06/16/2026
the 3rd Convention of Asian Pacific American Feminist Psychology
Featured Speaker 4️⃣ Dr. Karen L. Suyemoto
Seeing Dr. Karen L. Suyemoto speak at the Psychology of Asian Pacific American Women - Division 35: Section 5 convention last weekend brought me full circle.
I first heard Karen speak back in 2019 at the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) conference, which was also held in San Diego. Seven years ago, I walked away from her session deeply inspired by her values, her radical honesty, and her fierce, grounding energy.
Fast forward to today—the world still requires so much heavy, urgent work for justice across so many areas. It is easy to feel fatigued in this field. But listening to Karen speak once again was the exact reminder I needed: we are all still here, we are still showing up, and we are still actively working on it together.