Why did you write this book, and why now?Īs Asian Americans, we have been through such a trying few years. An edited version of the conversation follows. Managing this tension can take its toll, which is why Wang is working to destigmatize mental-health conversations and promote self-advocacy in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Wang says that children of Asian immigrants often have to maintain a balancing act of traditional parental expectations, Western cultural norms, and their own personal desires. Jenny Wang about her new book, Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans (Balance, May 2022). In this edition of Author Talks, McKinsey Global Publishing’s Christine Y.
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