Sentences with phrase «asian immigrant women»

The study found that smoking prevalence among Asian immigrant men was more than four times that of Asian immigrant women (30.4 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively); among Latino immigrants, men's smoking prevalence was more than twice that of women's (29.5 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively).

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«We recognize and we need to, again, have another discussion on community - based organizations that serve marginalized communities, immigrant communities, either the Asian community, organizations that serve women and girls and communities of color and recognize that they are disproportionately under - resourced in the city of New York,» she said.

In particular, I lift up activists Audre Lorde and Grace Lee Boggs whose writings and work gave me the words and courage to keep on loving and living in full, as a proud Asian American woman, daughter of Korean immigrants, future school counselor, and life - long learner.

At a moment when South Asian communities, women, and immigrant neighborhoods like the Lower East Side are being targeted by an evidence - averse administration, this exhibition reflects on the complex global and personal histories that shape conflicting views of our contemporary moment.

Ontario Bar Association — Executive Member of the Women Lawyers Forum Toronto Lawyers Association — Board Director Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers — Former Board Director Centre for Immigrants and Community Services — Former Board Chair, Former Board Vice-Chair The Advocates» Society — Member Canadian Bar Association — Member

Prior to law school Zara was a front - line community advocate for over a decade, working extensively on issues involving violence against women and children, anti-racism, immigrant and refugee issues, legal aid reform, custody and access advocacy, anti-poverty initiatives and specific coalition work with South Asian women.

We also need to reach out to those at risk — Muslims, Jews, Mormons, African - Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, members of the LGBTQ community, immigrants, women, the disabled, any whose rights and very lives are in jeopardy, our proud rainbow of people.

We work with caucasian, African American, men and women of color, black, mixed - race and inter-racial couples and families, latino, hispanic, Asian American (Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Philippine), Asian Indian, Native American, Arab, immigrants, Jewish (orthodox, conservative and reform), Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Hinduism, Hindi, Buddhist as well as agnostic and atheist clients.

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