ASIAN PARENTS PARTICIPATORY ACTION (PROJECT APPA)

Summer 2023 - 2026

Project APPA is now recruiting!

See the bottom of this page for more details.

Project APPA is a 3-year long community-university collaboration project based at the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant. It is in joint arms with several community agencies from different areas of the Asian community, including:

Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO)
Fil-Can Educators Network (FCEN)
Fil-Can Social and Community Workers Network (FCSCWN)
Hong Fook Mental Health Association (HFMHA)
Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB)
The Asian Canadian Living Archive (TACLA)

The project seeks to work with Asian parents across Canada to promote capacity building, build knowledge and resources, and together envision and curate an Asian-centred approach against racism and anti-Asian racism.

We're recruiting!

Are you an Asian parent/caregiver with something to share?

Do you have any questions about anti-Asian racism?

You are invited to a study on how Asian families discuss anti-Asian racism. Your input will help us develop strategies and resources for Asian families in talking about racism.

We are looking for parents/caregivers who:

Self-identify as Asian residing in Canada
Have at least one child currently in Kindergarten to Grade 12
Speak one of the following languages: Cantonese / English / Korean / Mandarin / Tagalog
Agree to participate in a total of two focus groups on Zoom

If you are interested in participating in the focus groups for Project APPA, please take a look below at our recruitment flyer and then complete the expression of interest form in your preferred language. We look forward to connecting with you!