Introduction The United States has many racial groups; among these are the Asians who are growing at a very fast rate. A part from growing at a fast rate, Asians is also the most diverse racial group with more than forty three ethnic groups that speak in excess of 100 languages. The population of Asian Americans rose from one million in the 1960s to more than ten million in 2000. Estimates indicate that this figure might double by the year 2015. Many of the Asian groups have health belief systems that are mostly influenced by their cultures. This on many occasions has affected the way mental illnesses are diagnosed and treated. In this paper, we are going to look at how mental illnesses are perceived across the many Asian groups and how to solve the issue. The Role of Beliefs and Values Beliefs and values held by different cultural groups influence greatly their health awareness. Ethnic minorities are usually affected by the issue of shame and stigma. When this is coupled with misinformation concerning mental health, then the way the community conceives mental disorders is greatly affected. It has just been shown that Asians have increased in number in the US; this is bound to impact on their cultural influences. Asians tend to accept mental health issues if they know that the problems are of a physical or spiritual nature, but they shun anything to do with emotions. Shame and stigma that is associated mental illnesses is a major obstacle to the use of mental health care by many Asians. Stigma prevents many Asians from accessing mental care. Many Asians belief in self reliance and therefore, they tend to be more reserved with the underlying fear of bringing shame to their families. This makes many Asians with mental problems to avoid seeking medical aid. They see mental illnesses as a weakness on the part of the patient; this may also paint his or her family negatively (Chow, 2010, p.1). Family Reputation Another thing is that many Asian Americans value much the family reputation and relationships than anything else. Such families will have a tendency of resisting to share anything that they think might bring shame to their families and perhaps cause alienation from the rest of society. Mental illnesses are seen as factors that may decrease one’s opportunities for work, marriage and the general acceptance in the society. Due the stigmatization affects that come with mental illnesses, many Asians Americans try to avoid them by manifesting many psychological problems in their lives as physical problems. Someone suffering from a mental problem will prefer to describe it to the doctor as a headache or any other physical complication to avoid stigmization. For instance, Chinese Americans choose to describe depression using physical symptoms instead of sadness because they regard as morally unacceptable the diagnosis for depression. This confuses medical practitioners because they will attend to the physical symptoms leaving the real problem unaddressed thereby endangering the life of the patient (Spencer et.al, 2010, p. 1). Cultural Contributions Cultural beliefs also play a role in the way Asians perceive mental illnesses. Many Asians regard some mental illnes