Addressing Anti-Asian Racism with Social Work Advocacy and Action - Hardcover

Meirong Liu is Professor and Chair of Research Sequence at Howard University School of Social Work. Her research centers on social welfare policies, health disparities, and multicultural social work. She collaborates with interdisciplinary research teams and has secured multimillion dollars in grants on health disparities from the National Institutes of Health, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation, and the Bezos Earth Fund. Serving as the Chair of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Asian and Pacific Islander Track, she is dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion in the social work field.

Keith Chan is Associate Professor of Social Work at Hunter College. His research examines social determinants of physical and mental health for vulnerable populations, in particular Asian Americans, immigrants and older adults. He currently also serves as Co-Investigator on the NIMHD/P50-funded Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity, Community Engagement Core, as well as the NIA/P30-funded RCASIA, Community Liaison and Recruitment Core. Since 2021, he provides his research expertise as Congressional Fellow to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, Democratic Staff, on issues related to mental health, substance use, disability, and population health data with a focus on health equity for under-served communities.