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Sometimes, I have been the token 'asian' friend and that people ask me dumb questions like "how do you say __ in your language" and questioins about asians in general

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I get super stressed whenever I face the difficulties in my schoolwork and my parents pressuring me to work hard to achieve my dreams.

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I get super stressed whenever I face the difficulties in my schoolwork and my parents pressuring me to work hard to achieve my dreams.

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Personally, this hasn’t affected me, but a lot of my friends have talked about their experiences with mental health issues. A lot of asian parents don’t really believe in depression or any other mental health complications and perceive it as just an excuse. They think so highly of us to the point that mental health is something that they overlook and it really upsets me. I just wished it was something that was more emphasized by our parents.

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felt like i had to compete with other asians to get anything, from spots in clubs to places in college

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felt like i had to compete with other asians to get anything, from spots in clubs to places in college

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My peers would kind of look down on me if I didn't do well on something and it made me feel really burdened

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I felt like there was a lot of really high expectations that put a lot of pressure on me all the time. Some of my peers in elementary/middle school used to make it a goal to score higher than me on assignments/tests and it could be really isolating at times.

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I felt like people had preconceived thoughts about me. I felt like I had to live up to those expectations or else I would be seen as even less than everyone else. I would be seen as Asian and as only Asian instead of being seen as myself.

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Expectations from my parents to succeed in high school made me really stressed about my grades and I always compared myself to my friends and lowkey was really jealous because of their success compared to mines.

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I've grown up in a very white and East Asian community, and I've felt pressure to uphold the expectations that my parents, teachers, and peers have of me. I always feel like I have to involved in everything and successful at everything I do. When I think I might want help regarding mental health, I've been made to feel as if I'm overreacting.

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as one of the only asian kids in my school, a lot of racist playground taunts and misinformation about asians--what we eat, cultural traditions, etc

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as one of the only asian kids in my school, a lot of racist playground taunts and misinformation about asians--what we eat, cultural traditions, etc

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I always felt pressured to get good grades and whenever i didn’t have an A, I experienced really bad anxiety. The constant build up of anxiety definitely took a toll on my mental health.

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I put my all into my schoolwork, especially for my stem classes, and it usually pays off. However, a lot of times this has meshed into my identity as a whole and it’s definitely given me imposter syndrome, especially when I don’t do as well as I expected. Some people have brushed off my accomplishments and talked about me behind my back on this.

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Because I am Asian, people told me that the only way for me to get into an "elite college" was to have perfect grades and a TON of extracurriculars. I also hesitated to tell people that my mother never went to college because most of my Asian friends had deep roots in higher education.