According to Dr. Kevin Nadal, president of the Asian American Psychological Association and professor at John Jay College in New York, many Asian-American families hold a "notion of shame and stigma" around mental illness and that "bringing shame to one's family can be especially detrimental to a person's mental health."
Sara, a 30-year-old Chinese-American who asked that CBS News not use her last name, is one example.
Sara spent much of her adolescence coping with depression and striving to meet her own high academic expectations.
Bullied in school and at home by her older sister, she says her upbringing did not allow her to talk to anyone about her emotional issues, silencing her into isolation and letting her problems fester.
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