Excessive restrictions designed to control female sexuality are used to label women's sexual expressions as transgressions, justify victim-blaming and mask the prevalence of sexual violence experienced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women and girls.
In private and public spheres, sexual violence is carried out with reckless impunity, with appallingly low conviction rates (10% in the U.S.) for rapists. Violations include: being forced to watch and imitate pornography; denying the right to choose or express a different sexual orientation; forced marriage; marital rape; 'corrective' rape of lesbians; body modification and humiliation; cyber-stalking; mass rape in conflict zones; and more.
Sexual Violence against Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women
Types of sexual violence, vulnerable women and potentially dangerous settings.
Multi-Level preparations for domestic violence programs to address sexual violence
For advocates, survivors, communities and domestic violence agencies.
Training Curriculum on Sexual Violence against Asian and Pacific Islander Women
Designed to reduce compartmentalized services, explore how advocate discomfort inhibits victim disclosure and address abuses experienced by immigrants and refuges in their home countries and in conflict zones.
