Facts & Stats Report: Domestic Violence in Asian & Pacific Islander Homes (2015)

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

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The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence compiled this report following a review of published and unpublished studies and reports in the United States since the original Facts & Stats Report in 2009.

Islamic Marriage Contracts: A Resource Guide for legal professionals, advocates, imans, and communities (2012)

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence and Battered Women’s Justice Project

[Read this report] This guide was developed as a resource for legal professionals and advocates working with Muslims, and for Muslim leaders and community members.

Abusive International Marriages: Hmong Advocates Organizing in Wisconsin (2012)

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, Wisconsin Refugee Family Strengthening Project

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This report seeks to illustrate in detail that advocate groups have been doing to combat the prevalence of domestic violence within interracial marriages in the Hmong population. 

Shattered Lives: Homicides, Domestic Violence and Asian Families (2010)

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

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The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence has identified and focused on domestic violence related homicides as a critical issue affecting Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander battered women since 2001.

Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence Victims (2009)

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence

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All survivors and victims of domestic and sexual violence navigate complex legal systems – those with limited English proficiency and those who are deaf or hard of hearing face additional challenges.

Determinants of Clergy Behaviors Promoting Safety of Battered Korean Immigrant Women (2015)

Violence Against Women

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Korean immigrants rely heavily on their respective churches for assistance with domestic violence.

Experiences of Muslim and Non-Muslim Battered Immigrant Women with the Police in the United States (2013)

Violence Against Women

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Little research has been conducted to distinguish the unique experiences of specific groups of interpersonal violence victims.

A Prevalence Study on Partner Abuse in Six Asian American Ethnic Groups in the USA (2008)

International Social Work

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In a survey of 1577 Asian Americans, the average partner abuse prevalence was 16.4 percent, that is, 22.4 percent among Vietnamese, 21.8 percent among Filipinos, 19.5 percent among Indians, 19.5 percent among Koreans, 9.7 percent among Japanese and 9.7 percent among Chinese.

Attitudes Toward Marital Violence An Examination of Four Asian Communities (2001)

Violence Against Women

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This article examines wife abuse attitudes among a sample of 507 Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Cambodian adults living in the United States.

Predictors of Physical Spousal/Intimate Violence in Chinese American Families (2000)

Journal of Family Violence

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Contrary to the feminist literature on domestic violence, gender role beliefs was not related to physical intimate violence.

All survivors and victims of domestic and sexual violence navigate complex legal systems – those with limited English proficiency and those who are deaf or hard of hearing face additional challenges

API Institute for Domestic Violence

Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence Victims (2009)

Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander battered women often mention that their domestic violence advocates hesitate to bring up sexual violence beyond the issue of marital/intimate partner rape, but that they need a place to talk about sexual abuse by non-intimates

API Institute for Domestic Violence

Sexual Violence Against Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women (2011)