So often with racial stereotypes, cultural and family conditioning, and the impact of historical racial trauma, Asian Americans have been taught to ‘not make waves,’ taught how we “should be,” in order to survive and belong. This has high costs to our individual voice, creativity, and our sense of self. It also limits our visibility, our contribution, and the impact we could make.

This can leave us overthinking, over analyzing, and wanting to get things ‘right,’ vs. knowing what is right for us. In these workshops, we will explore the questions of, ‘How do we know what is authentic for us, outside of other’s expectations? How do we show up fully for ourselves with courage and honor our culture at the same time?’

To address this topic, we are hosting two introductory workshops

Personal Authority for anyone who identifies as Asian American

Sunday, May 17, 1:00–2:30 pm  |  $30
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In this introductory workshop, we will explore our conditioning, what has shaped our beliefs and expectations. We will learn some tools to re-connect to and trust our own voice, and to gain clarity to make decisions that are right for us.

Personal Authority for anyone who identifies as Asian Female

Sunday, July 19, 1:00–2:30 pm  |  $30
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Asian women navigate layered stereotypes shaped by the intersection of race and gender—often cast as quiet, accommodating, and compliant, or reduced to extremes like the ‘Dragon Lady’ or ‘Tiger Mom.’ These narrow narratives can obscure our complexity, diminish our leadership and disconnect us from our authentic selves. In this workshop, we will explore the impact of cultural expectations and internalized oppression—the subtle and overt ways we may participate in our own erasure, minimize our experiences, or doubt our inner knowing. Together, we will create space to reconnect with our voice, fuller expression, and cultivate unapologetic self-trust.