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To better serve victims and individuals from all populations with sensitivity, understanding and competence, CVVC offers various Cultural Competency Trainings to allied professionals.

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  • Comprised of at least 30 distinct subgroups
  • Each with unique values, customs, religion and language
  • Asian Pacific people have three predominant groups

The 1st of these Groups:
  • Origins are traced to mainland Asiatic cultures, who share based principles of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism
  • These groups are of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Korean descent
The 2nd of these Groups:
  • Origins are from Southeast Asia, who's principles are of a Malay influence
  • These groups include the Filipinos, Indonesians, Malaysians, Cambodians and Laotians
The 3rd of these Groups:
  • Constitutes the largest group of Pacific Islanders in the U.S.
  • They are Hawaiians, Samoans and Guamanians.


  • Are the services equipped or offered with translation/interpreters?
  • Has a rapport been established with the community or leader? i.e. trust, education, etc.
  • Leader may be male and deny need for services.
  • Who is offering the service? i.e. Police, Victim Service, etc.
  • Was the group leader or contact person recognized?
  • Was each service explained clearly to each client?
  • Was any research completed on immigration and culture?
  • Does this client follow the American culture?
  • All services should be offered to each client.


  • The justice system
  • Little or no victim services
  • Law enforcement's reaction to crime
  • How our legal system and country is viewed
  • Family customs when someone dies
  • Religious practices in death
  • Practices of priority
  • Contact person's authority

  • Cultural Sensitivity: Feeling/attitude
  • Cultural Awareness: Knowledge
  • Cultural Competence: Behavior/skill
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  • Not knowing about services and what they're for
  • What are the benefits (Do I have to pay?)
  • One's position of authority in their community
  • Being victimized is a family matter
  • Receiving victim services brings shame to the family
For example:
  • Family in need of seeing the body
  • The male victim not able to take care of family
  • Victims Compensation paid for wife and child
  • Family priority was not on paperwork
  • Crisis Debriefing
  • Victim wants to drop charges
  • National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, Washington, DC (202) 296-2300
  • Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, NY (212) 966-5932
  • Asian Law Caucus, San Francisco, CA (415) 391-1655
  • Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (213) 977-7500