Asian American Mental Health
G580/F401
Instructor: Joel Wong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Education Spring 2009, Mondays 2:30-5:00pm (This course will also be cross-listed as an Asian American studies
course.)
There are no prerequisites for this combined undergraduate/graduate class; a background in psychology or counseling is not required. This is a survey course that addresses issues of Asian American ethnicity, culture, and race as they relate to mental health. Topics that will be discussed include body image, culture shock, intergenerational family conflicts, cultural influences on mental illnesses, stressors associated with racism and stereotypes, refugee trauma, indigenous healing approaches, etc. The prescribed textbook is *Asian American Psychology: Current Perspectives
*(2009)
by Nita Tewari and Alvin Alvarez. For more information, email the instructor at joelwong@indiana.edu.
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