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This chapter explores the complex and evolving relationship between a community-based domestic violence program and faith-based institutions (FBIs) within an immigrant community. Shimtuh, Korean Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program, a program of a Korean immigrant multiservice center in Oakland, California, offers a case study of an innovative faith-based community engagement initiative. Shimtuh started in 2000 with a unique two-pronged direct service and community engagement approach reaching out to Korean immigrant Christian and Buddhist faith institutions as community partners in efforts to challenge domestic violence. Over the next 12 years, Shimtuh initiated what would become four distinct phases of collaboration emphasizing: (1) community outreach; (2) training and technical assistance; (3) a community organizing campaign; and (4) shared leadership. Each phase re-evaluated both the role of the community agency and that of FBIs, leveraging the expertise and deepening the potential social change impact of each of these important centers for immigrant community engagement.
This research was conducted in collaboration with Isabel Kang, Shimtuh: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program of the Korean Community Center of the East Bay.
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In addition, the systematic review documented faith-based initiatives related to cholesterol, nutrition, prostate cancer, asthma, and obesity.
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The Korean American community in the US numbers just over 1,700,000, ranking fifth among Asian Americans after Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese (Hoeffel 2012, p. 14). Between 2000 and 2010, the Korean American population grew by 39 % (p. 16). Almost 30 % of Korean Americans reside in California (p. 17).
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Kim, M., Menzie, A. (2015). Models of Collaboration Between Community Service Agencies and Faith-Based Institutions. In: Johnson, A. (eds) Religion and Men's Violence Against Women. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2266-6_27
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