Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans
Written by Jenny Wang
Reported by Jenny Wang
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
“Dr. Jenny T. Wang has been an incredible resource for mental health in Asia. I believe her knowledge, presence, and activism for mental health in the Asian American/immigrant community has been invaluable and groundbreaking. I am so grateful that it exists. »-Steven Yeun, actor, The Walking Dead and Minari
Asian Americans experience a racial reckoning with their identity, prompting them to radically reconsider the cultural frameworks that enabled their assimilation into American culture. As Asian Americans explore the personal and societal effects of long-held cultural narratives that suggest they take up as little space as possible, their mental health becomes critically important. Yet despite the fact that more than 18 million people of Asian descent live in the United States today – or 5.6% of the population – they are the racial group least likely to use mental health services.
Permission to Come Home confronts and destabilizes the stigma Asian Americans face when caring for their mental health. Weaving her personal narrative as a Taiwanese American and her insights as a clinician with evidence-based tools, Dr. Jenny T. Wang offers readers permission to embrace their mental and emotional self-care while understanding and honoring the richness of their heritage and embodying a new, complete identity. In ten chapters, each focusing on a central theme – from recognizing emotions to setting boundaries, managing anger and introducing play into life – Dr. Wang presents a sheet of road for the journey towards fullness.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Jenny Wang is a Taiwanese American clinical psychologist and national speaker on Asian American mental health and racial trauma in Asian American, BIPOC, and immigrant communities. Her work focuses on the intersection of Asian American identity, mental health, and social justice. She is the founder of the Instagram community @asiansformentalhealth, where she discusses the unique experiences of the Asian diaspora and immigrant communities. She led the Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian American Therapist Directory as well as its complementary Canadian directory to help Asians find culturally respectful mental health providers.
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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS
Purchase on Google Play Books https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAED86RGp_M
French language
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published on: May 3, 2022
ISBN: 9781668604670
Duration: 9 hrs 1 min
Genres: psychology/mental health, personal development/personal growth/happiness, social science/ethnic studies/American studies/Asian and Pacific Islander
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