ASA 002
Section A02
In On Some College Campuses, A Focus on Asian American Mental Health, Katherine talks about why Asians have a increased chance for depression because of academic pressures. The article explains how Asians not only put pressures on themselves, but there is also added pressure to do well from peers and high expectations from their parents. I agree to the article’s topic on family expectations, as many Asian Americans feel obligated to follow their parents expected career path. My parents advised me to become a doctor every since I was in elementary school, so it wasn’t until high school that I explored career paths other than the medical field. Before that, I had a mindset that I should do things that would make my parents happy, and I believed that being a doctor was what I really wanted to do. It wasn’t until senior year of high school that I decided that I wanted to pursue a career in Animal Science, and it really put a lot of pressure and stress on me until I finally told my parents my new plans.
Question: Although Asian Americans have one of the highest rates of depression during college, why are they the least likely group to seek professional help?
The video talks about why Asian Americans are unlikely to reach for support when it comes to mental illness, and how this issue can be resolved.
References
NAMI. (2011, February). Asian American/Pacific Islanders and Mental Health. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4iSGlAjneA.
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