APRIL DIVERSITY MESSAGE

Hello Spring! Many of us know that May is dedicated to Mental Health Awareness month, but did you know that it has been observed since 1949 in the United States? Forty years later, the Association of Labor and Management

Administrators and Consultants on Alcoholism (ALMACA) officially changed to the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA). Let’s continue to break the stigma surrounding mental health by addressing how stress impacts the workplace and our relationships with loved ones.
Also, Jewish American Heritage and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage is celebrated for the rich history woven into the fabric of our communities and workforce. If I can be fully candid in this message, growing up in Southern California many times I was perceived as a “perpetual visitor”. No matter where I went, my features signaled, foreigner. No one would know that I am a 4th generation Japanese American, and it is very humbling to have a month designated to my heritage. 

Needless to say, let us celebrate each other and continue to be self-aware as we journey through our life’s work as a son, daughter, parent, friend, neighbor, supervisor, auntie, uncle, EAP, grandparent, brother, sister, partner, and community member.