​Let's Talk Mental Health
Asian American Healing
Welcome to the Asian American Healing page! We know that many of us, as Asian Americans, share similar struggles with mental health, and together we can find support and healing. This page is dedicated to a community that will work towards breaking down stigmas within Asian cultures that suppress mental health issues. Here, we will have blog posts and podcast episodes about Asian American mental health struggles.
Blog Posts
Book Recommendations
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Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
TW (violence, abuse, trauma): A collection of essays which navigates the Asian American identity. Hong dives into the racism, microaggressions, and stereotypes she's faced as an Asian American. She also explores her feelings of erasure and invisibility within her identity
2
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
TW (violence, abuse, trauma): A graphic novel style memoir about Thi Bui's own experience growing up in a Vietnamese immigrant family in the US. She navigates the complex intergenerational trauma within her family, the complexities within her familial relationships, and the trauma of displacement.
3
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
TW (violence, abuse, trauma): An emotional and complex novel which navigates Ocean Vuong's own story as a queer Vietnamese American. He unpacks his complex relationship with his mother, and explores the trauma he's experienced as a victim of physical and emotional abuse.
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