ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

What Stories About Racial Trauma Leave Out

By Joe Fassler — 2020

In Minor Feelings, her first book of nonfiction prose, Cathy Park Hong reflects on learning to write about race. Throughout, she describes herself as working against an unfortunate archetype: the narrative that presents racial trauma as a kind of catalyst for personal growth.

Read on www.theatlantic.com

FindCenter Post-Image

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.

Article
Jo Encarnacion
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
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

Tender, Loving Self-Care for Asian Americans

A guide for tending to the traumas of anti-Asian violence and racism.

Article
Due Quach
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

When You Can’t Change the World, Change Your Feelings

Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.

Article
Arthur C. Brooks
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Is It Self-Care, or Is It Capitalism?

So many of the little rituals I have each day—like my makeup or skincare routine—do help soothe and/or rejuvenate me. For me, any type of solo practiced routine is good. But I’ve learned that self-care does not, and cannot, sustain me. And I believe that this may be the case for many of you.

Article
Ijeoma Oluo
2021
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being