2020 Cohort

MEET THE 2020 COHORT

Wellness Leadership Program

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Learning Goals for 2020 Participants:

  • Obtain a basic understanding of community-based, multidisciplinary, and culturally appropriate practices
  • Develop mental and emotional wellness in diverse Asian American communities
  • Incorporate relevant knowledge and tools into personal growth and career development
  • Acquire access to mentorship from community leaders/health professionals/educators
  • Gain networking opportunity with a cohort who will become leaders of their chosen fields
  • Share learning and projects with leading non-profit organizations in the region
Hear the poem of our 2020 graduate Angelina Jala

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Intergenerational Wellness Assignment

Our faculty provide one-on-one guidance for you to complete an art/creative/academic assignment in which you will explore what intergenerational wellness means to you and your family. Students have the opportunity to share their projects with leading non-profit organizations in the region.

2020 Weekly Webinars

  • Promoting Healthy Eating and Body Image (Physical Health)
  • Cultivating Mindfulness and Coping with Anxiety (Emotional Health)
  • Grounding Yourself and Developing Gratitude (Spiritual Health)
  • Striding Toward Social Equity and Inclusion (Environmental Health)
  • Finding Creative Abilities and Building New Skills (Intellectual Health)
  • Developing Healthy Relationships with Family and Friends (Social Health)
  • Finding Healthy Career Paths (Occupational Health)
  • Balancing Among Time, Money and Wellbeing (Financial Health)

2020 COHORT MEMBERS

Amanda Mei
(she/her)

Felicia Chen
(she/her)

Vivian Wing-Yiu Luong
(she/her)

Angelina Jala
(she/her)

Jenny Ni
(she/her)

Amy Xia
(she/her)

Devin Zhang
(he/him)

Jingwen Lin
(she/her)

Yuan Liu
(he/him)

Faith Applegate
(she/her)

Tianyi (Joy) Wang
(she/her)

Kaitlin Lee
(she/her)


Abigail Oentung
(she/her)

Emily A. Walls
(they/them)

Haoyun (Wendy) Deng
邓浩云 (she/her)

Michelle Luu
(she/her)

Salena Cho
(she/her)

Vivian Tai
(she/her)

Yuan Wang
(she/her)

Chelsea Kim
(she/her)

Fanny Hang
(she/her)

Ilysia Krzywonos
(she/her)

Queena Chen
(she/her)

Sanny Bian
(she/her)

William Huang
(he/him)

Yuxi Zhang
(she/her)

David Ren
(he/him)

Flora Liang
(she/her)

Joey Chen
(she/her)

Ricky M. Lee
(he/him)

Tina Cheung
张嘉淋 (she/her)

Xiaohui Li
(she/her)

Naomi Lukov
(she/her)

Dev Shah
(he/him)

Grace Chang
(she/her)

Manda T. Nguyen
(she/her)

Rose Eh
(she/her)

Vivian Liu
(she/her)

Xiaoli Li
(she/her)

2020 PEER MENTORS

Melinda Hu
(she/her)

Jialin Huang
(she/her)

Heidi Chiu
(she/her)

Sarah Zhang
(she/her)

Christopher Lee
(he/him)

Xinyue (Cassie) Feng
(she/her)

Michelle Lau
(she/her)

Macy Huang
(she/her)

2020 FACULTY

  • Esther Castillo, PhD | CIFWI Project Manager; Sociologist; Adjunct Professor at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
  • Rachel Chan, MA | Registered Dietitian
  • Eddie Chong, PhD | Post Doctoral Psychology Fellow at University of Pennsylvania
  • Suzanne Chong, PhD | Staff Psychologist at Ursinus College; Adjunct Professor at Villanova University
  • Dr. Heng Guo, MD | Psychiatrist at the Philadelphia VA Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
  • Akbar Hossain, JD | Judicial Law Clerk at U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Isabelle Hsu, M.Phil.Ed | Outpatient Therapist at Elwyn Outpatient Services
  • Yi-Lin Hung, MFT | Outpatient Therapist at Intercultural Family Services
  • Maggie Yanye Li, MA, LPC | Psychotherapist
  • Cathi Tillman, MSW | Licensed Social Worker; Approved Supervisor in Marriage and Family Therapy; Executive Director of La Puerta Abierta/The Open Door 

PROGRAM PARTICIPANT & PEER MENTOR SCHOOL BREAKDOWN

High Schools

Universities

SPONSORS

Our 2020 Program was sponsored by the Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness.


CIFWI is part of Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation.
移民家庭情緒健康計劃是費城華埠發展會PCDC的一部分

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