In recognition of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month as well Mental Health Awareness Month, Kimberly is joined by Vanessa Teck and Nghia Le to break down how patriarchal values in Asian cultures contribute to the high rates of mental illness and depression in our community.

Mental Health America, "Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities and Mental Health": http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/asian-americanpacific-islander-communities-and-mental-healthNational Alliance on Mental Illness, "Asian American Teenage Girls Have Highest Rates of Depression": https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2011/Asian-American-Teenage-Girls-Have-Highest-Rates-of#sthash.2F3BL1YU.dpuf

Music Credit:Life Is by Cosimo Fogg (201) https://soundcloud.com/cosimo-foggCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0

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