Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, News and Events, Uncategorized
October 9, 2024 Oakland, CA — Today the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) celebrates 40 years since the passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA). Administered by the Office of Family Violence Prevention and...
Featured, Gender-Based Violence, New, News and Events, Uncategorized
Oakland, CA– “The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence (API-GBV) is grateful for the U.S. Supreme Court decision today in U.S. vs. Rahimi, which upholds the law prohibiting individuals who are restrained by a domestic violence protective order from...
Language Hub, Working with Interpreters
The use of children as interpreters during law enforcement interactions is especially problematic, particularly when the life, safety or well-being of a loved one may be at risk, is an enormous responsibility that can generate feelings of anxiety and stress. The use...
Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Pacific Islanders
“In the wake of noteworthy sexual assault allegations in the government and Hollywood, the nation is being forced to reckon with the pervasiveness of gender-based violence. But for Pacific Islanders, a population that is small in the U.S. even for a minority...
Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, Immigration, Sexual Violence
Related Resources Advisory Revised Feb 2022: How Will ‘Public Charge’ Proposed Policy Changes Impact Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault? AdvisoryThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing a new rule that put longstanding policy...
Community-Based Participatory Research
This case study discusses the Survivor-Centered Advocacy (SCA) Project, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that convened anti-violence advocates from culturally specific communities to design and implement research. The project used a unique...
Forced Marriage, Gender-Based Violence
This analysis finds that gaps in state marriage laws are failing to protect minors from being forced or coerced into marriages where they may face violence and sexual assault. Related Resources No Results Found The page you requested could not be found. Try refining...
