Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) is hosting our 2nd annual virtual TransformAsian conference, and we are excited to connect thousands of individuals around the world on their mental health journeys.  The name “TransformAsian” alludes to transformations, and our belief in the power of change and the importance of celebrating recovery.  This year, we are excited to share more personal stories and professional experiences focused on Asian mental health.

The TransformAsian 2022 theme – “Breaking the Cycle” – speaks to our commitment to destigmatize mental health issues important to Asian communities.  Hear from speakers on topics such as internalized stigma, intergenerational trauma, and the model minority myth, as well as from special guests and performers.

May 1, 2022
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Tune in live on Facebook, Youtube, or Twitch!

Welcome

1:30 PM EST / 10:30AM PST

Meditation

1:40 PM EST / 10:40AM PST

Self Panel

1:55 PM EST / 10:55AM PST

Performance

2:40PM EST / 11:40AM PST

Community Panel

2:55PM EST / 11:55AM PST

Performance

3:55PM EST / 12:55PM PST

Society Panel

4:10PM EST / 1:10PM PST

Fireside Chat

4:55PM EST / 1:55PM PST

Closing

5:55PM EST / 2:55PM PST

Fireside Chat

In our Fireside chat, speakers will highlight themes from the three pillars of self, community, and society. As they share about their experiences and their work, they will talk about where we go next as a community.
Michelle Zauner
Author, Crying in H Mart
Singer, Japanese Breakfast

Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist who creates dreamy, shoegaze-inspired indie pop under the name Japanese Breakfast. She has won acclaim from major music outlets around the world for releases like Psychopomp (2016) and Soft Sounds from Another Planet (2017). Her most recent album, Jubilee (2021), earned two GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. Her first book, Crying in H Mart, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity, is a New York Times Best Seller. She’s currently adapting the memoir for the screen for MGM’s Orion Pictures.
Cathy Park Hong
Author, Minor Feelings

Cathy Park Hong is an award-winning poet and essayist whose book, Minor Feelings, is a searching work that ruthlessly reckons with the American racial consciousness. Hong weaves together personal stories, historical context, and cultural criticism to ultimately create an emotional and impactful exploration of Asian American personhood. Minor Feelings is the 2020 recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. Hong is the author of several books of poetry, and is the recipient of notable awards such as the Windham-Campbell Prize. In her moving talks, she offers a fresh and honest perspective on race and Asian American identity, discusses how poetry and writing can be a means for understanding ourselves and our world, and comments on the ways politics and culture are influenced by art—and vice versa.
Facilitator
Jeanie Chang
LMFT and Founder of Your Change Provider
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Self Panel

Understanding what it means to develop a positive self identity as an Asian American is a complex process. In the Self Panel,  panelists will share their experiences in overcoming internalized stigma and reconnecting with their culture unapologetically for themselves and others.

Ryan Alexander Holmes
Ryan Alexander Holmes
Actor & Content Creator
Sara Stanizai
Therapist & Coach
Linda Thai
Therapist, Coach, Educator & Speaker
Keali’i Kauahi
Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Psychology
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Facilitator
Christian De Luna
Asian Mental Health Collective
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Community Panel

Although many Asian American communities carry generations of trauma, our stories are seldomly shared. In this panel, we will highlight those narratives and begin breaking down the barriers that prevent us from having open conversation between generations.

Diana Chao
Executive Director, Letters to Strangers
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Monica Modi Khant
Executive Director, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence (API-GBV)
MeeWha Alana Lee
Actor & Painter
Valerie Uy
LMFT & Social Justice Advocate
Facilitator
Dr. Mengchun Chiang
Clinical Psychologist
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Society Panel

Far too often, the Asian American diaspora is seen as a monolith that is doing “well” across measures of “success” – our challenges are diminished. Our final panel will feature panelists discussing the pressures of existing and persevering in a Eurocentric society, while trying to create space for our communities.

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Russell Jeung, PhD
Professor of Asian American Studies and Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate
Dr. Helen Hsu
Clinical Psychologist
Emma Broyles
Miss America 2022
Jason Chu
Rapper, Activist, Educator
Facilitator
Dr. Jeannie Celestial
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Author & Consultant
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Featuring

Linda Thai
Meditation Specialist
John Dorris
Performer
Jason Chu
Performer
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Thank you for participating in TransformAsian 2021!

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About Asian Mental Health Collective

 
Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC) is a volunteer-run nonprofit that aims to normalize and destigmatize mental health within Asian communities by making mental health conversations and treatment available, accessible, and approachable. Our services and programs support our mission by providing individuals with opportunities to:
  • Connect with their inner selves
  • Create supportive and empathetic communities
  • Collaborate with mental health professionals and organizations
  • Celebrate their Asian mental health stories
To learn more, visit us at www.asianmhc.org
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