Asian Americans and Racial Identity: Dealing with Racism and Snowballs.

From: Journal of Mental Health Counseling | Date: July 1, 2001| Author: Alvarez, Alvin N.; Kimura, Erin F. | Copyright information

Helms's People of Color racial identity model (1995) is utilized as the theoretical basis for a case conceptualization involving a fictional Asian American male client, coping with racism. Counseling strategies are explored in light of the influence of racial identity statuses and cultural variables on the counseling process.

As demographic shifts challenge the applicability and accuracy of a racial paradigm that has focused on White Americans and African Americans (Okih...

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