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HEALING THE WHOLE FAMILY:
a graphic novel
About the Story
Healing the Whole Family (HTWF) is a graphic novel about intergenerational trauma and mental health in an Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) family. It is based off of Grace Chiang's New York Times autobiographical essay of the same title. It is a project sponsored by Yale Compassionate Home, Action Together (CHATogether) and a collaboration among Nealie Ngo, Grace Chiang, and Dr. Eunice Yuen, MD PhD (Authors).
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The graphic novel describes one girl's struggle with her mental health in the context of her family which, in the beginning, does not acknowledge mental health or illness. The story follows her as she struggles to understand her family's dynamics and how intergenerational trauma within her family plays a large role.
About the Process
Chapters of HTWF will be uploaded weekly to this website, Facebook/Meta, & Instagram. For the best viewing experience, it is recommended to read the graphic novel on a computer. The entire graphic novel will be uploaded by the end of this year.
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