Events

AANHPI-OT Heritage Month: The Kawa Model as a Framework for the AAPI Student Experience in OT

Join AAPI-OT in collaboration with the USAHS San Marcos COTAD Chapter for an inspiring AAPI Heritage Month student event featuring Dr. Michael Iwama as we explore the Kawa Model and its role in understanding the AAPI student experience in occupational therapy. Discover how culture, identity, and lived experiences shape meaningful participation and belonging in the journey throughout your OT/OTA education.

Date: Wednesday May 20, 2026
5PM PST | 8PM EST
https://usc.zoom.us/j/95788993642

Presented:

From Assumptions to Awareness: Supporting Asian American OT Learners

The presentation is intended for educators and will focus on amplifying the lived experiences of Asian American students and exploring what their stories reveal about belonging, representation, and systemic change within OT/OTA education and practice. Please share with colleagues who work with AAPI students, professors, or program directors within your academic institutions.
Date: March 18, 2026; 3PM PST | 6PM EST

https://usc.zoom.us/j/95788993642

Presented by: Dawnn Thomas Ph.D., OTD, MS, OTR/L,

Advancing AA-PI Cultural Issues Affecting Occupational Therapy Practice

AANHPI Heritage Month - How Embracing our Identities Strengthens our Ability to Develop Innovative & Impactful OT Practice

AANHPI-OT Heritage Month: The Kawa Model as a Framework for the AAPI Student Experience in OT

From Assumptions to Awareness: Supporting Asian American OT Learners

AAPI-OT Lunar New Year Open House

MDI Network Holiday Party

Transracial Adoptee Experience: A Qualitative Research Study

Occupational Storytelling: Voices of the AAPI Immigrant Experience

2025 AANHPI Heritage Month Keynote Presentation

Past Sessions

Advancing AA-PI Cultural Issues Affecting Occupational Therapy Practice

AANHPI Heritage Month - How Embracing our Identities Strengthens our Ability to Develop Innovative & Impactful OT Practice

AANHPI-OT Heritage Month: The Kawa Model as a Framework for the AAPI Student Experience in OT

From Assumptions to Awareness: Supporting Asian American OT Learners

AAPI-OT Lunar New Year Open House

MDI Network Holiday Party

Transracial Adoptee Experience: A Qualitative Research Study

Occupational Storytelling: Voices of the AAPI Immigrant Experience

2025 AANHPI Heritage Month Keynote Presentation

Past Sessions

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