Jikimee Senior Leadership Program
Jikimee Senior Leadership Program
Jikimee means Community Protector in Korean.
Jikimee Senior Leadership Program cultivates community mental health leaders among monolingual Korean seniors. Jikimee sessions provide a culturally and linguistically responsive environment to explore issues important to the Korean community.
Our Jikimee leaders attend public meetings and join legislative visits to voice community needs, volunteer at cultural, community and wellness events, and support our programs.
On hold during COVID-19.
Senior Fall Prevention Programs
Senior Fall Prevention Programs
A Matter of Balance (MOB)
A Matter of Balance is an award-winning, evidence-based program designed to reduce the fear of falling and improve activity levels among community-dwelling older adults. KCCEB partners with Alameda County senior centers to offer this eight-week program is run in small groups and includes group discussions, problem-solving, sharing practical solutions and exercises to reduce the risk of falling.
On hold during COVID-19.
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance®
Moving For Better Balance is a 12-week evidence-based fall prevention program based on the Simplified 24-form Tai Ji Quan. This course combines traditional Chinese Taiji movements and modern science to help seniors improve their balance, muscle strength, flexibility and mobility, and internal organ functioning to enhance overall health.
KCCEB partners with Alameda County senior serving organizations to offer the classes in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin and with translation in other languages.
Offered online or outdoors following social distancing guidelines during COVID-19.
MOB class gave me confidence in myself. Now I enjoy going out for a walk and I really felt healthier and happier.
Citizenship Preparation Class
Citizenship Preparation Class
Wellness Workshops
Wellness Workshops
KCCEB offers an array of wellness workshops in English, Korean and Mandarin with an Asian cultural perspective.
Topics include:
- Stress management
- Coping with anxiety and depression
- Trauma-Informed care in API communities
- Communication skills to promote healthy bonding
- Early childhood development for parents
- Healthy eating and active living among elders
- Managing burnout and compassion fatigue
- Many more….
Offered virtually during COVID-19.
Summer Camp 2021
Summer Camp 2021
Young Asian American Storytellers! (YAAS!) empowers Asian youth in Oakland through storytelling and connection to their own culture.
In 2019-2020, 8 youth from Oakland Charter School learned digital media and leadership skills through project-based learning. They created two digital stories:
- “2020 Census for Asian Youth” informing Asian American youth about the Census
- “Perfection” exploring the Model Minority Myth
Learn more about other YAAS teams at Asian Refugees United and the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants.
There are misconceptions that Asians are all smart and have excellent grades. Society had labeled us as a “model minority” which sounds like a compliment. But, it's actually detrimental to us.
