Sam Louie

Are you finding yourself burning out, disinterested, or lacking spontaneity in your work?  If so learn new skills in this innovative and refreshing workshop which blends individual and group experiential exercises that both relaxes and reinvigorates your inner core.

This training will give you the tools to feel refreshed and reinvigorated in your work as we learn to detach from our screens and connect with others in a deeply, meaningful, and transformational way using movement, imagery, stories, and other experiential exercises.

“Chink!”, “Jap!”, “Gook!”, “Where are you from?”, “Do you eat dog?”, “Why don’t you go back to where you came from?!”, “Do you know Kung-Fu?”. From the racist to the innocuous, issues of culture, ethnicity, and discrimination are prevalent themes for Asian minorities in the U.S. This message explores the history of Asian-American immigration, racism, and challenges Asian-Americans face growing up in the U.S. By incorporating his own spoken word poetry, audiences get a fresh and unique perspective on minority experiences.

What are your privileges? What are you social identities? How do these make you who you are — and who would you be without them? A vibrant experiential workshop filled with activities and interactions with others where you can see, hear, and share your experiences with others in a creative and engaging atmosphere. Participants will be follow structured group exercises to maximize learning and growth.

Asian collectivist cultures are prone to cultural shame, trauma, and emotional neglect. Consequently, the need to cope with the trauma of shame leads many to find addictions as a coping mechanism. Food, gambling, alcohol, work, sex, and a plethora of other addicts occur as Asians “suffer in silence”.

Are you finding yourself burning out, disinterested, or lacking spontaneity in your work with adults, students, or possibly in your own core? If so learn new skills in this innovative and refreshing workshop which blends individual and group experiential exercises that both relaxes and reinvigorates your inner core.
This training will guide you in using creativity to discover untapped themes, emotions, and connections both within yourself and with those you work with. This training will give you the tools to engage not only therapeutic clients but also the flexibility to use them in other environments such as schools, churches, business settings, as well as professional conferences.
Sam Louie is a psychotherapist, spoken word artist and Emmy Award-Winning former journalist who provides creative, educational, and inspirational keynotes and workshops geared towards self-growth/personal development, Asian-American issues, and addiction recovery.

Sam didn’t choose to be Chinese. Sam didn’t choose to stand out. Instead he tried his best to fit in. Yet, because of his immigrant Asian background, he endured racism, stereotypes, job discrimination (which includes favoritism shown towards others), and overt messages that he wasn’t wanted in certain places and professions in society. It’s not easy being a silent minority (i.e. a culture that has few vocal activists), so mainstream culture not only ignores the injustice but also capitalizes on the caricatures. In this riveting keynote, you will hear not one man’s story, but the collective story of Asian-Americans and the battle against the societal perception that they are “always Asian” yet “never American”.