Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

www.AsiansDoTherapy.com

Psychotherapist Yin Li, LMFT has been wanting to put together a resource for Asian Americans similar to Therapy for Black Girls or Therapy for Latinx since the Asian American community doesn't have one.

Still in development, but take a look at this first go:


The goal of the site is:

1) normalize therapy services in Asian communities by sharing stories of Asian Americans in therapy
2) lowers the barriers of access through culturally relevant information and resources

Additional parts that are forthcoming are:

- social media presence
- podcast
- blog articles from Asian American clinicians
- therapist directory (or connecting to an existing one)

Want to help?

1) If you know of folks (celebrities, influencers, everyday folks) who want to share their experience in therapy as Asian Americans, Yin Li, LMFT would love to get connected with them.
2) if you have non-academic articles, books.videos, podcasts episodes that you like on Asian American psychology, experiences in therapy, mental health, wellness, please send them to Yin Li's, way.
3) if you know someone who knows about podcasting (the technical aspects) and interested in collaborating, let her know too!

Here's how to get in touch with someone who's making a difference in the Asian American community:

Yin Li, MA LMFT
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: she, her, hers

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Linsanity (Part II)


Yesterday marked the release of the documentary, "Linsanity."  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2359427/

Last night, the 9:30pm showing of Linsanity sold out in the Monterey Park, CA AMC theatre so another showing was released at 9:45pm, which also sold out.  Why the draw?

Perhaps it's because Linsanity was a thrilling moment for sports fans who enjoy watching underdogs get their time to shine.  Perhaps it's because religious folks love watching when others are proud to offer their accomplishments as signs of their faith.  Or, perhaps it's because Asian Americans appreciate having a role model who challenges stereotypes.

During a Q&A session, Producer Christopher Chen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1484535/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr2) relayed that he had originally taken notice of Jeremy Lin since he was a high school basketball player in Palo Alto, CA.  He and his crew follow Jeremy through the journey that takes him to Harvard and then the NBA.  Perhaps most admirable is that he and his colleagues dismissed a tempting offer to sell their footage when "Linsanity" made a social media frenzy in February 2012.  Instead, they continued with their passion project in order to tell Jeremy's story as originally intended.

May you have an opportunity to see this film during its limited release in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.