ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Your Journey: Asian American/Pacific Islander

By NAMI Content Team — 2021

Ethnic and community identity is considered a notable protective factor to mental health for many AAPIs. The sense of communal identity, connections, belonging and family bonds is a strong predictor of resilience while facing life’s challenges

Read on www.nami.org

FindCenter Post-Image

8 Tips for Talking About Mental Health with Your Asian Family

“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.

Article
Israa Nasir
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

I Was Taught that Therapy Was “Para Locos”—But the Pandemic Pushed Me to See It Differently

Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.

Article
Thatiana Diaz
2021
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being