ASIA Mental Health Interview
IMSA’s large East and Southeast Asian-American community features a diverse collection of ethnic, economic, and familial backgrounds, but shares some common experiences amongst them. Due to a loosely shared cultural…
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NASS Mental Health Interview
Guest writer: Zoie Sloneker The Native community, in general, has many lasting mental health struggles due to generational trauma. Due to the genocide attempted against Natives, much of Native culture…
BSU Mental Health Interview
Black IMSA students, being both teenagers and minorities, face unique challenges in mental health struggles. Raven McKelvin states that “with being a Black woman, there is a stigma that tends…
Alma Latina Mental Health Interview
The Hispanic/Latinx community face disparities unique to those of other communities. For example, the adults immigrating to a new country and having to strive for stable living conditions, the children…
GEA Mental Health Interview
In recent years, public perception and understanding of gender identity has changed significantly, with more people breaking gender roles, moving past stereotypes, or rejecting the notion of a gender binary….
Spectrum Mental Health Interview
The LGBTQ+ community has historically faced numerous challenges in regards to safely discussing and expressing their identities. At IMSA, the work of culture groups such as Spectrum as well as…