A formative article early in Plan A's history, written by contributor George Qiao, sought to topple the colonialist and racist conceptions of Asian American mental health, and get to the true roots of how mental health touches the Asian American community. Mark welcomes two new guests, Jay (a healthcare professional) and Kerrie (a healthcare graduate student ), and returning guest Diana, to explore this topic.Intro/Outro Song: "Come As You Are" by Yuna (Original by Nirvana)TWITTER:Mark(@snbatman)Diana (@discoveryduck)Jay (@LithiumMano)Kerrie (@getkerriedaway)REFERENCED RESOURCES:Why Are Asian American Kids Killing Themselves? George Qiao: https://planamag.com/why-are-asian-american-kids-killing-themselves-477a3f6ea3f2A very brief history on "cultural bound syndromes":http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/techniques/shenjingshuairuoCritical perspectives of “Cultural Competency”: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030294Racial Identity Development - Summary on all the different models:https://studentdevelopmenttheory.wordpress.com/racial-identity-development/Unnatural Causes - A movie regarding health outcomes related to racism: https://www.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses/explore_learn.htmThe public reception of putative epigenetic mechanisms in the transgenerational effects of trauma: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6051458/MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:1-877-990-8585, 24hr Asian LifeNet Hotline, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese available.https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centreshttp://www.befrienders.org/ (has global resources and hotlines)http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/LifelineChat.aspxhttp://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you [UK]https://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/ [AU]http://www.crisistextline.orghttps://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Related-Conditions/Risk-of-Suicidehttps://www.thetrevorproject.orghttp://youthspace.cahttps://www.veteranscrisisline.net/