Compassion Circles
Virtual peer-mentoring circles for AANHPI women — a place to be witnessed, not fixed.
Cohort
Small circles
Cadence
Last Monday monthly · 7:00–8:15pm ET
Commitment
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Cost
Free
Overview
What this program is really about.
Compassion Circles are virtual peer spaces where AANHPI women come to be witnessed — not coached, not optimized, just fully met. Born in 2021 with the support of NAAAP-Atlanta's Chopstix for Charity, the community now includes a National Circle and a newly formed Atlanta Circle, with plans to grow in more cities. Each circle meets monthly with a facilitator using a peer-mentoring format rooted in our heritage of mutual care.
Origin
Started in 2021 with support from NAAAP-Atlanta's Chopstix for Charity. We currently host a National Circle and an Atlanta Circle — and we're growing into more cities.
What you'll experience
A program that changes how you lead.
A safe space to discuss and share the issues AANHPI women carry
A peer-mentoring format rooted in our heritage of mutual care
A trained facilitator holding space — not coaching, not fixing
Programming shaped together each year around what the circle needs
Who should apply
This is for you if…
Read the list. If two or more land, we'd love to hear from you.
- You identify as an AANHPI woman and want to be witnessed, not optimized
- You can commit to one evening a month from September through August
- You're ready to give as much as you receive — this is peer mentoring, not therapy
- You're curious about helping bring a Compassion Circle to your city
How it works
From first interest to lasting impact.
Sign up
Fill out the short form — no application, no interview.
Get placed
Join the National Circle or the Atlanta Circle (more cities forming).
Show up monthly
Last Monday of each month, 7:00–8:15pm ET on Zoom — fully met by women who get it.
Why we gather
The purpose of the Compassion Circle.
A community of AANHPI women who choose to keep showing up for each other.
- Foster a safe environment to discuss and share issues and challenges faced by anyone who identifies as an AANHPI woman.
- Share common interests and shape the year's programming together.
- Create a network of AANHPI women who actively support one another.
- Encourage learning about others and embrace personal development opportunities.
Schedule
2025–2026 meeting schedule.
- Begins
- September 29, 2025
- Concludes
- August 31, 2026
- Frequency
- Last Monday of each month
- Time
- 7:00 – 8:15 PM ET
- Format
- Virtual (Zoom) · National Circle + Atlanta Circle
Want to learn more or bring a circle to your city? Email Sue Ann Hong-Whitaker (sahong@capaw.org).
Ready to apply?
National + Atlanta circles · Last Monday monthly · 7:00–8:15pm ET · Sept 2025 – Aug 2026 · Free