Archive for December, 2010
My birthday lesson on dealing with self-doubt
20 December 2010 by LydiaIt was my birthday last week, and to celebrate, I made a badge for my internal self doubt. That’s right, you heard correctly. I put a lot of pressure on myself to succeed, like RIGHT NOW. I crack the pressure whip on myself like there’s no tomorrow. Sometimes to the point where the stress...
Second Generation Asian American Resource List
10 December 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...