Thanksgiving from the Lived Experience of an Indian
by Sunnie Whipple, former co-chair of the LACDMH Cultural Competency Committee (2018-2021) Have...
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by LACDMH Blog | Nov 20, 2022 | Cultural Traditions and Connections | 0
by Sunnie Whipple, former co-chair of the LACDMH Cultural Competency Committee (2018-2021) Have...
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by Johana Lozano, Cultural Competency Committee Co-Chair Finding work is an overwhelming task for...
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by Johnathan Maravillas, Community Member Through food, we are exposed to the culinary artists’ culture and way of life. Similarly, to cooking competitions like Master Chef and the Great British Bake Off, I joined a...
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by Youth Community Member Aisha Ketani Black. White. I am grateful for these colors Because they...
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By James Coomes, LCSW, Olive View Program Manager and DMH-ARDI Staff Advisory Council member I wanted to share with you a little bit about Juneteenth, which was recently celebrated on June 19th, 2022, the second year that it is...
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by Mercedes Moreno, LACDMH Cultural Competency Committee Member I was born in El Salvador, Central America. My mother was a single parent raising five children, four daughters and one son. I was the eldest of the family. From...
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June is Pride Month! You may have seen different kinds of Pride flags at community events and...
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by Rebecca Gitlin, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and LGBTQ+ Services Specialist June is Pride Month, which is a time to uplift and celebrate sexual and gender diversity in our communities. For many lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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by Guadalupe Aguilar Each day may seem like the day before. You don’t know which day of the...
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By the LACDMH Cultural Competency Committee and Sandra T. Chang, Ph.D., ARDI Division – Cultural...
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by Bernice Mascher, co-chair of LACDMH’s Cultural Competency Committee Prepare for it, and...
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by Katelyn Chang Growing up, I had very different life experiences from most of my other peers. As...
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