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Further
tesimonials of YK's work:
"it
was probably the most important and valuable training I’ve
ever done. I came in as a well-meaning, good liberal,
but I didn’t really get what it means to be an anti-racist
– a real ally – until the training.
As a professional, political person I’ve been part of many
“liberal” coalitions and efforts that were completely
devoid of involvement (let alone leadership) from people of color.
At the end of the training I made a promise to myself that I wasn’t
going to do that anymore. After a tough interview process,
I have been hired as a central staff person who works with a coalition
of groups, led by and comprised of 2/3 people of color. There’s
no way they would have hired me if I hadn’t had the benefit
of your training. I feel really lucky."
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Stephanie
Anderson, Rights Working Group, Washington, DC. |
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View a brief history
of YK's political and training background here.
View a list of some
of the workshops YK has facilitated here.
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"YK
Hong is a dynamic and skilled trainer. Her sense of humor and
ability to relate to people allow her to push participants to
examine their ways of thinking helping them to grow. She has a
rare talent for addressing multiple issues of oppression in an
accessible way while making clear the many connections between
them. As a fellow anti-oppression trainer, I often look to her
methods to strengthen my own work."
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Bree Carlson, DR Works, Atlanta, GA.
"I was first drawn into YK's work when
I invited her to do a day-long training for Asian Pacific American
students at the Claremont Colleges in Claremont, California. The
feedback was incredible. The students who attended her training
(many of whom came from less politicized backgrounds) told me
that because of the training, they felt they had a deeper and
stronger understanding of systemic oppression, the root causes
of social injustice, as well as the politics of power and privilege.
I see YK's work as foundational to building self-determined communities
and forward-thinking leaders."
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Diana Ming Yin, Scripps College, Claremont, CA. |
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