May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, this episode discusses the plight of the AAPI community from historical and current perspectives. This episode features special guests, Dr. Thuy Ho-Ellsworth, a board certified foot and ankle surgeon and Allison Maladore, MS, a Doctor of Public Health Student (DrPH). Dr. Ho-Ellsworth and Allison provide suitable solutions to mitigate AAPI hate in our current social climate and beyond. Both Allison and Dr. Ho-Ellsworth share the plight they both faced as either a child of Asian American immigrants or as a first generation immigrant from Laos and Thailand, respectively. Steps to promote solidarity against Asian hate in medicine, public health, and communities are discussed in order to bring about sustainable changes that will propel the AAPI community forward, and ultimately helping to eradicate AAPI hate for our posterity.
