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Domestic Violence in South Asian Communities, 2017

Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Research and Data, Updated

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Domestic and gender violence manifest differently across communities: prevalence and incidence rates, attitudes to domestic violence and help-seeking, culturally rooted types of abuses, and traditional norms for women and men, vary. This factsheet on violence and help...

Who Are Asian Americans? Community Fact Sheets, 2015

Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders

Factsheet
These factsheets provide a detailed look at 10 groups of Asian Americans by national origin, including data on educational attainment, income and poverty, civic participation, language diversity, immigration and nativity, labor-force participation, and access to...

The Effects of Increased Entanglement on Immigrant Survivors

Immigration

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Recent policy proposals call for increased entanglement between immigration enforcement and state and local police, which undermines existing protections for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. This will reduce the likelihood of immigrant victims or...

Asian Americans: A Diverse and Growing Population, 2017

Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders

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Differing Dynamics of Domestic Violence in Asian Families: Implications for Child Custody Mediation, 2009

Our Analysis

Factsheet / Tipsheet
The presence of domestic violence tells us about the presence of inequality in the relationship; the extent of the violence tells us about the extent of the inequality. All cultures have gender inequality, the degree of inequality differs, the space to push against...

Asian & Pacific Islander Identities: Definitions & Groupings

Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders

Factsheet
Although Asian and Pacific Islander is used frequently as an aggregate term, there is tremendous ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity within this communities. This factsheet is an attempt to disaggregate the term and enumarate some of the overlapping identities...

Sexual Violence Against Asian and Pacific Islander Women, 2011

Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence

Factsheet
From forced body modification to public molestation, sexual violence can take many horrific forms in API communities, with women and girls as the overwhelming targets. Coupled with victim-blaming dynamics and the traumatic histories of abuse faced by many immigrants...

HIV and Intimate Partner Violence Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women, 2016

Gender-Based Violence, HIV and Domestic Violence

Factsheet
Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls face unique obstacles as they operate in a social sphere shrouded in silence and stigma about HIV and IPV. This factsheet raises awareness about the nexus of HIV and IPV, analyzes factors contributing to elevated...

Mistreatment of Asian Pacific Islander Elders, 2013

Elder Abuse, Gender-Based Violence

Factsheet / Technical Assistance Brief
Culture impacts the definition of elder mistreatment, help seeking behavior, methods of intervention, and  more. It can be a source of both risk and protective factors for an elder. This research brief provides insight into general cultural beliefs, views, norms, etc....

Domestic Violence in Muslim Communities, 2011

Advocacy for Muslim Women, Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Domestic Violence

Factsheet
Domestic and gender violence manifest differently across communities: prevalence and incidence rates, attitudes to domestic violence and help-seeking, culturally rooted types of abuses, and traditional norms for women and men, vary. This factsheet on violence and help...
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