Our Stories, Our Power

ThuQuach,PhDAsianHealthServices

OurStories,OurPower

ThreeTake-Away’s inStorytelling

1.Knowyouraudience

2.Ourstoriesconnectustoothers

3.Ourstoriesempowerus

WhatTheySee

WhatWeSee

HowtoChangetheNarrative

“WeWereAllStrangersOnce”– PresidentObama

TheirStoryisOurStory

“VietnameserefugeesatSFOonDecember28,1979!

Today,protestorsatSFO#RefugeesStandWithRefugees”

AsianHealthServices

uFederallyqualifiedcommunityhealthcenterlocatedinOakland,California

uWeprovideservicesinEnglishand12Asianlanguages:Cantonese,Mandarin,Vietnamese,Korean,Khmer (Cambodian),Mien,Hmong,Lao,Mongolian,Tagalog,KarenandBurmese

uProvidecaretoover28,000patients

RespondingtoOurPatientsStories

Emily’sStory:Health4All

"Asa'Dreamer',Iamnotabletovote,butinmyjob,Ihelpothersregistertovote.Forme,votingisaprivilege."

AffordableCareActEnrollment

Impact Level 2016Marketplace

2016MedicaidExpansion

Nationwide 13million 12 million

California 1.4million 3.7million

AsianHealth Services* 1,000 8,000

*Approximately1/3ofourpatients

TheLivesBehindtheNumbers

Tai’sStory:DefendingtheACA

“IsharemystorysootherscanunderstandhowimportantMedi-Calistothoseofuswhohavenootheroptionforcoverage.”

WorkersHealthandSafety

Establishedin2005toaddresstheenvironmentalhealthissuesfacingthenailsaloncommunitythroughanintegratedpolicyadvocacy,research,andoutreachandeducationapproach.

“ I have been most concerned about how hard it’s been to carry a

pregnancy through term. I have had 2 miscarriages. I don’t know if they

are due to the chemicals I work with, but I heard they may cause

reproductive problems…”

“I started working as a manicurist because I speak little English, but I ended up

suffering from asthma and lung problems. Twelve years later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was then that I decided

to stop working as a manicurist after sacrificing my health and my life for a

living.”

“My husband and I both who are manicurists, and we have a son who

was born with a severe developmental disability. Our other friends who work in nail salons also have children with

disabilities. We wonder if this is related to our work.”

“The Price of Nails”“Perfect Nails, Poisoned Workers”

Diem’sStory

The personal is political.

ThreeTake-Away’s inStorytelling

1.Knowyouraudiencetochangetheirheartsandmind.

2.Ourstoriesconnectustoothers,andtohelpbuildourbase.Strengthinnumbers.

3.Ourstoriesempoweruswithhopeandlovetomakechange.Thestoriesstartwithus.