Comments on: Asian American Academic Pressure http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-36320 Mike Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:36:44 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-36320 Thanks Eugene; I agree, this blog can definitely be the place for venting such frustrations. It's a very important topic. Perhaps we should delve into it further here, in another post. Hmm. Thanks Eugene; I agree, this blog can definitely be the place for venting such frustrations. It’s a very important topic. Perhaps we should delve into it further here, in another post. Hmm.

]]> By: Mike http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-135548 Mike Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-135548 Thanks Eugene; I agree, this blog can definitely be the place for venting such frustrations. It's a very important topic. Perhaps we should delve into it further here, in another post. Hmm. Thanks Eugene; I agree, this blog can definitely be the place for venting such frustrations. It’s a very important topic. Perhaps we should delve into it further here, in another post. Hmm.

]]> By: Eugene http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-35523 Eugene Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:07:12 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-35523 This could be the blog for venting. I think Asian Americans have a higher disproportionate rate of suicide among 18-24 year olds. Part of it is immigrant culture. You know, parents who moved here in hopes of a better life of their children emphasize the importance of doing well in school. (I could go into a whole discussion about the myth of meritocracy in the United States, but that would be a serious digression.) Part of it is the ethnic background. There is a Chinese idiom that roughly translates as: "Those who can bear the bitterness of life will achieve greater success than those who cannot." Another part of it, in my opinion, is the stigma associated with seeking out mental health support within the Asian community. I'm talking about the "therapy is for white people" belief. Solutions? Personally, I don't think we need any more media coverage (see recent suicides at MIT and Stanford). We need support from within the community. We need to say to our friends, our children, our parents, that it is okay to seek help; depression is normal and you are not along. Go and talk about your pressures. It is okay to be Asian and voice your concerns. This could be the blog for venting.

I think Asian Americans have a higher disproportionate rate of suicide among 18-24 year olds. Part of it is immigrant culture. You know, parents who moved here in hopes of a better life of their children emphasize the importance of doing well in school. (I could go into a whole discussion about the myth of meritocracy in the United States, but that would be a serious digression.) Part of it is the ethnic background. There is a Chinese idiom that roughly translates as: “Those who can bear the bitterness of life will achieve greater success than those who cannot.” Another part of it, in my opinion, is the stigma associated with seeking out mental health support within the Asian community. I’m talking about the “therapy is for white people” belief.

Solutions? Personally, I don’t think we need any more media coverage (see recent suicides at MIT and Stanford). We need support from within the community. We need to say to our friends, our children, our parents, that it is okay to seek help; depression is normal and you are not along. Go and talk about your pressures. It is okay to be Asian and voice your concerns.

]]> By: Eugene http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-135547 Eugene Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-135547 This could be the blog for venting. I think Asian Americans have a higher disproportionate rate of suicide among 18-24 year olds. Part of it is immigrant culture. You know, parents who moved here in hopes of a better life of their children emphasize the importance of doing well in school. (I could go into a whole discussion about the myth of meritocracy in the United States, but that would be a serious digression.) Part of it is the ethnic background. There is a Chinese idiom that roughly translates as: "Those who can bear the bitterness of life will achieve greater success than those who cannot." Another part of it, in my opinion, is the stigma associated with seeking out mental health support within the Asian community. I'm talking about the "therapy is for white people" belief. Solutions? Personally, I don't think we need any more media coverage (see recent suicides at MIT and Stanford). We need support from within the community. We need to say to our friends, our children, our parents, that it is okay to seek help; depression is normal and you are not along. Go and talk about your pressures. It is okay to be Asian and voice your concerns. This could be the blog for venting.

I think Asian Americans have a higher disproportionate rate of suicide among 18-24 year olds. Part of it is immigrant culture. You know, parents who moved here in hopes of a better life of their children emphasize the importance of doing well in school. (I could go into a whole discussion about the myth of meritocracy in the United States, but that would be a serious digression.) Part of it is the ethnic background. There is a Chinese idiom that roughly translates as: “Those who can bear the bitterness of life will achieve greater success than those who cannot.” Another part of it, in my opinion, is the stigma associated with seeking out mental health support within the Asian community. I’m talking about the “therapy is for white people” belief.

Solutions? Personally, I don’t think we need any more media coverage (see recent suicides at MIT and Stanford). We need support from within the community. We need to say to our friends, our children, our parents, that it is okay to seek help; depression is normal and you are not along. Go and talk about your pressures. It is okay to be Asian and voice your concerns.

]]> By: David http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-35408 David Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:17:33 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-35408 I think there should be a website, a blog where Asian Americans can vent about their pressures. I think that we keep too much in our minds -- very unhealthy. I think there should be a website, a blog where Asian Americans can vent about their pressures. I think that we keep too much in our minds — very unhealthy.

]]> By: David http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-135546 David Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-135546 I think there should be a website, a blog where Asian Americans can vent about their pressures. I think that we keep too much in our minds -- very unhealthy. I think there should be a website, a blog where Asian Americans can vent about their pressures. I think that we keep too much in our minds — very unhealthy.

]]> By: tsibugan http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-13337 tsibugan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:59:44 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-13337 In addition to the huge amount of pressure that a lot of Asian kids might feel to perform well in school, there simply aren't enough resources to help them cope with it. An example being the Jennifer Tse case. I actually go to UC Davis and remember Jennifer Tse being in a few of my science classes. It was pretty tragic on campus, and I remember there being a very limited response to it. So until this kind of thing gets any media coverage, I don't think anything's going to be done about it. In addition to the huge amount of pressure that a lot of Asian kids might feel to perform well in school, there simply aren’t enough resources to help them cope with it. An example being the Jennifer Tse case. I actually go to UC Davis and remember Jennifer Tse being in a few of my science classes. It was pretty tragic on campus, and I remember there being a very limited response to it. So until this kind of thing gets any media coverage, I don’t think anything’s going to be done about it.

]]> By: tsibugan http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-135545 tsibugan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/05/30/asian-american-academic-pressure/#comment-135545 In addition to the huge amount of pressure that a lot of Asian kids might feel to perform well in school, there simply aren't enough resources to help them cope with it. An example being the Jennifer Tse case. I actually go to UC Davis and remember Jennifer Tse being in a few of my science classes. It was pretty tragic on campus, and I remember there being a very limited response to it. So until this kind of thing gets any media coverage, I don't think anything's going to be done about it. In addition to the huge amount of pressure that a lot of Asian kids might feel to perform well in school, there simply aren’t enough resources to help them cope with it. An example being the Jennifer Tse case. I actually go to UC Davis and remember Jennifer Tse being in a few of my science classes. It was pretty tragic on campus, and I remember there being a very limited response to it. So until this kind of thing gets any media coverage, I don’t think anything’s going to be done about it.

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