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Asian Services in Action (ASIA) Endorses the Introduction of the New Deal for New Americans Act

March 23, Akron, OH– Asian Services in Action (ASIA) is proud to announce and support the reintroduction of the New Deal for New Americans Act (H.R. 1643), a comprehensive piece…

Asian Services in Action Strongly Opposes Fee Increases to Citizenship and Other Immigration Applications 

Asian Services in Action (ASIA) urges the Biden administration to reject the increase of USCIS fees as suggested in its Proposed Regulation  Akron, OH, March 8, 2023- On January 4,…

ASIA to host second Mayoral Candidates Forum to engage Akron’s multicultural voters  

AKRON, OH, February 24, 2023– ASIA is hosting their second Mayoral Candidates Forum for Akron’s candidates running for mayor in 2023, in partnership with Urban Vision.   The second Akron Mayoral…

ASIA gives special recognition to PNC Bank for $5,000 sponsorship to programs and services 

Akron, OH, 8 February 2023 – Asian Services in Action (ASIA), a community based non-profit organization serving Asian, new immigrant, and refugee communities in Ohio, gave PNC Bank the naming…

Asian Services in Action Honors Key Community Partners at Gala

  (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) Asian Services in Action (ASIA) celebrated their 25th + 1 anniversary on Friday, October 14th in the return of their annual gala by recognizing key community…

ASIA receives $110,000 multi-year grant from GAR Foundation to support essential social services

Akron, OH, September 22, 2022 – In August, GAR Foundation awarded Asian Services in Action (ASIA)’s a multi-year grant for operational support, which will total $110,000 to fund their Social…

ASIA Receives $224,000 Grant Award from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity

Akron, OH, Feb 2, 2022— Asian Services In Action (ASIA) today announced it is among 49 awardees that received a grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity, which mobilizes…

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Ask A Therapist: Advice Column 烦恼问答

  Question:   在中国长大的我,来美国求学,工作,定居以后,自己一直都是独立的生活和工作。我觉得我的父母总是把我当成长不大的孩子,时时刻刻数落我,这让我很懊恼。我觉得他们看不到我的优秀,或者他们只是习惯了作为父母要说的话题。我想和父母沟通,好好聊天,但是经常以吵架结束,觉得还是少聊天。我应该怎样处理和父母之间的冲突?  Answer from a Therapist:  我很理解你的苦恼,我相信每一个人最想得到的认可就是父母的认可,然而在你努力之后获得成功,变得优秀,却依然得不到父母的认可,是一件非常让人沮丧的事情。父母总是把我们当作小孩子,总是以居高临下的姿态来面对我们,也会让我们觉得很无能,甚至愤怒。我很理解你的感受。  首先我希望你知道你是优秀的,不需要任何人的证明。即使你没有种种成就,你身而为人就是有价值的。更何况你是如此的独立,优秀,孤身一人在陌生的环境中生活,这需要很大的勇气,很强的能力,毋庸置疑你是优秀的。  针对你的问题,即使你如此优秀,也会困扰于和父母的交流,可见原生家庭问题是多么的复杂。希望你不要归咎与自己,很多人有共同的问题,也为此而挣扎,这是很正常的。如果你想要改善父母关系,和他们好好沟通好好聊天,我有一些建议可以帮到你。  根据你的描述,我假设冲突的发生应该是你无法接受父母跟你说话的态度,从而没有办法控制好自己的情绪,进而引发争吵,不欢而散。这是现在你和父母交流的模式,没有谁对谁错。但如果没有改变,就会持续这样的模式。  所以如果你想打破这样的模式,就要从自己开始改变,这并不代表你在与父母的沟通中你是错误的,只是你有想要改善关系的这份心。所以第一点你可以做的就是在和父母沟通中,尽量控制自己的情绪,不要爆发。应对情绪的方法有很多,比如调整自己的认知,呼吸放松练习,这些都是你可以在沟通中使用的,你也可以学习更多的技巧,发掘你自己的方式。如果感到情绪无法控制,就暂停沟通。  第二,表达你对父母的合理期望。沟通是相互的,虽然我们没有办法改变父母的沟通方式,但可以表达自己的期望,思考分析具体是父母说的什么话,什么态度让你产生负面情绪。然后通过直接的,温和的,建议式的方式表达给父母。  第三,提高你的沟通技巧。沟通技巧有很多,比如如何倾听,如何正确表达自己的想法。倾听是一个需要长时间培养的能力,你是否能觉察对方的情绪,觉知对方话里的含义,你可以去学习如何倾听。如何有效表达自己,我们可以用这样的组合:说明情况 + 说明你的理解 + 表达自己的情绪 + 表达自己的期望,比如,在你已经做的很好的时候,父母还总说你要做的更好,看不到你的优秀。你可以这样表达:你们总是看到我没做到的,却看不到我已经做到的。我想你们是希望我做到更好,但我也很希望得到认可。你们只是让我做的更好而不认同我的时候,我感到非常的沮丧,难过,受挫。我非常希望得到来自父母的认可,我希望你们可以在促进我更好的同时,也可以看到和认可我的成功。  以上就是我可以给到你的建议,希望他们有帮助。如果你已经尝试了改变,然而父母依然没有改变,我希望你知道这不是你的问题,你已经做了你能做的事情,即使结果没有什么不同,你也成功了。    Question:  从小到大我就一直很努力,就是为了脱离我的原生家庭。我妈指望我给她养老,我就想着以后多挣钱,离开这个地方,每个月给她打钱就好,我们各过各的。疫情前我研究生毕业,拿到了一份四大的工作。挺开心去入职,结果入职体检查出来肺结核,必须隔离治疗,工作也不知道留不留得住。吃药真的好苦,我不想吃又不得不吃,一想到吃药就难受得想哭,想到自己的前途更觉得一切都完了。我妈也一天到晚骂我怎么就的了这个病。我想就是在我天天熬夜考证那段时间,去打了肺结核疫苗的原因。我妈当时还劝我不要打,我哪知道会这样。而且这个病治好了之后去体检,还是会被很多医院认定不能通过体检,我以后根本找不到工作,只能去扫大街。 现在经济压力也大,和其他亲戚关系也闹得很僵。为什么我这么不幸呢?凭什么我这么努力就是这个结果?  Answer from a Therapist:  …

Asian Services in Action (ASIA) Endorses the Introduction of the New Deal for New Americans Act

March 23, Akron, OH– Asian Services in Action (ASIA) is proud to announce and support the reintroduction of the New Deal for New Americans Act (H.R. 1643), a comprehensive piece…

COMMUNITY FEATURE

Cleveland, OH - While Hamayon Yaqobi, Senior Operations Manager at ASIA’s International Community Health Center, sat in quiet excitement for the naturalization ceremony to begin at the Carl B. Stokes Building, he was accompanied by two equally excited individuals who introduced themselves as Mike and Meg. When asked how they knew Hamayon—are you friends or family?—Meg smiled and said, a little bit of both. Those categories are not enough to describe their incredible bond. 

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