CARE & CONNECT - Understanding & Recognizing Cultural Trauma, a workshop

The Museum of Chinese in America is proud to partner with Connect/Hamilton Madison House to present a series of public programs focused on mental wellness: Care & Connect. This series aims to provide accessible resources while creating a space for open conversation, helping to dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health support. Join us for our second Care & CONNECT event, Understanding & Recognizing Cultural Trauma, a workshop led by Hamilton Madison House's Dr. Jihan Ryu and Dr. Kristin Kim-Martin. Dr. Kim-Martin is a psychologist whose research centers on cultural trauma and the immigration experience. Her dissertation explored how immigration shapes the help-seeking behaviors of second-generation Korean Americans. Dr. Jihan Ryu is CONNECT's primary psychiatrist, providing trauma-informed, culturally competent care in our Lower East Side community. Open to community members and mental health professionals alike, this workshop offers an accessible entry point into what we mean by "cultural trauma" and an opportunity to reflect on how our own experiences may be shaped by it — as well as tools for connecting with others across similar and different cultures in ways that honor our histories, traumas, and varied cultural norms. We will explore how trauma translates across generations, drawing on historical events and the communities they impacted — including the Korean War, American slavery, the Ukrainian Holodomor, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. And making full use of our venue, the workshop will engage directly with MOCA's permanent exhibition. ABOUT Workshop Facilitators DR. Kristin Kim-Martin, PsychologistDr. Kristin Kim-Martin is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in community mental health with a focus on Asian Americans. Her previous research on the effects of intergenerational trauma and immigration on Asian, particularly Korean American, individuals and family systems has served as the framework for numerous workshops