Asian Pacific Islanders and Domestic & Sexual Violence

The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) recently released a couple of new fact sheets focusing on domestic violence in American Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities. The resources provide a compilation of statistics on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and help-seeking in ethnic-specific communities.

Population of focus: Asian Pacific Islander

Links to resource:

• View the fact sheet Pacific Islanders and Domestic & Sexual Violence, 2018 (pdf)
• View the fact sheet Domestic & Sexual Violence in Filipino Communities, 2018 (pdf) 
• More population-specific fact sheets from API-GBV:
  • Domestic Violence in South Asian Communities, 2017 (pdf)
  • Domestic Violence in Chinese Communities, 2012 (pdf)
  • Domestic Violence in Korean Communities, 2012 (pdf)
  • Domestic Violence in Vietnamese Communities, 2012 (pdf)
  • Domestic Violence in Muslim Communities, 2011 (pdf)
• Visit the API-GBV website to learn about violence against API women, learn about their stories of survival, culturally-specific advocacy, find resources, and more.

Date: 2018