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Parent Educational Seminars
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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"Understanding Your Teen: What Teenagers
Face in
the World Today"
Date: February 20, 2007
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Wilshire United Methodist
Church
Address: 4350 WIlshire Blvd., LA, CA
90010
Presenter: Hans Liang, President of Asian
Pacific
Probation Association
Attendees: Parents, families, pastors, youth
workers, and community members wanting to learn
how to be effective advocates for their Asian
youth.
Cost: Free
Sponsors:
Asian Pacific Probation Association
Asian Gang Unit
LA County District Attorney's Office
Wilshire United Methodist Church
RSVP: To RSVP please call (213) 984-4243
x204 or email jhan@kccd3300.org.
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KCCD is pleased to announce our 2007 Parent
Educational Seminars on Asian Youth. In partnership
with Asian Pacific Probation Association, Asian Gang
Unit, LA County Probation Department, LA County
District Attorney’s Office, Wilshire United Methodist
Church, KCCD is providing free seminars to educate
parents and community leaders in interacting more
effectively with their youth.
Although national trends show that juvenile arrests
have decreased in the last 20 years, when examined
by ethnicity, Asian youth are the only group to show
an increase in arrests. In addition, a recent report
shows that the fastest growing gang population in
Los Angeles is Asians. According to newly released
Advancement Project report on gang intervention,
adequate resources for our Asian youth are limited in
scope and availability in the city of Los Angeles.
In response to this growing crisis, KCCD hopes that
these parent educational seminars will empower
parents, families, pastors, youth workers and
community members to become effective advocates
for youth.
KCCD President and CEO Hyepin Im said, “Contrary to
the model minority myth, Asian youth face significant
challenges in communicating with their parents,
having pressure from Asian gangs, and dealing with
substance abuse. It is imperative that we educate
and equip our community with skills to lead our
children away from violence and the trend toward at-
risk behaviors.” Hans Liang, President of Asian Pacific
Probation Association, agreed saying, “During the 4
years that I’ve been with the Asian Gang Unit, I’ve
found that there are many troubled Asian youth in
our society. The only successful way they can
receive the support that they need is by getting the
parents involved in the process of maintaining pro-
social change with their children. Asian Pacific
Probation Association is excited to partner with KCCD
and we know that these parent educational seminars
will benefit the Asian parents in the
community.”
The first seminar, “Understanding Your Teen: What
Teenagers Face in the World Today” will be hosted
on
February 20, 2007, featuring speaker Hans Liang,
President of Asian Pacific Probation Association and
one of the distinguished trainers of LA County
Probation Department. Upcoming seminars will
address specific topics which will help parents be
aware of Asian gangs and how to prevent their youth
from becoming a gang member.
These upcoming seminars will be hosted at Wilshire
United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90010, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM:
- March 20, 2007 – “Motivational Communication
with Your Youth"
- April 17, 2007 – “What Parents Need to Know
About Youth Substance Abuse"
- May 1, 2007 – “Keeping Youth Safe on the
Internet"
To sign up for seminars and for additional information,
please contact Joanna Han at 213-984-4243 or
jhan@kccd3300.org, or visit our website at
www.kccd3300.org.
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