In traditional Asian cultures, the concept of mental health can be seen as “too Western” or taboo, experts say.
“Many Asian Americans have experienced trauma and may suffer from complex PTSD. Because of shame, I struggled for years before I sought help,” said Liu. “My late adoptive mother, who had suffered a severe mental illness, did not receive the help she desperately needed. Everyone in the family suffered as a result.”Lunar New Year
“There was sort of the, ‘Let me take myself out of this narrative. Let me make it somebody else’s problem and not mine,’” Zhang said. “Whereas I and other folks in my generation would be like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s affecting all of us.’”, a nonprofit that addresses this generational disconnect through multimedia resources, financial support and community events.
People console each other during a memorial for the mass shooting victims outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023. A gunman killed eleven people and injured nine others at the dance studio after a Lunar New Year Festival near by on on January 21. People console each other during a memorial for the mass shooting victims outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023. A gunman killed eleven people and injured nine others at the dance studio after a Lunar New Year Festival near by on on January 21.
Mourners gather for a candlelight vigil at Monterey Park City Hall on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, to honor the victims of the mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio that left 11 people dead and nine others wounded in Monterey Park.
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