I've Been Told To Go Back Where I Came From. Here's What I Wish I Could Explain.
"In America, I am used to being othered because I am not white. But it’s a special kind of alienation to feel othered by your own people."
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"In America, I am used to being othered because I am not white. But it’s a special kind of alienation to feel othered by your own people."
Before navigating domestic life in the United States, AAPI immigrants often navigated difficult lives in their motherlands, dealing with everything from poverty to war.
Sharon Kwon is a psychotherapist and psychiatric social worker based in Los Angeles, CA. She provides individual, couples, family, and group therapy in both private and public mental health settings. Sharon writes about mental health and social justice issues and her work has also been featured on HuffPost, Slate, and Psychology Today.
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