Dr. Stacey Litam, Associate Professor of in the School of Education & Counseling at Cleveland State University, will present a public talk on her new book, Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants.
The Patterns That Remain book talk provides the foundation for timely conversations, offers a new framework for cultivating relationships that heal our attachment wounds and centers the importance of intergenerational healing, personal growth and unlocking the power behind our stories.
Speaker Bio: Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State University, a licensed professional clinical counselor and a clinical sexologist. She is a Forbes Health Advisor and was named one of Crain’s Cleveland 40 Under 40 in 2023.
As an immigrant and Filipina American woman, Litam is passionate about the power of storytelling and promoting equity among marginalized communities. She is an award-winning speaker, researcher, consultant and content expert on topics related to mental health, sexual well-being, human sex trafficking, multiculturalism and Asian American concerns. As a speaker, Dr. Litam has partnered with the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, LinkedIn, the Cleveland Guardians, the Cleveland Cavaliers and more.
Dr. Litam is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on the impact of COVID-19 related discrimination on the mental health and wellbeing of disaggregated Asian American communities with 17 publications archived in the World Health Organization’s Global Database on COVID-19 literature. She has contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed publications and has written extensively on anti-Asian discrimination and human sexuality.
Hosted by the Center for Ethnic Studies, the Asian American Studies Program and the Humanities Institute.
The Humanities Institute and its related centers host a wide range of events, from intense discussions of works in progress to cutting-edge presentations from world-known scholars, artists, activists and everything in between.
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