Our Publications

A complete list of our publications allows visitors easy access to them and displays the scope of the work done by the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence since 2001.

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Analyzing Gender-Based Violence

• Engendering Change: Transforming Gender Roles in API Communities (2007)
• Framing Batterer Accountability in the Context of Our Work as Advocates: Issues & Questions by Grace Poore (2006)
• Gender Violence and Patriarchy by Grace Poore and Chic Dabby. In: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Package: Action for Social Change by the National Resource Center (2005)
• Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence (2002, Revised 2010)

  Translated versions available in Chinese, Farsi/Persian, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

• Lifecourse Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Help-Seeking among Filipina, Indian, and Pakistani Women: Implications for Justice System Responses (2011)
• From Gender Violence to Gender Democracy: What Will It Take? by Chic Dabby (2011)

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Asians, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

• Asian, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Identities: Definitions and Groupings (2010)

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Bibliographies

• Domestic Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander Populations Reference Bibliography by Author (2003)
• Domestic Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander Populations Reference Bibliography by Ethnicity (2003)
• Muslim Women and Domestic Violence. Bibliography: Three Key Topics (2011)
• Gender, Domestic Violence and Muslim Women: Bibliography (2011)

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Child Welfare and Domestic Violence Systems

• Battered Women Involved with Child Protective Services: Learning from Immigrant, Refugee and Indigenous Women’s Experiences (2003, Revised 2010)

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Community Organizing: Reports and Tools

• Blanketed by Blame, Empowered by Support: Maya’s Story (2007)

  A skit to raise awareness about victim-blaming

  In English and Spanish

• Blanketed by Tradition: Riwa's Story (2010)

  A skit to raise awareness about rigid gender roles

• Community Engagement Continuum: Outreach, Mobilization, Organizing and Accountability to Address Violence against Women in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities (2005, Revised 2010)
• Community Engagement Curriculum Guide (2007)
• Hmong Women’s Dialogues: Our Voices Create Our Future by Bo Thao (2006)

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Culture and Cultural Competency

• Colonization and Violence against Women by Val Kalei Kanuha (2002)
• Cultural Defenses in the Criminal Legal System by Leti Volpp (2002)
• Culture: What It Is, Who Owns It, Claims It, Changes It by Sujata Warrier (2002)
• What Does Cultural Competency Mean and Why should I Care? Training Curriculum (2007)

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Directories

• Domestic Violence Programs Serving Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
• Domestic Violence Programs Serving Muslim Communities
• Muslim Forums on Women’s Issues: A Resource Directory
  

  All directories are continually updated.

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Domestic Violence

• Fact Sheets on Domestic Violence in Specific Ethnic Communities: Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese (2012)
• Proceedings of the National Summit on Domestic Violence in API Communities (2002)
• Training Curriculum on Domestic Violence against Asian and Pacific Islander Women (2007)
• Violence against Women in Asian and Pacific Islander Populations. Published In: C.M. Renzetti, and J.L. Edleson. In: Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (Vols. 1-2). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2008.
• Fact Sheets on Domestic Violence in Specific Demographic Communities: Muslim (2011)

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HIV Risk & Violence against API Women

• The Intersection between HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women (2011)

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Homicide

• Shattered Lives: Homicides, Domestic Violence and Asian Families by Chic Dabby, Hetana Patel and Grace Poore (2010)

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Innovative Strategies

• Innovative Strategies to Address Domestic Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities: Examining Themes, Models and Interventions (2002, Revised 2010)

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Language Access, Interpretation, Translation

• Language Access & Interpretation: Resources for Policy, Research, Services, and Advocacy (2011)
• Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Legal Interpretation for Domestic Violence Victims (2009)
• Tip Sheet: Developing Language Access Plans (2009)
• Tip Sheet: Interpretation Services (2009)
• Tip Sheet: Serving Deaf Individuals with Limited ASL Proficiency (2009)
• Tip Sheet: Working with Interpreters and Addressing Problems (2009)
• Translated Materials on Domestic Violence for Survivors & Advocates

  In 30 Asian and Pacific Islander Languages (Updated continually)

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Statistics

• Facts & Stats: Domestic Violence in Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Homes (2009)
• Quick Facts: Violence against Asian & Pacific Islander Women (2011)

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Sexual Violence

• Types of Sexual Violence against Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women (2006)
• How Domestic Violence Programs can Address Sexual Violence (2006)
• Training Curriculum on Addressing Sexual Violence against API Women (2007)

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Trafficking

• Health Issues Affecting Trafficked Individuals for the National Symposium on Health Needs of Human Trafficking Victims (2008)
• Trafficking: Considerations and Recommendations for Domestic Violence Advocates (2003, Updated 2012)