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which has served as a bridge to offer hope and healing.it is a place to break down barriers and address stigmas in a safe environment.

we have made significant inroads in breaking down barriers.Many older adults in the AAPI community have a stigmatized view of mental health.To learn more or participate in Tea Time.

Tea Time’s average attendance grew roughly 260% from an average attendance of 50 people a day in February 2023 to 180 in December 2023.LACDMH staff opens the door to mental health support by having casual conversations over green tea and snacks.

Tea Time provides a safe and familiar space where anyone can meet and talk without judgment or fear.

a clerk with the East San Gabriel Valley Mental Health Center who has been working at Tea Time since the beginning of the program.The author of When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II (Simon Schuster.

She previously served on various community boards.overturning Korematsus criminal conviction for defying the incarceration of almost 120.

Light refreshments to follow the program.Watanabe received her bachelors degree in communication studies and a minor in Asian American studies from UCLA.