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Oct 8, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#statistics 72% of all U.S. Asians were “proficient” in English as of 2019.. 34% of U.S. Asians speak only English in their homes.. out of 22M, that's between 7.5M to 15.8M Asian Americans pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021…
•• 62% U.S. adult Hispanics speak English or are bilingual, i.e. 36% are bilingual and 25% who mainly use English.. out of 35.8M Hispanics, that'd be 9M to 22M pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015…
Oct 5, 2022 • 10 tweets • 12 min read
I just found out this week is #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek and I'm an advocacy person :( \\ I wondering what will it take to make these awareness campaigns more effective? I’m attending an Anti-Stigma Grand Challenge Design Summit next week w/ 100 orgs stopstigmatogether.org/design-summit
Good mission and vision >> "The mission of #StopStigmaTogether is to unite to end the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders."
and "Our vision is a world free from stigma and suffering." see stopstigmatogether.org & follow @westopstigma