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The Power of Music

By Sojin Kim, Theo Gonzalves, Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, Deborah Wong and Richie Traktivist — 2021

Music carries a special power—to physically and emotionally move us. It connects us to other people and places. Through these tracks, we call up the ancestors, stay present and look to the future. We invite you to explore the diverse ways through which Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders use music for affirmation and consolation, as a call to action and to find their joy.

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Dealing with Impostor Syndrome When You’re Treated as an Impostor

Impostor syndrome is not a unique feeling, but some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder.

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Kristin Wong
2018
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Exploring the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities

The Black community is more inclined to say that mental illness is associated with shame and embarrassment. Individuals and families in the Black community are also more likely to hide the illness.

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Amy Morin
2020
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Reimagining Mental Health for BIPOC Communities

The time of COVID-19 and racial justice protests has been stressful, but it has also spurred BIPOC clinicians to find new ways of helping their communities and clients cope, heal, and thrive.

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Tori DeAngelis
2021
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For Queer Men of Color, Pressure to Have a Perfect Body Is About Race Too

For many of us, men with broad shoulders, narrow hips, taut muscles, and white skin — sun-kissed or pale under hot lights — became an ideal we couldn’t escape. We coveted images of these bodies like treasure, and they educated us in the rules of attraction.

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Naveen Kumar
2019
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We’re Defining Success Wrong, and It’s Hurting Our Happiness

LinkedIn’s head of Mindfulness and Compassion explains three ways you are defining success wrong and what you can do to help yourself stay on track.

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Scott Shute
2021
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The Story of You

If you use your awareness, you will see everything you believe, and this is how you live your life. Your life is totally dominated by the system of beliefs that you learned.

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don Jose Ruiz
2011
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In Many Asian American Families, Racism Is Rarely Discussed

“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”

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Rachel Ramirez
2021
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The No. 1 Reason to Treat Yourself with Grace

Above all else, you will begin to love the person you see in the mirror every day. The false perception of victimhood will fall away, and the victorious nature of life and living will become your new way of operating in the world.

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Panache Desai
2015
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50 Morning Affirmations for Success and Confidence

Do you often find yourself struggling to find affirmations that you can use? Maybe you are unsure of what affirmations even are?

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Katherine Hurst
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Nicole Cardoza’s Meditation for Finding Abundance

Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.

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Nicole Cardoza
2019
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being