Journalist Prachi Gupta’s memoir reckons with loss, identity, and the systemic pressures that define—and often destroy—Asian American lives.

With so much stigma surrounding mental health in Asian communities, incarceration-first approaches to mental illness will only lead to more isolation and worse outcomes. 

The myth of Asian excellence isn't harmless—it's a racial script written to uphold white supremacy while eroding solidarity and so much more.

“Within the Asian community, especially the Filipino community, [talking about mental health] is not a common thing”