Addressing Asian American/Pacific Islander College Students’ Mental Health Needs

In May 2021, amidst increasing reports of anti-Asian hate crimes, the <a href="https://www.stevefund.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Fund</a> and the <a href="https://lsa.umich.edu/ncid" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">National Center for Institutional Diversity</a> at the University of Michigan convened a group of eight experts in Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) history, college students, and mental health. The group proposes that colleges and universities adopt the following structural recommendations, in an effort to better support their Asian American college student community. We note that both Pacific Islander American students and international students may share in similar stressors with the Asian American student community, however there are significant differences between these student communities. We emphasize that Pacific Islander American and international students be thoughtfully understood as groups with separate histories, racial experiences, <a href="https://medium.com/national-center-for-institutional-diversity/addressing-asian-american-pacific-islander-college-students-mental-health-needs-4413a55f49b7">Click Here</a>