Working with culturally & linguistically diverse communities allows me
to put my research into practice, academic knowledge into actionable strategy,
making a difference society.
I serve the following roles:
Board member of the Centre for Holistic Health (CHH 怡康全人发展中心), a non-for-profit community health organization that serves and supports Chinese communities in Melbourne.
Member of the Regional Advisory Council for the Victorian Multicultural Commission, I work closely with leaders of multicultural communities, to advise on policies and promote multiculturalism in Victoria and Australia.
Member of the Multicultural Advisory Committee of Knox City Council, I work closely with the council and other community leaders to promote and advocate for greater awareness of multicultural affairs in the Knox community.
Member of the National Advisory Group of the L.O.T.E. Agency, I advise on the Agency’s research, translation, and community engagement projects.
Working with Chinese Communities
Supporting Chinese international students during CONVID-19 outbreak
In partnership with Study Melbourne, the Centre for Holistic Health (CHH) provides counseling and psychological supports to Chinese international students in Victoria impacted by CONVID-19 outbreak.
Please feel free to circulate these flyers (in English, simplified and traditional Chinese) to the relevant communities and/or individuals and encourage them get in touch with us !!
Please click into the flyers to learn more about CHH
You can learn more about CHH's works on international students supports in this news article by the ABC News.
Supporting Chinese communities
In addition to supporting international students, CHH’s services also reach elderly, family, and individuals of Chinese communities. COVID19 is not merely a physical health pandemic but quickly becoming a mental health crisis due to social distancing and isolation measures, circulation of media text, and information overloaded on social media.
Study Melbourne - International Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Forum
Spoke at the forum as a CHH representative. Had some great, open and honest discussions with other experts in the field. It seems many in the room held the consensus that an effective but also realistic way to tackle the relevant issues is through some sort of university - community (health) organisation collaborative model. More important works ahead.
CHH Mental wellbeing of Chinese International studnets Confernece
Working with multicultural communities
“The Victorian Multicultural Commission is urging people to show compassion to minority groups who are being attacked as fears of coronavirus heighten”
As a member of the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) to Victorian Multicultural Commissions, I attended our latest meeting to discuss a range of issues such as standing up against racism, promoting family violence prevention, and developing mental health awareness and support strategies among multicultural communities amid the COVID19 outbreak. The meeting was covered by the local Leaders Newspaper, here.
The RAC meets quarterly and have frequent online communications.