An Excerpt from “Passport to Shame,” a Memoir of Addiction and Recovery
As a first-generation Chinese immigrant, Sam Louie was challenged by shame from an early age., further complicated by his family legacy of addiction.
“Where I Belong”: A Mental Health Resource for Asian Americans
Therapists Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon address mental health, trauma, and healing through readings and exercises in their new book.
The Weight of Expectations: Higher Education in Asian American Families
From financial burdens to cultural expectations, staff writer Lily Fuller discusses the paths to success for Asian Americans in the pursuit of higher education.
Using Mindfulness to Embrace Emotions with Mel Mah
Meditation and yoga teacher Mel Mah gets real about dealing with family and societal pressures and shares how you can use mindfulness to feel more yourself.
Get Fired Up For Pixar’s “Elemental”
Voice actor Leah Lewis talks about being in Peter Sohn’s latest release, a poignant drama about immigration and parental expectations with the standard Pixar flair.
Healing Your Inner Child
Many Asian Americans have not been raised to sit with and address our deep emotions. Angela Tam, a mental health therapist and coach, helps us recognize trauma from parent-child relationships and gives us tips to stop being our own tiger parent.
Author Maria Dong Centers A Different Kind of Protagonist in New Suspense Novel “Liar, Dreamer, Thief”
Maria Dong, the author of the newly released suspense novel “Liar, Dreamer, Thief,” talks about mental illness in her work and in her personal life.
Reaching Asian Power: To Build Solidarity, Asian Americans Must Know Ourselves First
Zhou-Lee connects the historic oppression of Asian Americans to erasure, invisibilization, racial triangulation, and how these keep Asian Americans from building cross-racial solidarity and tapping into Asian Power.
“I Finally Let That Mindset and Hindrance Go and Learned to Embrace Who I Am”: Healing Through Affirmations, Decolonization, and NAPAWF
This article is part of a series of articles commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month, in partnership with National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). We …
“Instead of Paddling Frantically, I Turned Onto My Back and Began to Float”: On Drowning … and Finally Seeking Mental Health Care on My Own Terms
This article is part of a series of articles commemorating Mental Health Awareness Month. We recognize that the stigma around mental health care — in …