RETHINKING “ASIAN PARENTING”: IN DEFENSE OF UNCONVENTIONAL PATHS Thought Process Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 5 October 3, 2025 In This Issue: - Rethinking “Asian Parenting”: In Defense of Unconventional Paths - A Morning with the California Rapid Response Network - Friends & Lovers: Media Recs for a Relationship Redux ____________ Get your copy of Ellie’s book LOUDER THAN THE LIES: ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, SOLIDARITY, AND SELF-LOVE here: https://www.heydaybooks.com/catalog/louder-than-the-lies/ TAAF 2024 Mental Health Report on AAPI youth, entitled “Beyond the Surface”: https://www.taaf.org/youthmentalhealth Dr. OiYan Poon’s newsletter: https://publicpedagogy.substack.com/p/how-are-the-grandchildren-of-asian Look! I’m on Telemundo: https://www.telemundoareadelabahia.com/noticias/local/red-respuesta-rapida-recorre-condado-santa-clara/2488535/ Find your local California Rapid Response Network hotline: https://www.ccijustice.org/carrn Bay Area Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP) Phone Number: (510) 241-4011 Operating Hours: M-F 6AM - 6PM Website: https://www.acilep.org/ Marin Rapid Response Network Hotline: 415-991-4545 West Marin Rapid Response Network Hotline: 415-755-3622 Stand Together Contra Costa Hotline: 925-900-5151 Website: https://standtogethercontracosta.org/ San Francisco Rapid Response Network Hotline: 415-200-1548 Website: http://sfilen.org/ San Mateo County Rapid Response Network Hotline: 203-666-4472 Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network Hotline: 408-290-1144 Website: https://www.amigoscenter.com/rapid-respon Other Northern & Central California Centro del Pueblo Rapid Response Network (Humboldt County) Hotline: 707-200-8091 Website: https://www.instagram.com/centrodelpueblo Kern County Rapid Response Network Hotline: 661-432-2230 Website: http://www.rapidresponsekern.com Monterey Rapid Response Network and San Benito County Solidarity Network (shared hotline number for Monterey and San Benito Counties) Hotline: 831-204-8082 San Benito website: https://sbcsolidaritynetwork.org/ North Bay Rapid Response Network (Sonoma, Napa & Solano Counties) Hotline: 707- 800-4544 Website: https://www.northbayop.org/nbrrn Sacramento Rapid Response Network (Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte and rural areas North without a more local hotline) Hotline: 916-382-0256 Website: https://www.sacfuelnetwork.org/sacramento-rapid-response-network Santa Cruz County: Your Allied Rapid Response Network & Pajaro Valley Rapid Response Hotline: 831-239-4289 Website: https://santacruzrapidresponse.org Valley Watch Rapid Response Network (Fresno, San Joaquin, Merced, Stanislaus, and Kern Counties) Hotline: 559-206-0151 Los Angeles Los Angeles Raids and Rapid Response Network Hotline: 888-624-4752 Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network (Boyle Heights, East L.A., Lincoln Heights, Commerce, Montebello, El Sereno, City Terrace, Vernon) Hotline: (323) 805-1049 Website: https://www.instagram.com/boyleheightsirn Immigrant Defenders Law Center Rapid Response Legal Resource Hotline (Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties) Hotline: (213) 833-8283 Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday from 9AM-4PM PST Website: https://www.immdef.org/blog/immdefrrhotline Provides: rapid response legal support for Southern California community members detained by immigration enforcement agents. San Diego Immigration Legal Service Coalition of San Diego Hotline: (858) 751-7553 Immigrant Defenders Law Center Rapid Response Legal Resource Hotline (Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties) Hotline: (213) 833-8283 Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday from 9AM-4PM PST Website: https://www.immdef.org/blog/immdefrrhotline Provides: rapid response legal support for Southern California community members detained by immigration enforcement agents. Other Southern California Immigrant Defenders Law Center Rapid Response Legal Resource Hotline (Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties) Hotline: (213) 833-8283 Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday from 9AM-4PM PST Website: https://www.immdef.org/blog/immdefrrhotline Provides: rapid response legal support for Southern California community members detained by immigration enforcement agents. Inland Coalition For Immigrant Justice – Emergency Response Network (San Bernardino & Riverside Counties) Hotline: 909-361-4588 Website: http://ic4ij.org/ ÓRALE (City of Long Beach) Hotline: 562-245-9575 Website: https://www.orale.org/ Orange County Rapid Response Network Hotline: 714-881-1558 Email: casereferral@ocrapidresponse.org 805 Immigrant Rapid Response Network (Santa Barbara, Ventura & San Luis Obispo Counties) Hotline: (805) 870-8855 Website: www.805undocufund.org/alerts VC Defensa (Ventura County) Hotline: (805) 296-1119 Website: https://vcdefensa.org/ IMO Podcast episode with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson interviewing Logan Ury: https://www.imopod.com/episodes/find-meaningful-connection-with-logan-ury Background music: Jazz Cafe Music by Tunetank See the written version of this newsletter here: https://open.substack.com/pub/ellieyangcamp/p/rethinking-asian-parenting-in-defense Subscribe to the Thought Process newsletter on Substack for free: https://ellieyangcamp.substack.com/ Find out more about Ellie’s work here: http://www.ellieyangcamp.com If you enjoyed this audio recording, like, subscribe, share it with a friend!