AAPI Center Discusses Combating Violence Through Cultural Humility

Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the AAPI Center welcomed the A/PI Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP) for the first segment of a Cultural Humility workshop. The workshop was offered for NOVA’s AAPI Connect peer mentors and mentees, as well as NOVA staff.

DVRP, a non-profit based in Washington, D.C. that serves A/PI populations, provides help and resources to those impacted by various forms of gender-based violence. In their presentation, Jess Nguyen and Avantika Shenoy discussed DVRP’s non-carceral approach, which works to address violence perpetuated by larger structures of power. Cultural humility uses this recognition of power as a way of self-reflection by recognizing one’s own culture and inherent power structure and refusing to assume complete knowledge of other cultures. Ultimately, this allows us to address more effectively everyone’s needs by hearing from them directly and not speaking for others who experience marginalization. 

The AAPI Center thanks the DVRP for such a moving and educational workshop! To learn more about the DVRP and further access their resources, visit their website: www.dvrp.org.

Submitted by:
Heather Moser, AAPI Intercultural Resource Ctr., HMoser@nvcc.edu