UCA 2020

An Open Letter to Members of Congress on S386

An Open Letter to Members of Congress United Chinese Americans (UCA), a national federation representing Americans of Chinese descent, wishes to express its grave concern about several aspects of S386, a bill that has just passed the U.S. Senate. We are particularly alarmed by the newly inserted Section 9, which ...
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HOW TO HELP OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS?

HOW TO HELP OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS?

HOW TO HELP OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS? To view the full report and video, please visit: https://il.ucausa.org/how-to-help-our-children-who-are-suffering-from-mental-illness-and-promote-emotional-wellness/ On November 15, 2020, United Chinese Americans (UCA), Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities, Chinese American Friendship Association of North Carolina, Chinese Healline New Media, ...
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WEBINAR REPORT: MEET & GREET WITH CLINICAL SCHOLARS

WEBINAR REPORT: MEET & GREET WITH CLINICAL SCHOLARS

WEBINAR REPORT: MEET & GREET WITH CLINICAL SCHOLARS On November 12, 2020, United Chinese Americans (UCA) organized a “Meet and Greet Clinical Scholar” webinar with 268 participants representing 31 states and four countries (Canada, China, Korea, and Singapore). Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) “Clinical Scholar Fellows” Justin Chen, Juliana Chen, ...
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不可错过,听华二代和家属自述如何告别心理疾病折磨

不可错过,听华二代和家属自述如何告别心理疾病折磨

向来重视教育、鼓励孩子“出人头地”的华人,培养出比其他族裔更高比例的社会精英,但是基于种种原因和压力,华裔孩子坠入心理疾病的比例越来越高,实在是我们不容忽视的事实。 来自美国疾控中心的调查数据说,美国亚裔高中生中有18.9%的人产生过轻生念头,比白人高中生高出3.4个百分点,15-24岁美国亚裔女性的自杀死亡率比白人女性的高出30%。 偶然从各种渠道传出的消息,诸如,某名校华人孩子不堪忍受压力跳楼身亡,总让为人父母者心悸、痛惜。来到异国他乡忙于立足、养家,面临文化认同和身份转变压力的家长,为了自己,为了孩子,是该掌握一些心理健康知识了。 这个周日,11月15日,美国华人联合会(UCA“亚裔美国青年心理健康倡议(Asian American Youth Mental Health Initiative)”项目,除邀请到熟悉北卡华人社区的3位精神科专家及教授,介绍他们的研究和临床经验外,还从加州、堪萨斯和伊利诺伊,分别请来曾备受精神疾患折磨的两位华二代和一位家属,分享他们在至暗岁日里的感受和重启人生的经过。 早就关注到华人社区心理健康问题的UCA,从2016年开始启动这个项目,3年来组织全美各地的顶尖专家举办两次大会和十几场讲座,交流心理疾病的研究和治疗成果,普及这方面的知识。这次他们和北卡中央大学、临床学者项目联手,由北卡华联、华人头条、北卡华协、美国华裔精神健康联盟协助,举办这次网络讲座,希望与南北卡同胞一起探讨华人孩子的心理健康话题,并藉此搭建一个纾解心理压力、解除疾病痛苦的交流平台。 主讲嘉宾: Serena Lin 林恂博士,临床心理学家,纽约大学石溪分校校牧,长期服务和帮助华人面对心理健康问题。 论坛嘉宾: 彭一玲(Elaine Peng)女士,美国华裔精神健康联盟负责人,因家庭遭遇心理疾病导致的悲剧后,致力改善患者康复环境,普及精神健康知识,对抗污名化。 Jackson Chiu,医学博士,精神科医师,北卡州立大学学生咨询中心主任 和天尧(Tim He),青年代表,硕士研究生在读 蔡心怡(Alice Cai),青年代表,高中12年级学生 两人都有罹患心理疾病经历,将向家长和同龄人分享他们的感受和走出泥潭的经验。 Serena Lin 林恂博士 讲座主持: 陈健(Lily Chen)女士,UCA“亚裔美国青年心理健康倡议”项目负责人、RWJF临床学者研究员,北卡中央大学讲师 林宝华(Pao-Hwa Lin)博士,杜克大学医学院副教授 时间: 11月15日 周日 美东时间下午3:00 Zoom链接: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RvHYXMbsS7Wof2yEZ6XFTg 在本次讲座中,主讲嘉宾和论坛嘉宾将回答下列问题: 1.精神疾病有哪些预兆? What are some of the warning signs of mental illness? ...
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UCA Denounces Newsweek Smear of Chinese-American Community

UCA Denounces Newsweek Smear of Chinese-American Community as Tool of Beijing United Chinese Americans (UCA), a national coalition of Chinese-American organizations, denounces in the strongest possible terms the October 26 Newsweek cover story that accuses more than 600 Chinese-American organizations of being “linked to Chinese Communist Party influence effort” ...
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UCA WeChat Use Survey Report

Survey Gauges Impact of WeChat Ban on Chinese American Community October 22, 2020  United Chinese Americans (UCA) has just concluded a nationwide survey (click to see the form) among the Chinese American community regarding the impact of a potential WeChat ban by the Trump administration. WeChat Survey Introduction  About UCA  ...
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Anti-Racial Profiling Project

Help wanted for new anti-racial profiling project United Chinese Americans (UCA) is partnering with Asian American Advance Justice (AAJC) to support the launching of “The Anti-Racial Profiling Project” in October 2020.  “The Anti-Racial Profiling Project offers resources and legal referrals for those impacted by the U.S. government’s increased efforts to ...
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Breaking Silences in the Model Minority

Breaking Silences in the Model Minority

Breaking Silences in the Model Minority A national intervention to increase mental health awareness and decrease stigma in Asian immigrant families For the past four years, UCA has worked with Chinese American community with thousands of community members. One of the most urgent issues expressed by parents and community members ...
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UCA wins the Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant

Press Release: UCA wins the Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant A National Intervention is Needed to Increase Youth Mental Health Awareness and Tackle Mental Health Stigma in Asian Immigrant Families Contact: Lily Chen (lily.chen@ucausa.org) Washington, DC (October 5, 2020) – UCA is proud to announce members of its Youth ...
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Webinar Series: The “China Initiative”

Webinar Series: The “China Initiative”

Inaugural Webinar: The Human and Scientific Costs of the China Initiative The webinar series examines the ramifications of the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative      on the civil rights and security of Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese Nationals working in the U.S., as well as the consequences for the ...
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