DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED HOMICIDES

The Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence identifies domestic related homicides as a critical issue affecting Asian women, given that they – along with other women of color – are disproportionately represented in victim statistics.

The term domestic violence related homicide or domestic homicide refers to a wide range of killings by intimates, of their partner, children, family members, bystanders, etc. The term femicide has been suggested to denote the killing of women on account of their gender. These terms establish a connection between domestic violence and murder of intimates/family members but they have some inadequacies. There are intimate homicides where there is no evidence, prior history, or information about domestic violence; or the abuse that precedes a homicide is not typically defined as domestic violence (e .g., being forced to watch and imitate pornographic acts).

We are aware that addressing this issue can cast our communities in a negative light, but our communities are replete with resistance to ‘cultural’ justifications, developing innovative prevention and intervention strategies, and organizing efforts that confront community complicity and systems failures.

• Statistics

• National Resources

• Important Request & Technical Assistance

• Proceedings from the National Summit on Domestic Violence in API Communities

  1. Who is Killed, and by Whom? Who is Harmed, and by Whom?
     By Firoza Chic Dabby

  2. Homicide, Gender & Culture
     By Shamita Das Dasgupta

  3. Lessons from Asian & Pacific Islander Domestic Violence-Related Homicides and Suicides
     By Judy Chen

  4. One Woman's Death: One Community's Response
     By Leni Marin

  5. Holding our Communities Accountable
     By Debbie Lee

  6. Critical Questions for Advocacy & Intervention

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