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Overview
Mission
Statement
The AAPA Division on Women
(DoW) was established in 1995 by Dr. Alice Chang,with the support of
other senior Asian American Psychological Association’s women leaders.
The Division on Women has several goals, which include the following:
- Lauding the success of
AAA&PI (Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Island) women
- Develop social and
political awareness of issues that affect AAA&PI women in
psychology
- Increasing the visibility
and involvement of AAA&PI women in professional psychology
organizations
- Creating opportunities for
mentoring and networking
- Promoting a sense of
community
- Highlighting
and supporting investigation of psychological issues relevant to
AAA&PI women’s experiences
The Division on Women is
committed to working within the AAPA organization and with AAPA leaders
to attain these goals. Over time DoW has developed ongoing projects and
new opportunities to reflect the goals of DoW. AAA&PI women
within AAPA and in the Asian American psychological community have been
encouraged to increase their involvement in events, projects, and
conferences that promote our professional and personal development.
Overall, the goals of the DoW include promoting a sense of community
among Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Island (AAA&PI) women,
creating opportunities for mentoring and networking, developing social
and political awareness of issues that affect AAA&PI women in
psychology, increasing the visibility of AAA&PI women in
professional psychology organizations among others.
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Benefits
of Joining
Benefits of
being a member
Members have the opportunity to connect with other professionals
committed to promoting the growth and development of AAA& PI
women. Additionally, members receive a DoW newsletter specifically
focusing on the activities, aspirations and upcoming events of DoW
regional coordinators and members. Many DoW members have developed
lasting social and professional relationships from being in the
organization due to the intimate and casual nature of the organization.
Benefits of being an officer
There are many benefits to being a DoW officer. DoW officers and
regional coordinators have the opportunity to interact with the AAPA
Board of Directors, gain significant experience in leadership,
networking, organization and planning. The opportunities are a great
stepping stone to other professional positions, including Division 35
(The Society for the Psychology of Women) and provides national
recognition within the Asian American psychological community.
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DoW
Awards
Division on Women offers two awards each year, and they are presented
at the annual AAPA convention. They are the “Division on Women Award”
and “Alice F. Chang Student Scholar Award.
The first award is to celebrate and highlight work
on Asian American women’s issues. The “Division on Women Award” will be
presented in the amount of $300.00. Interested individuals need to: 1)
send in his/her vita to the DoW Co-Chairs, (see complete information
below), 2) highlight his/her specific contributions toward API women's
issues, 3) prepare a symposium, or present on a topic related to API
women’s issues as part of a symposium, and 4) upon receiving the award
the recipient is to write an article on his/her presentation for the
Fall Division on Women newsletter.
The second award is the "Alice F. Chang Student
Scholar Award” to be presented in the amount of $100.00. As with
previous years, this award will be given to a student who presents at
the poster session during the AAPA conference. A strong preference will
be given to students who present on women’s issues. This is our way of
encouraging more students to conduct research on issues regarding API
women's mental health. Upon receiving the award, the recipient is to
write an article on his/her presentation for the Fall Division on Women
newsletter. Please follow the AAPA Call for Proposals guidelines.
Proposals are to be submitted to both DoW Co-Chairs at addresses listed
below.
For more information on these awards or if you
would like consult about your ideas, please feel free to contact DoW co-chairs.
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DoW
Officer Election Process
DoW seeks nominations and self-nominations for DoW
positions starting the month of March every year given that DoW
positions are staggering two-year terms beginning in August and ending
in August.
This year, three 2 year term
positions will open. The positions are: Co-Chair, Treasurer/Membership
Officer, and Secretary. Please feel free to contact
current officers for further information about the positions.
Special areas of interest are considered in
creating positions within DoW. If individuals are interested in DoW
positions or would like more information on the above mentioned
positions, please contact the current
DoW Co-Chairs. We look forward to talking with you and hope
that you will consider becoming involved in this growing, up and coming
organization.
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Position
Descriptions
Co-Chairs
- Each co-chair is to serve a 2 year term.
- Two Co-chairs are not typically elected in one
election period. One Co-Chair remains as an officer to help transition
the incoming Co-Chair, thus overlaps one year with the newly elected
Co-Chair.
- Write regular Co-Chair update columns in the
DoW newsletter and the AAPA newsletter.
- One of the Co-Chairs serve on the AAPA EC Board
as the DoW representative.
- Serve as liaisons to other organizations
including feminist divisions or those eliciting information on the
concerns of Asian American women.
- Responsible for facilitating communication
amongst the DoW Officers.
- Support all regional representatives via
checking in regarding events, financial assistance, encouragement and
acknowledgement of their efforts.
- Lead the Social Hour at the Annual AAPA
conference.
- Lead the DoW Business meeting at the Annual
AAPA conference.
- Select DoW Award recipients with input from
DoW officers and present DoW Awards at the AAPA banquet.
- Encourage women to present in the DoW
sponsored symposium held at the Annual AAPA conference.
Secretary
- Secretary serves a 2-year term.
- Responsible for monitoring and facilitating
the updating of DoW web page
- Provide assistance in sending information to
those interested in acquiring DoW information
- To compile and record a list of all regional
meetings, events, locations, and number of people in attendance yearly
for a annual report and for marketing purposes
Treasurer/Membership Coordinator
- Treasure/Membership coordinator serves a 2-year
term.
- Receives and distributes DoW funds.
- Maintain records of financial transactions and
tax documents.
- Provide annual report of financial records to
the executive committee.
- Ensure that DoW expenditures are within budget
as approved by a majority of The Executive Committee.
- Keep records of membership and provide annual
report of membership to the executive committee.
- Provide assistance in sending information to
those interested in acquiring DoW membership information
Newsletter Editor
- Newsletter editor serves a 2-year term.
- Responsible for the publication of DoW
newsletter.
- Responsible for coordinating DoW articles to
be published in the AAPA newsletter.
- Coordinate with AAPA newsletter editor for
publication process.
- Review and compile all submissions and make
any appropriate changes.
Regional Representatives
- Coordinate and facilitate regional activities
of DoW members.
- Keep records of all activities and provide a
written report about regional activities to the secretary for official
record keeping.
- Submit a written report about regional
activities to the newsletter editor for the bi-annual DoW newsletter.
- Update co-chairs on the process and outcome of
regional events.
Regional Representatives
San Francisco Bay Area Representative: Darcy Ing or DSFIng@compuserve.com
Southern California Representative: Soni Kim
New England/Boston Representatives: Makiko Deguchi
NY/NJ Representatives: Lina Sueyoshi
Midwest Representative: Bobbi Viegas Miller
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