Interview with a Bestselling Author
On this last day of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to share my interview with bestselling author Stephane Foo for The Rumpus. Her memoir
To everyone else, we looked like the perfect family. No one outside our home knew what we knew.
Children of mentally ill parents are often forgotten. The trauma of living with such a parent can reverberate for decades. It did for me.
As an Asian American, I believed there was stigma and shame surrounding mental health.
Most people watch "Everyone Loves Raymond" and smile. As I binged the beloved sitcom in anticipation of its 25th anniversary, I cried.
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Like Ali Wong’s character Amy, I couldn’t be real with family members, especially my immigrant parents.
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The importance of ballroom culture to many senior Asian Americans brings the Monterey Park tragedy into focus.
At a Los Angeles event, Paulina Porizkova discussed her new book that covers love, loss, betrayal, and empowerment.
My interview with beststelling author and former This American Life producer Stephanie Foo. We both suffer complex PTSD.
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I kept my mental health struggles secret for over thirty years. Cultural shame about mental illness hurts many.
She's already a tireless philanthropist, activist, and author. What more can Maria Shriver possibly accomplish at 67? She tells us here.
My husband and I had returned home from a romantic anniversary dinner on a Saturday night and were making love when a concerned...
The Hollywood Reporter Named Liza Katzner a “35 Rising Executives 35 and Under.” She hopes more people will talk openly about their mental health struggles.
Eight-year-old Teresa Sun played blissfully on a bridge in China, oblivious to the danger her family faced.
My interview about identity and closure with adoptee activist Angelea Tucker.
On this last day of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to share my interview with bestselling author Stephane Foo for The Rumpus. Her memoir
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Hi Everyone, There is sadly still shame and stigma surrounding mental health. I was diagnosed with a mood disorder when I was thirty, yet I