Reclaiming Our Tradition: AANHPI Breastfeeding Week 2021

Nikia Sankofa, MPH, MPA

A conversation with To-wen Tseng, from the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition and Asian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force, and Nikia Sankofa, from the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee.

Nikia: As the Executive Director of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), I am grateful to have connected with many stakeholders over the past year and a half. With each interaction, I am learning about the unique work of individual organizations, and it is growing and stretching my understanding of what we can do together. Our membership is working at many levels to advance policies and shape practices to create a lactation landscape that supports diverse families and communities across the nation. We have a bold mission, but our vision, Thriving Families and Communities, is even more robust.

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