Join me, Robyn Rodriguez, and Alexis David for an afternoon of reading and discussion about mental health care for Filipinx communities. Is there a common experience of Filipino historical trauma, and if so, how does it affect mental health? What does science tell us about transgenerational trauma and healing? What do we know beyond science about ancestral trauma and ancestral healing? How can we create culture and practice and policy shift stoward more and better mental health care for all of us? We’ll talk about these questions and more. Musical guest(s) TBD. Merienda will be provided by PAWA and SFPL!
Co-sponsored by Filipino Mental Health Initiative-SF, The Amado Khaya Foundation, and Philippine American Writers and Artists, and hosted by the Filipino American Center and the James Hormel LGBTQIA+ Center at SF Public Library, with special thanks to Cristina Mitra, Abe Ignacio, and Beverly Parayno.
For every book bought at this event, I’ll donate to FMHI-SF and to the Amado Khaya Foundation.
Accessibility information for the San Francisco Public Library: All San Francisco Public Library facilities are accessible for wheelchair riders. There are automatic entrance doors and ramps and elevators.
Image description: A graphic with a yellow background swirled with other faded colors. In the top right corner is an image of a sunburst, with the text “Filipino American History Month.” Below that is the cover of NERVOUS. The middle reads, “Jen Soriano with Dr Robyn Rodriguez & Alexis David.” Below that, it reads, “Sunday, 10/29, 2 pm, Hormel LGBTQIA+ Center, 3rd Floor, SFPL Main Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco.” Below that, it reads, “sfpl.org,” next to the SFPL’s logo, which is a shell. On the right are photos of Soriano, Rodriguez, and David. Soriano is smiling softly as she looks directly at the camera. Her black hair is swept to the side and she is wearing red lipstick and a white blouse. Rodriquez is looking to the left. Her brown hair is tied back. She is wearing long earrings with a red ball at the end, a thin gold necklace, and a white blazer. David is looking directly at the camera. Her black hair is below her shoulders. She is wearing a periwinkle blue top and thin gold necklaces. Below the photos is a blurb for NERVOUS by Angela Garbes, which reads, “The essays in NERVOUS crackle and pulse with a beautiful bodily wisdom that animates a sparkling intellect. Jen Soriano tenderly, unflinchingly excavates layers of history and pain—found both in her body and our body politic—and offers all of us tools and materials to build a path toward wholeness. I’m in awe of Jen Soriano and you will be too. —Angela Garbes, author of ‘Essential Labor’ and ‘Like a Mother.’”