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Place Matters. Power Matters
Our presentation will demonstrate how the democratization of place-based data engages residents in defining their communities, defining their communities’ needs and assets, and framing solutions to address their communities’ unmet health, environmental, and social needs. We will also discuss how the democratization of place-based data paves the way for greater understanding of, and greater political power for, Asian American residents who live in ethnically- and racially-diverse communities.
We will present a case study of how we worked with Korean-American communities in Los Angeles to conduct a “vertical” analysis of the community’s demographics, education, health, safety, and governance needs, and make the case for policy and structural reforms. By intersecting community engagement, data analysis, and power analysis, we helped empower the community with the data to demonstrate the need for a community park, which led to a long-overdue fight over the drawing of city council district lines. Through this process, Korean-American residents, and their allies in the community, were armed with actionable information that changed the tenor of the conversation with city policymakers who were unaccustomed to such demands from the Korean-American community.
Their environmental justice and the political redistricting campaigns helped build community awareness and community consensus, and the process is galvanizing an effort to increase political representation for Korean-Americans. As a result, other communities are also discovering the democratization of place-based data, and the power of space and place.
Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadershipAdvocacy for health and health education
Diversity and culture
Program planning
Public health or related public policy
Learning Objectives:
Discuss how “vertical” and ”spatial” analysis can make the case for change.
Discuss how the democratization of place-based data can empower solutions from the “community-up.”
Keyword(s): Community-Based Research (CBPR), Asian and Pacific Islanders
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have developed advocacy and research initiatives ranging
from community health, redistricting, community engagement, education, to public
finance. Many of these initiatives have resulted in the re-allocation
of tens of millions of public and private dollars to the most under-served neighborhoods, and have lifted up the voice and power of marginalized communities. I also have track record as a coalition-builder and facilitator and have established a wide-range of partnerships with foundations, CBOs and elected/governmental bodies.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.