I got started because I realized that if I didn't start being open about mental illness, I never would. There would never be an ideal time. And so all of this works its way into the work that I do. As my immigrant, Taiwanese mother told me, "We don't talk about these things." Minority mental health matters to me not only because minority communities often stay quiet about such topics, but also because minority communities experience traumas that are specific to their communities and that impact mental health.

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