Chinese American families -- Social conditions

Overview "Culture plays a large role in how families access and navigate information related to their children's disabilities and disorders. Minority families have been found to have difficulties and to face disparities when accessing healthcare services. Limited information exists on how culture affects diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in US- based Chinese immigrant families. The current study aims to identify cultural considerations professionals should take into account...

Overview "A granddaughter realizes that she never knew her two grandmothers' names or their life stories, so she decides to grab her camera to record their moments and learn about their stories of their different identities as Chinese women. In the process, she learns about their hard lives and many facts that shock her, while she tries for the first time to discuss the emotions that she has been avoiding, and they explore and learn from each other about loving, being loved, meaning and death." --...

Overview "This thesis investigates relationships between identity, mental health, and familial dynamics through the lens of growing up a mixed race Chinese-American. Both lyric and prosaic forms are used to explore how the act of remembering folds image and emotion together, becoming what we carry as memory, shaping our sense of self. The title is borrowed from a mid-20th century book on Chinese paper folding, which provided a framework for the construction of the collection. The act of folding paper...