Real Conversations: The Impact of Family Caregiving on AAPI Communities

Please join APAICS and AARP on July 28th from 3:00-4:00 PM ET for a conversation on the impact of family caregiving on AAPI communities. Rep. Judy Chu and Rep. Doris Matsui will provide remarks to kick off our conversation. An Thuy from the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (@NAPCA) and Mike Murase from Little Tokyo Services Center will share their insights about challenges of caregiving during the COVID pandemic, with/without culturally relevant services, the cultural barriers that impede providing the best care, how love is expressed, and more.

About An Thuy

An-Thuy is a Vietnamese Counselor with the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) Helpline program. Her parents came from Vietnam to live with her family in Seattle in 2019. Unfortunately, the pandemic arrived in early 2020. An’s father got sick, but he refused to visit doctors because he feared Covid-19; he was later diagnosed with both lymphoma…