Special Session: A session in which the presenter(s) were invited who are all well-accomplished in their disciplines. 

The papers listed below are included in this session.

Moderator of Q & A - Kwangman Ko
Facilitator: So Young Park

Chairs: Grace Chung, Ph.D., Seoul National University; Kristy Y. Shih, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach; Chang Su-Russell, Ph.D., Illinois State University; Hyun-Kyung You, Ph.D., Humboldt State University; Soyoung Lee, Ph.D., Montclair State University; Woosang Hwang, Ph.D., Syracuse University

This Session is Organized by and Made Possible by the International Section; Asian-American Families and Korean Families Focus Groups.

Summary
Ever since the breakout of COVID-19, all sectors of the global society have been impacted in various forms. Communities have been adapting to changes and restrictions their government and political entities have enforced. Such adaptations have inevitably generated positive and negative consequences in family functioning and dynamics and interpersonal relationships of many. Amidst the overflow of reports and news regarding COVID-19, much of its impact on families and communities have been generalized when in reality, certain groups of the population fared worse than others due to inequality based on race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Charissa Cheah, Ph.D. and Dr. Tiffany Yip, Ph.D., will share the experiences of the pandemic with Asian American specific perspectives. They share forward-looking works that are culturally aware and works that inform us about the good-and-bad of COVID-19 and inspire us to seek a resolution and bolster tools of resiliency for Asian American families to thrive.

Objectives

• To gather research that can provide us with practical information on “what can Asian American families do?” and “What can governments, social entities, and practitioners do for Asian American families?” in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
• To understand racism and resilience that Asian Americans have experienced during the pandemic, ways to thrive together by identifying adaptive behaviors, strengths, and their impact.
• To understand broader societal contexts of Asian American experiences (e.g., discrimination, policies, disparity and inequality, cultural strengths, etc.)