Current Projects

The current projects we are working on in 2011:

Legacy Project:

• NAAPIMHA works with four community-based nonprofit organizations throughout the nation who partner with Cambodian communities. NAAPIMHA provides technical assistance to these organizations as they develop preventative-care programs focused on diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health issues
• This Project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Clinical Training in New Orleans:

• NAAPIMHA partners with MQVN Community Development Corporation of New Orleans to provide cultural competency and interpreter trainings. The goal of the training is to prepare case workers to assist and educate Vietnamese fishermen and their families who suffer from the oil spill disaster.
• This project is funded by the Catholic Charities Archdiocese.

Interpreter Training:

• NAAPIMHA provides interpreter trainings to numeruos mental health agencies, clinics, and service-providers in California, Texas, Virginia, New Mexico, and Louisiana.
• NAAPIMHA helped to create the first national standards for interpreter training within Asian American Pacific Islander communities in New York, San Francisco, Waianae (HI), Denver, and Seattle.

National Asian American Pacific Islanders Empowerment Network (NAAPIEN):

• NAAPIMHA is providing technical assistance to NAAPIEN as they build a statewide network for California consumers.

If you are interesting in learning more about these projects, please contact Dr. DJ Ida at djida@naapimha.org or click on Contact Us