The Strain of “Model Minority”: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders July 30, 2019 by Julie Feng 1 Comment Just last year, when a person very close to me admitted she was struggling with depression, my initial internal reaction was disbelief. This can’t be true, I thought. My next thought was mortification for feeling this way. Why was it that I, a socially conscious person who believes strongly in mental health advocacy, immediately felt incredulity? I had to be honest with … [Read more...]