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Filipino American Human Services, Inc. (FAHSI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1993 to help meet the human service needs of the Filipino American community. The fourth largest Asian American group in New York City, Filipinos are one of the most underserved gropus with respect to human services. In recognition of this need, the Asian American Federation of New York (AAFNY), led by two Filipino Americans on its board, Jean Raymundo Lobell and Reuben Seguritan, convened a forum in November 1992. It was attended by community leaders who gathered to identify the needs of the community. A year later, FAHSI was established. FAHSI’s vision is an empowered Filipino American community with a strong sense of identity and commitment to citizenship participation. In support of this vision, our mission is to improve social conditions and enhance the self-reliance of vulnerable segments of the Filipino American community in the Tri-State area.
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Homeland Children’s Foundation is a not for profit, 501 (3) organization which provides education and aid to children in Asia’s orphanages…China, Vietnam and Taiwan. Older children are given remedial academic aid, a socialization program, cultural training, such as performing arts, painting, and calligraphy, and career training and placement.
The mission of LANtern is to support, empower, and enhance the quality of life of Asian-Americans with lupus and their families by creating networks of hope and understanding. We offer free telephone support and counseling by trained peer health educators. Clients can call the toll-free LANtern Support Line 866.505.2253 to speak to a bilingual counselor (Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking counselors are available) who can help answer questions about lupus. These volunteers each have personal experiences with lupus and provide confidential peer support. We provide culturally specific and language appropriate peer health education. Our award-winning bilingual booklet “What Chinese-Americans and their Families Should Know About Lupus” is written in a culturally sensitive way and addresses specific issues, both medical and psychosocial, identified as culturally relevant to the Chinese community. Booklets are available free of charge. We educate the professional and general community about lupus. The goal is to enhance access, communication, and understanding among relevant health providers, patients, and community resources about lupus and its impact in Asian-American community. We are available for educational presentations. LANtern is offered by the Hospital for Special Surgery in collaboration with The S.L.E. Foundation, Inc., Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Chinese Community Partnership for Health at NYU Downtown Hospital, Hospital for Joint Diseases, and Center for the Study of Asian American Health at NYU School of Medicine. Generous funding from Rheuminations, Inc. has made this program possible.
Founded in April 1999, Nodutdol’s mission is to promote the self-determination and unification of the Korean people through community development and grassroots organizing. Based in New York City, Nodutdol seeks to bridge the divisions of war, nation, gender, class, language, and generation by creating a broader definition of what it means to be Korean. With a perspective that critically analyzes the impact of imperialism, patriarchy, heterosexism, racism, and capitalism, Nodutdol seeks to build solidarity between Koreans and the strugggles of other peoples as part of the larger movement for progressive social change. Nodutdol believes in a Korean commuity based on a common vision of democracy, social and economic justice, and self-determination.
