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TRIBAL NATIONS
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
“When Clallam County was formed in 1854, its geographical boundaries were laid upon the ancestral territories of five sovereign Tribal Governments that have protected and sustained their people and lands since time immemorial. These Tribal Governments include the Quileute Tribe, Hoh Tribe, Makah Tribe, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Together, our governments will make decisions that benefit seven generations from today.” Territorial Acknowledgement provided by Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
AAPI HISTORY
ASIAN INDIAN AMERICANS IN KING COUNTY AND WASHINGTON STATE
Americans whose family heritage is from India are one of the groups among South Asian Americans. The region of South Asia includes the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. All too often, the term South Asia is confused with Southeast Asia, an entirely distinct region bordering South Asia that stretches from Burma through Indonesia.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND JAPANESE AMERICAN EXCLUSION MEMORIAL | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
After the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This order gave authority to the War Department to create zones from which Japanese Americans could be excluded. The first exclusion area designated was Bainbridge Island. On March 30, 1942, the Japanese Americans living on Bainbridge Island were gathered at the Eagledale Ferry Dock and sent to the concentration camp in Manzanar, California before being transferred to Minidoka.
KAWAMOTO FARM
Jefferson Land Trust is pleased to announce that protection is underway for Kawamoto Farm, a historic dairy north of Quilcene owned and farmed by the Japanese-American Kawamoto family for the last 100 years.
To watch a video about the history of Kawamoto Farm and the Kawamoto family, click here.
To read the history of those imprisoned at Tule Lake in their own words, click here.
Follow the "Learn More" link to read the full article.
KOREAN AMERICANS IN KING COUNTY (WA)
Korean Americans may be our least visible Asian American ethnic community. Yet this fast-growing population may also be one of the Puget Sound's most resourceful, energetic, and culturally rich immigrant groups. In three waves, beginning in 1885, Korean laborers, war brides, students, and professionals have gradually come to the United States. During the 1950s, Korean Americans became an economic force in the Pacific Northwest, with one-third of Washington's convenience store operators now of Korean descent. As of 2000, Washington was home to 46,880 Koreans.
PBS DOCUMENTARY
"Asian Americans" is a five-hour film series that will chronicle the contributions, and challenges of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing ethnic group in America. Personal histories and new academic research will cast a fresh lens on U.S. history and the role Asian Americans have played in it.
UTOPIAS ON PUGET SOUND, 1885-1915
"Seattle and Tacoma were but a generation old in 1880. As they emerged from pioneer conditions to develop industries and commerce, they attracted skilled and unskilled laborers. Among them came the Chinese."
This book may be found and borrowed at the North Olympic Library System.
ADVOCACY
DEAR ASIAN YOUTH
Dear Asian Youth is a youth-led, global organization that promotes intersectional activism, solidarity with other marginalized communities, and equality and equity. Through our digital platform, grassroots organizing, and community-based advocacy, we strive to showcase diversity in the Asian community as well as accurate and holistic representation.
THE PORT ANGELES RACIAL JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
The Port Angeles Racial Justice Collective works to understand, unlearn and dismantle racism and the institutions that perpetuate it. We envision and work towards a society without domination and oppression. We seek to hold a safe space for our community members and uplift the voices of black, indigenous and people of color.
BASIC NEEDS
BUSINESS SUPPORT
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Currently serving people in rural Clallam, Jefferson, Skagit, Island, Snohomish, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin and Whatcom Counties, all of our programs are FREE to all participants. We especially welcome people who are low income and from historically underserved communities.
Our programs provide training, one-on-one advising, and other support to help you with the first steps of building a business, from idea generation to solidly established and ready to generate revenue and maximize profits. CIE believes in the triple bottom line: we work with you to create a business that generates profit by providing value to your customers, your community and your planet.
When entrepreneurs succeed, our communities become stronger, more resilient, and self-sufficient. As part of a collaborative community of homegrown grassroots entrepreneurs, together we have the power to create thriving, equitable local economies.
Focus
Training Advising Networking Financing
MENTAL HEALTH + WELL-BEING
ASIAN AMERICANS ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT VIA LIVEANOTHERDAY
Asian Americans are facing discrimination and racism at large in recent months, and this stress may be amplified by the general lack of mental healthcare. Here, we hope to provide some helpful resources as well as some actionable ways to improve the mental health of struggling Asian Americans.
LiveAnotherDay provides a hub of resources with 43+ links: crisis phone lines, organizations, foundations, online plateforms, communities, podcasts, videos, articles, social media follows.
ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER PROVIDERS IN ALL 50 STATES
This resource provides mental health and behavioral services for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
The Washington state providers are on the last page of the electronic document found on the link below.
ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE
Asian Mental Health?
Culture influences our values, beliefs, and norms. For the Asian diaspora, many find that these aspects of our culture are barriers to identifying, discussing and accessing mental health literacy and resources.
CRISIS HELP
East Clallam County Crisis Line (360) 452-4500
Peninsula Behavioral Health (360) 457-0431 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Crisis Councilors (360) 452-4500 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Suicide Prevention Hotline Lifeline 988 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
DETOX LOCAL: 41 AAPI ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Founded in 2014, DetoxLocal.com was created as a go-to resource for those struggling with addiction and substance abuse related disorders. Our goal is to offer our users the ability to find a detox center to them, without having to sift through sponsored listings.
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA
It’s important to recognize that the term “AAPI” (Asian American and Pacific Islanders) encompasses a wide range of countries, ethnicities, nationalities, and identities. Many different communities within AAPI label face their own unique challenges...
MYVISION.ORG | EYE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
"Medical researchers have found close links between eye health and mental health. People with vision impairments often develop mental health problems like anxiety and depression because of the stress of living with their condition. People with mental health problems are also more likely to develop vision issues later in life.
If you have vision problems, it is important to take care of your mental health as well. Seeking help from your doctor, a counselor or an advocacy organization can help you manage the impact of your condition and protect your mental well-being." MyVision.org
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF CLALLAM COUNTY
NAMI of Clallam County is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
The mission of the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) is to promote the mental health and well being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
SOUTH ASIAN THERAPISTS.ORG
Successful therapy depends on a strong client - therapist fit.
We are the largest South Asian mental health community in the world. Our directory has hundreds of South Asian therapists, including therapists of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Afghani and Nepali heritage. Here you can find culturally competent South Asian mental health professionals to help you get the support you’re looking for.
STUDY.COM | MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
"If you're a college student, you're probably tired of hearing 'college is a stressful time.' But behind every cliché is a bit of truth. You might be living on your own for the first time and being asked to juggle an enormous academic load, navigate new social groups, and even work a job to stay afloat. You're trying to make your parents happy, please professors, perform up to your own standards, and figure out what to do with your life..."
NATURE CONNECTION
PACIFIC ISLANDER - ORIENTED RESOURCES
Pacific Islander Community Association Of Washington
The Pacific Islander Community Association (PICA-WA) is an organization that seeks to live out the indigenous values of the Pasifika communities here in Washington State through community organizing, and speaking our truth fiercely to systems of power while providing social supports and cultural spaces for the community to gather and center our values. Our mission is threefold: establish a cultural home, center community power, and further the wellness of our communities physically, culturally, socially and spiritually. Pasifika communities of Washington are a resilient community and while it has had to endure struggles in combating systematic erasure, Pasifika people will continue to rise!
YOUTH
MAGNOLIA FOREST PRESCHOOL
At five unique campuses across Sequim, Edmonds, and Poulsbo, Washington, Magnolia children learn rain and shine. Preschool (ages 2.5-5) and Adventure (K-5th grade) programs meet September through June. We welcome lots of new friends at our summer camps, too!
Our school is run on the belief that children are drawn to experience, to learning, and to each other. The forest has always been a place of wonder for children – a place to explore, assert their independence, take risks, and overcome fears. It inspires curiosity, wonder, possibilities, imagination, motion, contemplation, exploration, and gales of laughter. At Magnolia children are free to express their interests, their needs, and their passions. It is a child’s world.
NORTH OLYMPIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (NOLS)
NOLS Mission: Nurturing imagination, connection, and understanding, to improve lives and strengthen community.
Find books+, activities / events, services, community resources, and more!
OLYMPIC NATURE EXPERIENCE
Olympic Nature Experience is a Sequim based, community non-profit that nurtures our community's connection with nature and each other through immersive outdoor experiences. Through play, exploration, and learning outdoors we can feel more joy, less stress, and bring greater awareness to our impacts on the natural world.
TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS
DEAR ASIAN YOUTH
Dear Asian Youth is a youth-led, global organization that promotes intersectional activism, solidarity with other marginalized communities, and equality and equity. Through our digital platform, grassroots organizing, and community-based advocacy, we strive to showcase diversity in the Asian community as well as accurate and holistic representation.
Our Influence
110k+
Instagram Followers
156+
International Chapters
234+
Team Members
DIVERSIFY OUR NARRTIVE
Our Mission
To fight to be anti-racist and encourage a productive dialogue on race and identity among our student bodies through the inclusion of racially diverse, anti-racist texts in USA Schools; to work towards racial justice, educational equity, and community power.
Make Policy Change
Develop Leadership
Build Teams
Provide Educational Resources
Create Curriculum
Cultivate Growth
NORTH OLYMPIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (NOLS)
NOLS Mission: Nurturing imagination, connection, and understanding, to improve lives and strengthen community.
Find books+, activities / events, services, community resources, and more!
STUDY.COM | MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
"If you're a college student, you're probably tired of hearing 'college is a stressful time.' But behind every cliché is a bit of truth. You might be living on your own for the first time and being asked to juggle an enormous academic load, navigate new social groups, and even work a job to stay afloat. You're trying to make your parents happy, please professors, perform up to your own standards, and figure out what to do with your life..." Click the link below to redirect to the "Mental Health + Well-Being Section" of the Resources page to Learn More
RETIREES
NORTH OLYMPIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (NOLS)
NOLS Mission: Nurturing imagination, connection, and understanding, to improve lives and strengthen community.
Find books+, activities / events, services, community resources, and more!
MYVISION.ORG | EYE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Click the link below to redirect to the "Mental Health + Well-Being Section"of the Resources page to Learn More
SPIRITUALITY | FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (FBO)
OLYMPIC UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
We are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are diverse in faith, ethnicity, history and spirituality, but aligned in our desire to make a difference for the good. We have a track record of standing on the side of love, justice, and peace.
We have radical roots and a history as self-motivated spiritual people: we think for ourselves and recognize that life experience influences our beliefs more than anything.