Permission to Come Home

Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans

Author: Jenny Wang
ISBN: 9781538708002

“Dr. Jenny T. Wang has been an incredible resource for Asian mental health. I believe that her knowledge, presence, and activism for mental health in the Asian American/Immigrant community have been invaluable and groundbreaking. I am so very grateful that she exists.”—Steven Yeun,  actor, The Walking Dead and MinariAsian Americans are experiencing a racial reckoning regarding their identity, inspiring them to radically reconsider the cultural frameworks that enabled their assimilation into American culture. As Asian Americans investigate the personal and societal effects of longstanding cultural narratives suggesting they take up as little space as possible, their mental health becomes critically important. Yet despite the fact that over 18 million people of Asian descent live in the United States today — they are the racial group least likely to seek out mental health services.  Permission to Come Home takes Asian Americans on an empowering journey toward reclaiming their

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publish Date: 2022-05-03

Subjects: Psychology / Mental Health, Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Asian-American/Asian)