars on these topics to come!
Webinars: Death and Grief during COVID-19 in Cantonese and Mandarin (5/24 & 5/31)
Our webinars, Death and Grief during COVID-19, in Cantonese and Mandarin were indeed a success! Thanks a million to Mr.Arnold Leung and Mr. 冯以量for donating their time and sharing their experiences and expertise! Because of their compassion and efforts, nearly 1,000 people from the U.S., Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China learned more about the topic of death and grief! I am very grateful that these webinars were recorded with the permissions of Arnold and Yee Leong. I hope the recorded videos will benefit more people who are interested in this topic.
Special thanks to our partner of these webinars, AAMARS 香港中文大學宗教研究文學碩士課程校友會, and all behind-the-scene workers from Arnold and Yee Leong’s teams. Of course, deepest gratitude for our APISWC Steering Committee for their hard work and support!
Cantonese: https://youtu.be/Lk-bkMbQAcM
Mandarin: Processing. Please stay tuned
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Reading recommended by Mr. Yee Leong Fong:
延伸阅读：
1. 如何规划善终
https://www.facebook.com/…/a.31864652816…/1243934502305936/…
2. 作为一个丧亲者，你最不想听到别人对你说哪一句话？
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2400788179953890/
3. 我如何看待哀伤这面貌
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2505253036174070/
4. 当病人患癌了.....
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2519532144746159/
5. 死亡并没有结束关系
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2640921395940566/
Special thanks to our partner of these webinars, AAMARS 香港中文大學宗教研究文學碩士課程校友會, and all behind-the-scene workers from Arnold and Yee Leong’s teams. Of course, deepest gratitude for our APISWC Steering Committee for their hard work and support!
Cantonese: https://youtu.be/Lk-bkMbQAcM
Mandarin: Processing. Please stay tuned
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Reading recommended by Mr. Yee Leong Fong:
延伸阅读：
1. 如何规划善终
https://www.facebook.com/…/a.31864652816…/1243934502305936/…
2. 作为一个丧亲者，你最不想听到别人对你说哪一句话？
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2400788179953890/
3. 我如何看待哀伤这面貌
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2505253036174070/
4. 当病人患癌了.....
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2519532144746159/
5. 死亡并没有结束关系
https://www.facebook.com/130028873696510/posts/2640921395940566/
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Free Zoom Webinar
A Physician's Perspective of Medical Aid in Dying
April 26, 2020, Sunday 1pm -3pm (PST)
Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/yp2iUyuoyewkpmcLA
Social Work Month Celebration & COVID-19 Peer Support Group Webinar
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API Social Work Council 2020 Lunar New Year Celebration
Members of our Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Council celebrated the Lunar New Year with a luncheon at the Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant in San Francisco.
This restaurant was recommended by the Executive Director of NASW, Janlee Wong. Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant is especially interesting because it is not the typical Chinese restaurant, but one that focuses on Western China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan, as well as one that prepares its dishes in accordance with halal or Islamic law. The restaurant presents the cultures of Chinese and Muslim.
During the luncheon, in addition to networking opportunities, we also provided a brief update about recent and upcoming Council events.
This restaurant was recommended by the Executive Director of NASW, Janlee Wong. Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant is especially interesting because it is not the typical Chinese restaurant, but one that focuses on Western China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan, as well as one that prepares its dishes in accordance with halal or Islamic law. The restaurant presents the cultures of Chinese and Muslim.
During the luncheon, in addition to networking opportunities, we also provided a brief update about recent and upcoming Council events.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop
by Phillip Cha, LMFT
API Social Work Council hosted a great workshop on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Phillip Cha, LMFT, at Mission Hospice & Home Care. 👍
API Council Members in Action at NASW CA Annual Conference!
API Council Co-Chairs Janice Huang and Dora Chen were at NASW CA Annual Conference exhibition table.
Thanks to our APISWC members for volunteering at this year’s California Social Work Hall of Distinction Reception and Induction Ceremony. Witnessing the induction of the 6 social workers into the Hall of Distinction and hearing about their accomplishments and contributions was truly inspiring!
Congratulations to the 2019 Diana Ming Chan Bilingual Social Work Scholarship Recipients：
Hiu (Fiona) Cheung and Julius Ervin Javier！
Congratulations to the two recipients of the 2019 Diana Ming Chan Bilingual Social Work Scholarship: Hiu (Fiona) Cheung from San Jose State University; and Julius Ervin Javier from San Jose State University.
Click here to learn more about Fiona and Julius!
Click here to learn more about Fiona and Julius!
The scholarship awards was presented during a special awards ceremony at the NASW State Conference on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
API Social Work Council Co-chair, Janice Jiewen Huang and Dora Dui Chen introduced the awards winners at the NASW-CA Awards Ceremony where each of them were recognized.
Diana Ming Chan’s husband, Clarence, and their 2 children also attended the Awards Ceremony.
API Social Work Council Co-chair, Janice Jiewen Huang and Dora Dui Chen introduced the awards winners at the NASW-CA Awards Ceremony where each of them were recognized.
Diana Ming Chan’s husband, Clarence, and their 2 children also attended the Awards Ceremony.
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2020 Social Work Month Theme
Social Workers: Generations Strong
Read more on https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Month
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2018
DACA and The Effects on API Communities: What Social Workers Need to Know
Thanks to those of you who were able to join us this past Friday evening at the Marriott San Mateo SFO Airport Hotel for a very interesting presentation by staff from Chinese for Affirmative Action on "DACA and the Effects on API Communities: What Social Workers Need to Know".
The presenters, Hong Mei Pang and Annette Wong, brought a great deal of resources to share. The Council is very grateful to them for sharing their time and expertise with us.
Please go to Chinese for Affirmative Action's website www.caasf.org for more information about the services they provide. The San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (www.sfilen.org) also provides some great resources. Please check them out when you have a chance.
The presenters, Hong Mei Pang and Annette Wong, brought a great deal of resources to share. The Council is very grateful to them for sharing their time and expertise with us.
Please go to Chinese for Affirmative Action's website www.caasf.org for more information about the services they provide. The San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (www.sfilen.org) also provides some great resources. Please check them out when you have a chance.
Legal and Social Impacts of the Immigration Ban
On May 6, 2017, The API Social Work Council invited immigration attorney, Nancy Hing Wong, from Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach to speak on the "Legal and Social Impacts of the Immigration Ban." Ms. Wong gave a very informative presentation as well as made available a number of useful resources. Council co-chair, Richell Jose, and co-founding member, Nancy Lim-Yee, presented information about the API Social Work Council during the meeting. Our Council member, Jenny Kwak, talked briefly about her article "Standing Up", which recently appeared in NASW-CA News.
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2016 CEU events
The Neuroscience of Addiction: Treatment Strategies to Build Brain Resilency
Presented by: Michael Liao, MSW, Director of Programs, NICOS Chinese Health Coalition
There is an ever-growing body of research to suggest all addictions – substance-based or otherwise, have shared causal pathways, and therefore have commonalities in disease maintenance, treatment, and recovery. This workshop will present current neurological research on the process of addiction, and provide practical interventions for promoting brain healing and recovery.
For the past 9 years, Michael S. Liao, MSW has been providing problem gambling training and technical assistance to various groups throughout the state of California. He has also authored various problem gambling training curricula and academic publications.
January 30th, 2016
12:00 to 3:00pm (presentation begins at 1:00pm)
Sunset Mental Health Services
1990 41st. Ave. San Francisco, CA 94116
Light lunch provided & 2 CEUs for LCSW/LMFT!
*Free* for members or $10 at the door.
$10 annual membership pays for itself!
Presented by: Michael Liao, MSW, Director of Programs, NICOS Chinese Health Coalition
There is an ever-growing body of research to suggest all addictions – substance-based or otherwise, have shared causal pathways, and therefore have commonalities in disease maintenance, treatment, and recovery. This workshop will present current neurological research on the process of addiction, and provide practical interventions for promoting brain healing and recovery.
For the past 9 years, Michael S. Liao, MSW has been providing problem gambling training and technical assistance to various groups throughout the state of California. He has also authored various problem gambling training curricula and academic publications.
January 30th, 2016
12:00 to 3:00pm (presentation begins at 1:00pm)
Sunset Mental Health Services
1990 41st. Ave. San Francisco, CA 94116
Light lunch provided & 2 CEUs for LCSW/LMFT!
*Free* for members or $10 at the door.
$10 annual membership pays for itself!
2015
API Social Worker Council: 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!!
It's time to celebrate! APISWC is turning 20!
Let's come together on August 22nd to share a meal, reflect together on our accomplishments, reunite with familiar faces, and look forward to the next 20 years!
Special guests:
Janlee Wong, MSW
Executive Director of NASW-CA
and co-founders:
Nancy Lim-Yee, LCSW
Janice Wong, LCSW
Dr. Susan Sung, PhD
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Hong Kong Flower Lounge
51 Milbrae Avenue, Milbrae, CA
$20 purchase here!
Deadline is 8/8/15
API Social Worker Council: 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!!
It's time to celebrate! APISWC is turning 20!
Let's come together on August 22nd to share a meal, reflect together on our accomplishments, reunite with familiar faces, and look forward to the next 20 years!
Special guests:
Janlee Wong, MSW
Executive Director of NASW-CA
and co-founders:
Nancy Lim-Yee, LCSW
Janice Wong, LCSW
Dr. Susan Sung, PhD
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Hong Kong Flower Lounge
51 Milbrae Avenue, Milbrae, CA
$20 purchase here!
Deadline is 8/8/15
2014 CEUs event
