Most of us, if not all of us, have experienced pain and shame for being singled out, feeling lonely and isolated. And, some people have even survived violence, emotionally or physically; we do encourage people get help to have safety, quality of life, and renew a sense of hope through those challenges.
We have a conversation with Prasanta Verma, author of Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging, about all that and more.
Show Notes
2021 Article by Prasanta Verma: “Churches Should Help Normalize Mental Health for Asian Americans” (Sojourners)
Prasanta Verma, MBA, MPH, is a freelance writer and poet. You can connect with her on Instagram @prasantaverma or her website prasantaverma.com.
Help for Domestic Violence
in the USA thehotline.org • 1-800-799-7233 • 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline or text START to 88788
Austin – Asian Family Support Services of Austin 877-281-8371
Boston – Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence 24-Hour Multilingual Hotline: 617.338.2355
Houston – Asians Against Domestic Abuse (AADA) is fluent in many native languages including: Arabic, Turkish, Turkic Languages, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati and are familiar with various cultures.
Los Angeles – Korean Bilingual After Hours Crisis Hotline:
(213) 338-0472 • 24-hour crisis hotline for domestic violence, sexual assault, & human trafficking • kfamla.org
Los Angeles – Center for the Pacific Asian Family 800-339-3940 繁體中文 한국어 日本語 Tagalog Tiếng Việt ខ្មែរ हिन्दी ไทย
New York City area – Womankind uses the multidimensionality of its Asian heritage to work alongside survivors of gender-based violence as they build a path to healing. 24-Hour Multilingual Helpline: 1.888.888.7702 with English, Spanish and 18+ Asian languages and dialects, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Vietnamese.
New York City area – Sakhi (Sakhi for South Asian Survivors) offers a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to connect with our trained advocates in 8 South Asian languages. Get help in नेपाली, বাংলা, हिन्दी, اردو. Call 1-212-868-6741 or text 1-305-204-1809
San Francisco Bay Area – Narika’s confidential toll-free Helpline 1-800-215-7308
South Asian Domestic Violence Organizations by state
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence has a
Directory of AAPI domestic violence agencies to locate a program near you
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