Second Generation Asian American Resource List
December 10th, 2010 by LydiaHyphen Magazine launched an important new column called Ask A Model Minority Suicide, that talks about the pressure that second generation Asian Americans experience from their immigrant parents to succeed. Not only is the pressure often times too much, it contributes to suicide and depression among second generation Asian Americans, particularly women. Also check out this article from the same writer.
I’ve talked about the pressure to be perfect in this blog before here and here. Since this is a serious problem in the Asian American community, I’ve started compiling a resource list. I’ve emailed API service centers, individual therapists, and asked family and friends if they knew of any resources that second generation Asian Americans can access for depression and suicide. I’m posting what I find in the links section of this website. You can also visit Hyphen Magazine’s list as well.
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