Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The lack of mentalization of Asian American experiences has contributed to a collapsing of subjectivity within psychoanalysis and broader society. Racism directed against Asian Americans is often minimized or dismissed. This paper explores psychoanalytic perspectives on the invisibility, dissociation, and repression of Asian American experiences, the problem of homogenization, and the discomfort with multiplicity within the United States. Drawing on clinical vignettes and research findings, the author describes how subjectivity is collapsed and reclaimed, with an emphasis on the experiences of Indian Americans.
Author: Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416684606