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Healing Anti-Asian Hate on My Birthday

By Canyon Sam — 2021

On a birthday like no other, Canyon Sam reflects on celebrating beauty, practicing joy and compassion, and the inspiration of novelist Maxine Hong Kingston in the face of an increase in anti-Asian violence.

Read on www.lionsroar.com

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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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Marginalized Mental Health Matters: What Experts Want You to Know

Seven professionals from across the US sat down with Verywell Mind to share insights about how they are improving the mental health discourse to better address the needs of marginalized groups.

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Krystal Jagoo
2021
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The Healing Power of Heritage

Interventions rooted in indigenous traditions are helping to prevent suicide and addiction in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

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Heather Stringer
2018
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‘I’ve Walked Between Two Worlds’: What Belonging Means for Asian Americans

Asian American families across generations reflect on the ways they hold on to their cultures while finding a place in America.

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Elaine Teng
2021
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The Power of Music

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.

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Sojin Kim, Theo Gonzalves, Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, Deborah Wong and Richie Traktivist
2021
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Keeping Love Close

What does love look like in a time of hate? Asian and Asian-American photographers and essayists respond.

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Celeste Ng
2021
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Joy Is a Beautiful Act of Resistance

Multidisciplinary Artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya shows strength through creativity: equity and access in the arts for Asian American/Pacific Islander communities.

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Paulette Beete
2021
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How ‘Instagram Therapy’ Helps Normalize Latinx Mental Healthcare

The Latinx community is just as vulnerable to mental illness as the general population, but faces disparities in treatment.

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Marissa Cruz Lemar
2021
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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.

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Thatiana Diaz
2021
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As an Asian American, I’m Giving Myself Permission to Speak Up

As a Filipino-American, Jo Encarnacion understands the intergenerational trauma and pain triggered by the latest wave of Asian hate and violence. She also understands that staying silent is no longer an option.

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Jo Encarnacion
2021
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being