TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Trauma affecting Asian-Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay Area
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Bith-Melander, Pollie
A1  - Chowdhury, Nagia
A1  - Jindal, Charulata
A1  - Efird, Jimmy T.
SP  - e14091053
EP  - e14091053
VL  - 14
IS  - 9
N2  - Trauma is a transgenerational process that overwhelms the community and the ability of family members to cope with life stressors. An anthropologist trained in ethnographic methods observed three focus groups from a non-profit agency providing trauma and mental health services to Asian Americans living in the San Francisco Bay Area of United States. Supplemental information also was collected from staff interviews and notes. Many of the clients were immigrants, refugees, or adult children of these groups. This report consisted of authentic observations and rich qualitative information to characterize the impact of trauma on refugees and immigrants. Observations suggest that collective trauma, direct or indirect, can impede the success and survivability of a population, even after many generations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091053
ID  - ref1
ER  -