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Dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss 2024
Dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss is a 2024 non-fiction book written by scholar Mimi Khúc. Khúc merges memoir, critical university studies, and disability studies to form a fresh perspective on mental health, particularly within Asian American groups. The volume is organized as letters to different recipients, including the author's daughter Elia, students, and peers. It challenges psychiatric models that view mental illness as personal failing, instead arguing that unwellness arises from systemic forces. This work received the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) 2026 Book Award in the Interdisciplinary/Multidisciplinary category.
Details
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- ISBN
- 9781478025672
- Pages
- 272
