About the Presentation

.15 ASHA CEUs

This recorded presentation, hosted by Jingyu Linna Jin, PhD, CCC-SLP, S-LP(C) and Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng, addresses the underrepresentation and systemic challenges faced by Asian Pacific Islander (API) professionals in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Through personal narratives and insights from research findings, this presentation uncovers the barriers of systemic racism, cultural biases, and microaggressions. It proposes strategies for overcoming these obstacles, including mentorship, social support, and advocacy for systemic change. The significance of embracing diversity within the field is highlighted, emphasizing how being both disciplinary and cultural experts can enrich clinical practice and improve outcomes for these culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Closed captioning and ASL Interpretation provided.
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About the Instructors

Jingyu Linna Jin, PhD, CCC-SLP, S-LP(C) is a researcher in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington. Her area of research is in Asian and Pacific Islander workforce diversity in speech-language pathology, and culturally responsive community outreach and engagement methods in research recruitment. Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng is the Director of the Chinese Cultural Center at San Diego State University. She served as Professor in the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Executive Director of Chinese Studies Institute at SDSU. Professor Cheng served as a member of the board of trustees of the Campanile Foundation of SDSU. She is the past chair of the Multicultural Issues Board for the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and the chair of Education Committee for the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP). She is a Fellow of ASHA and received the Honors of ASHA. She served as the past president of IALP (International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics). She was the founder of the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of ASHA. She has dedicated her life to education with a focus on the children, women, underserved and unserved. She has provided professional and humanitarian assistance and resources to individuals, schools, clinics and groups with special needs including deafness, autism spectrum disorders, speech and language disorders and disability across the lifespan across the globe.

ASHA CEUs

This recorded presentation is available until May 31st for .15 ASHA CEUs. Participants must watch the recording in its entirety and complete a 2 question quiz to qualify for ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be granted.

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

  • Identify the systemic challenges and barriers that Asian Pacific Islander communication sciences and disorders (CSD) professionals face in graduate training and clinical practice, including issues related to systemic racism, cultural biases, and underrepresentation.

  • Identify effective strategies and best practices for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within CSD, such as mentorship programs, advocacy efforts, and inclusive hiring practices that support API professionals and other underrepresented groups.

  • Describe the dual role of cultural and clinical components at play in clinical practice.

Asian Pacific Islander Speech-Language-Hearing Caucus

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This presentation was made by the API Caucus. The purpose of the API Caucus is to support (a) individuals in the API communities who are in need of audiology and speech-language pathology services as well as (b) audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language and hearing scientists; and students in the speech, language, and hearing sciences who provide services in API communities or who are of API descent. Asian Pacific Islanders are defined as persons with origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or the Pacific Islands.