This year’s Let’s Talk! Professionals Conference was especially designed for educators and mental health clinicians who support Asian and Asian American students in K-12 schools, higher education, and in the community.
Over the course of two days, a dynamic group of presenters representing clinicians, educators, and educational leaders aimed to (1) describe anti-Asian racism and its long historical context, including through an intergenerational trauma lens, (2) recognize the very real mental health impacts of anti-Asian racial trauma on AAPI students and educators/adults, and (3) incorporate strategies in your own work setting to promote healing and resilience among AAPI students.
Thank you to our 350+ participants from 16 states spanning elementary school to post-collegiate educational settings! We are so grateful for your passion and advocacy and look forward to continuing the conversation.
Below are session materials and resources described during the conference, organized by day.
DAY 1
Keynote Presentation
Student Panel
Professionals Panel
Additional Resources
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Classroom Resources and Tips To Address Anti-Asian Discrimination
French, B.H., Lewis, J. A., Mosley, D. V., Adames, H.Y., Chavez-Duenas, N., & Chen, G. A., (2020). Toward a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color. The Counseling Psychologist,, 48(1), 14-46.
Helms, J. E., (2019). A race is a nice thing to have. (3rd Edition). San Diego, CA: Cognella Inc.
Singh. A., (2019). The racial healing handbook: Practical activities to help you challenge privilege, confront system racism & engage in collective healing. New York: New Harbinger Publications.
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DAY 2
Day 2
Clinicians Track with Szu-Hui Lee, Ph.D. and Catherine Vuky, Ph.D.
Additional Resources
Day 2
Educational Leaders Track with Karen Shih, Ph.D., and Joel Sohn
Day 2
Educators Track with Grace S. Kim, Ph.D. and Tony DelaRosa, M.Ed., M.A.T.
Additional Resources
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Shuli | Asian Lit for Kids @asianlitforkids
Immigrant History Initiative @immigranthistoryinitiative
Advancing Justice — AAJC @advancingjustice_aajc
Liz Sohyeon Kleinrock - @teachandtransform
Smithsonian APA Center - @smithsonianapa
Videos and Additional Resources
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Student Voices Video
As we prepared for the Let’s Talk! 2022 Professionals Conference, we asked students who identify as Asian or Asian American to share their experiences with our conference participants. Here’s what they told us.
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