...a crucial book that teaches and guides us to appreciate the fullness, complexity, and the nuance of Asian Americans’ experiences from historical, intersectional, holistic, relational, and liberatory perspectives. Dr. Shin Shin Tang offers us a clear and critical analysis of the dominant psychotherapy paradigms, while offering a new praxis to decolonize and humanize the therapy space for Asian American clients. 

-- Yunkyoung Garrison, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, former Asian American Psychologists Newsletter editor

A brilliant, practical guide to righting chronic wrongs. This wake-up call shows why every one of us—whether victim, beneficiary, enabler, or guilty bystander—must work now to stop the harm. Dr. Tang speaks truth—backed by research, ethics, and social justice—to power.

-- Kenneth S. Pope, PhD, ABPP, co-author (with Melba Vasquez, Nayeli Chavez-Dueñas, & Hector Adames), Ethics in Psychotherapy & Counseling: A Practical Guide, 6th Edition

Informative, insightful, critical, and deeply personal. Shin Shin Tang masterfully integrates research and individual experiences...

-- Jedidiah Chun, LMFT, co-founder, Asian Mental Health Collective

Highly recommended for higher education students, anyone teaching multicultural diversity courses or trauma, and helping professionals. 

-- Kendra Simpson, Rio Salado College

I really appreciate this approach to addressing trauma and recovery, as it steps away from prescriptivism, and while focused on Asian diaspora, places Asian diaspora in a cultural context. I also appreciate the use of trauma and cross-cultural counseling theories as organizing framework. The addition of historical and contemporary stories, case examples, and clinical vignettes further anchors this work's place among key texts on Asian American psychology.

-- Donna C. Owens, Lesley University

This book is a courageous gift to the profession of psychology. Dr. Tang brings a collective lens to trauma and psychotherapy, highlighting voices and viewpoints that have been obscured by the dominant cultural narrative. As she examines the psychology of Asian trauma, she beautifully weaves her personal experience as a Chinese American woman with solid scholarship and clinical insight. It is exquisitely written and comes directly from the heart, bringing us closer to a psychology of liberation.

-- Lori Allen, Licensed Psychologist and Director, Oregon Mind Body Institute

No other book offers so much insight into how to provide culturally sensitive therapy to Asian American clients. This is a heartfelt, well-researched, and practical book for therapists and anyone who provides mental health care to Asian American clients.

-- Jessica Murakami, PhD, clinical psychologist, Oregon State Hospital

Seamlessly contemporary and historical, Asian American Psychology and Psychotherapy provides a sociocultural analysis of intergenerational trauma, racism, and the impact of abuse and Adverse Childhood Experiences on Asian Americans. With guidance for practitioners and educators, the book includes paths to practical and urgently needed actions alongside relevant social scientific analysis. To understand the Asian diaspora and the experience of Asian Americans and Asian Canadians, read this book. 

-- Sadie R. Pendaz-Foster, PhD, Inver Hills Community College