Saturday, March 27, 2021
10AM-12PM CST
Storytelling Leadership by Samira Ghosh
Description
To cultivate a culture of story telling and grow story teller leaders who
will
lead and
inspire the movement for health equity.
Samira Ghosh is the Director of Advocacy at Asian Family Support Services in
Austin, TX.
She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and of Calcutta
University. An
immigrant herself, she has provided long-term case management to survivors
of
Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault in Asian and other immigrant communities for
more
than a
decade.
Sunday, March 28, 2021
All Day
Unbroken Glass Film Screen in Collaboration with AAAFF
Description
When he was six-years-old, Dinesh Das Sabu’s parents died. Raised by his older
siblings,
he had little idea who his parents were or where he came from. Through making
Unbroken
Glass, he attempts to piece together their story and his own. Uncovering a
silenced
family history and disturbing truths, Dinesh and his siblings must finally
reconcile the
past, confronting the trauma of losing their parents and the specter of mental
illness.
Saturday, April 10, 2021: Case Study 1
10AM-12PM CST
Older Adult Case Study Roundtable led by Dr. Sonal
Admane
Sponsors : MPowered Health, Aspire to Age, PBC
Description
Team of professionals engage, assess, identify interventions and provide
recommendations as they discuss the story of a mother and daughter as they
support each other in their life journey of growing older in Austin, Texas.
The case study focuses on options available today and their wishes for
services that will be helpful.
Sunday, May 16, 2021: Case Study 2
10AM-12PM CST
Refugee Experience
Sponsors : Aspire to Age, PBC
Description
Team of professionals engage, assess, identify interventions and provide
recommendations as they discuss the story of a young adult and her mother as
they find their identity in the United States and specifically in Austin,
Texas. The case study focuses on services they found useful along with
challenges and the supports they suggest for other Asian refugees.
Saturday, July 17, 2021: Case Study 3
10AM-12PM CST
Behavioral Health
Sponsors : Burmese community leaders, Aspire to Age,
PBC
Description
Team of professionals engage, assess, identify interventions and provide
recommendations as they discuss two Behavioral Health concerns for Asian
Americans:
-
Performance Anxiety of a Young Adult and
-
Access to care in mid-life for Untreated Depression
The case study discussion engages professionals in creating a Behavioral
Health Framework for
-
building awareness
-
methods to access care and
-
connecting the community to Mental and Behavioral health
resources.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021: Webinar
10AM-12PM CST
Asian American Health Promotion and Allyship webinar
Description
Like other communities of color, the Asian American community faces
disparities in health outcomes and indicators.
We navigate dialogue on how in Williamson County, we can build allyship,
collaborate with, and understand the needs of the Asian American
community.
Panel made up of community leaders and health professsionals.
