Chasing perfect
Subtitle: a primer on Asian American women and psychology
By: by Jordan Alam
Publisher: The author
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 14
Subjects: Asian American women; Psychological aspects; Handbooks, manuals; Students; Women college students; Asian American college students; Barnard College
Description: With information gathered from female Asian-American students attending Barnard College and Columbia University, Barnard junior Jordan Alam outlines common themes that affect how that population of women avoids, interacts with, and is perceived during psychological counseling. These themes include family honor, ”model minority” status to uphold, the invisibility and condemnation of queer Asian Americans, and the feminist model of individual empowerment that undermines the  Asian American belief of inter-connectedness. This zine also defines and provides examples of "microaggressions," or small acts of stereotypical hatred, that Asian American women ubiquitously confront. A page of resources about Asian American women and psychology is included.
Notes: Cover title.

Gift of the author, 2012