This Resource Library was assembled by the Tea and Milk Coalition, committed to meeting the needs of Asian Asian American, Native Hawaiian American, Pacific Island American, South East Asian American, Middle Eastern American, and refugees families with a focus on language equity. The goal of the Tea and Milk Coalition is to become a group of passionate people who are dedicated to promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Durham’s Asian/Middle Easter community. We believe that this work should be led by parents with lived experience. We will work to recognize the unique cultural and educational needs of Asian and Middle Easter American new parents. The Asian or Middle Easter communities in the United States is often seen as a monolithic group, however, these populations comprises multiple ethnic groups that are culturally and linguistically distinct. Aggregating information and data on the “Asian” or “Middle Easter” populations do a disservice to the members of the various communities, as their needs are often overlooked leaving them to experience inequitable outcomes, especially with infant feeding. It is essential that we as a coalition prioritize and highlight the needs of these smaller subgroups in order to improve their breastfeeding initiation and duration. This will require us to partner with local stakeholders to develop and implement culturally informed outreach and education programs. As we continue to move towards bringing awareness to the diversity that exists within communities, we will progress toward more equitable actions for strengthening lactation support and education. We seeks to decrease inequities and normalize breastfeeding in Durham community by improving breastfeeding education and support practices, and by removing systemic barriers that prevent breastfeeding from flourishing. Please help us connect. For more information please email Breastfeed Durham <durham@breastfeedingcommunities.org>.
COVID-19 Resources
- March of Dimes COVID-19 Birthplan (English)
- COVID-19 Things to know if you’re pregnant
- Collection of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) in-language resources on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 for NICU parents in Chinese
Breastfeeding Resources
- Compilation of Resources in Vietnamese
- Working and breastfeeding: Reach your breastfeeding goal while working (a conversation with KAZN, Mandarin Chinese) 上班族母乳媽媽攻略(上)
- Working and breastfeeding: Know your breastfeeding rights at work (a conversation with KAZN, Mandarin Chinese) 上班族母乳媽媽攻略(下)
- Everything you need to know about breastfeeding (a conversation with KAZN, Mandarin Chinese) 母乳餵哺知多少
- Breastfeeding: Not just one mother’s battle (a slideshow for BreastfeedLA, English) 母乳餵哺:媽媽從來不
- Breastfeeding is a human right (a conversation with La Jaja Kids, Mandarin Chinese) 捍衛母親的哺乳人權
- Things I wish my boss knew about maternity leave (a slideshow for World Mom, English) 僱主須知員工產假事項
- Series from KSCI featuring Dr. Charles Chan talking debunking the myths of sitting the month 解構坐月子的誤解
- Breastfeeding campaign from UNICEF to promote breastfeeding in China. 聯合國兒童基金會中國母乳餵哺宣傳計劃
- Two DVDs available in Chinese at www.geddesproduction.com
- My Birth Matters Poster and Brochure in Chinese 如何降低您接受
- My Birth Matters Poster and Brochure in Vietnamese LÀM CÁCH NÀO ĐỂ GIẢM NGUY CƠ
- Announcing the Pregnancy + My Job Roadmap & Guide from Legal Aid at Work in Chinese 怀孕 + 我的工作
- Chinese Handout
- Vietnamese Handouts
USBC’s list Resources, Tools, and Materials
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Created by: The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of the American Indian, and National Park Service
- Asian Southeast Asian Pacific Islander (ASAP!) Taskforce
- Education Materials
- Features on LA’s photo exhibit
- #AsianBreastfeedingStory Video Page
- Office of Minority Health
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum:
- Best Start
- Information in Many Languages (fact sheets)
- “Breastfeeding Matters”
- “My Breastfeeding Guide”
- “Breastfeeding Your Baby”
- and more
- Information in Many Languages (fact sheets)
- California Department of Health – WIC
- Guide to Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in Public – the Law
- Chinese
- Hmong
- Vietnamese
- La Leche Legue Canada
- Chinese Culture and Resources
- Information sheets
- “Amazing Milk”
- “Breastfeeding Tips”
- “How to Know Your Baby is getting Enough Milk”
- and more
- From Mothers to Mothers
- Journal of Obesity
- United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- Breastfeeding Association of Taiwan
- Hong Kong Breastfeeding Association
- China Daily News
USBC Member Organization
USBC Resources
- Building Relationships: a Key to the Rise of our Indigenous Breastfeeding Communities presented by Amber Kapuamakamaeokalani Wong Granite, Breastfeeding Hawai’i Coalition
- “Structural Inequities Burden Mothers/Parents, Infants and Families of Color: Support Policies that Reduce Disparities in Health Outcomes”
- 2019 National Breastfeeding Conference and Convening awardees and presentations
- Amber Granite, Breastfeeding Hawai’i Coalition, Oʻahu, Hawai’i,
- To-Wen Tseng, Asian Breastfeeding Taskforce, Los Angeles, California
- Tiffany Pao Yang, Twin Cities Regional Breastfeeding Coalition, Coon Rapids, Minnesota
- Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition Hmong Breastfeeding Initiative: Reducing breastfeeding disparities in Minnesota presented by Linda Hsiung Dech and Tiffany Pao Yang