May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We’re taking this time of cultural recognition to look at connections between this community and the Hogg Foundation’s core concerns for mental health and health equity.

In Episode 132 of Into the Fold, we speak with three representatives from the Asian Americans Attaining Awareness (AAAA) initiative to explore Asian American mental health in the context of shared collaborative effort: Dr. Aneela Khan, Community Behavioral Health Program Manager at the Asian American Health Coalition of Greater Houston HOPE Clinic; retired Colonel Vipin Kumar, Executive Director of the India House, a nonprofit community resource center in Houston; and Jason Lau, MPH, a project manager for DePelchin Children’s Center in Houston.

Related links:

Episode 115: Fear of Going Outside: A Podcaster on Asian Identity, Mental Health and Belonging

https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-fear-of-going-outside

Episode 101: Asian American Identity in the Time of COVID-19

https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-covid-19-and-asian-americans

How We Should Respond to Anti-Asian Racism

https://hogg.utexas.edu/how-we-should-respond-to-anti-asian-racism