Field Reports
A Direct Service Approach to Reducing Food Insecurity among Immigrant Communities in Minneapolis
Davis Chhoa,
Emerson Fellow
Published 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Direct service organizations play crucial roles in alleviating hunger and reducing food insecurity. The report highlights how a direct service organization, CAPI USA, provides emergency food assistance to address the needs of food insecure immigrant and refugee households in Minneapolis, Minnesota.a
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Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Davis graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in human biology. During his time in college, he dedicated his time to building the Asian American community both on- and off-campus, through which he developed a passion for advocating for health access and equity among marginalized communities. Davis conducted an independent research project to investigate how different generations of Cambodian Americans perceive the idea of well-being and worked at Asian Health Services in Oakland, California as a summer fellow to support youth development. Davis has also worked with patients as a health educator at the Pacific Free Clinic to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and served as a trial monitor intern at the WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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