Journey to Self-Discovery: Navigating Identity & Mental Health as a Korean American Immigrant Hyeseung Song (241)
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“Being Asian American means living in two worlds, and finding your place in both.”
Dr. Ann Kelley and Hyeseung Song, a first-generation Korean American discuss Hyeseung’s experiences growing up as an Asian minority in America, touching on topics like racial stereotypes, assimilation, and the model minority myth. Hyeseung shares her journey of finding her voice and identity, highlighting the mental health challenges of navigating different cultures and the path to self-acceptance.
“…realizing that I was kind of a third distinct thing, maybe not completely Korean, maybe not completely American, but Korean American – something very special that I was learning and etching out for myself.” – Hyeseung Song
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About our Guest – Hyeseung Song
Photo by Jack Sorokin
Hyeseung Song is a first-generation Korean American painter and the author of Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl (Simon & Schuster). She lives in Brooklyn and upstate New York. Learn more about her at hyeseungsong.com.
Resources for today’s episode –
Click here to visit Hyeseung’s website
“They Called Us Exceptional” – Prachi Gupta’s Memoir
Dr. Kenneth V. Hardy – Author, Professor & Director of the Eikenberg Institute
Suicide statistic: #1 cause of death among young AAPI adults 15-24 is suicide
Check out Hyeseung Song’s book – Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
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