Fanhao Nie, Ph.D., was inspired to explore the relationship of internalized racism and suicidal ideation among Asian adults in the U.S., resulting in a recent study.
An assistant professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Nie noted that suicide has become a major health issue within the Asian community, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Structural barriers in public health and cultural stigma surrounding mental illnesses have exacerbated this problem,” he said.
Nie said previous research on racism and suicide often focused on studying racism as perceived external racism, ignoring the possibility that the racially subordinated may internalize racism, “potentially causing equal or even greater har...
