Aug 14 2009
Disturbing High Rates of Suicide Among Asian Americans
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In late July, Long Phan, a graduate student from the California Institute of Technology, was found dead in his home with the cause believed to be suicide. Before Phan’s death, Caltech experienced two earlier cases of confirmed suicide of students within the past three months; both of whom were young Asian-American males. Despite the stereotype of Asian Americans …
In late July, Long Phan, a graduate student from the California Institute of Technology, was found dead in his home with the cause believed to be suicide. Before Phan’s death, Caltech experienced two earlier cases of confirmed suicide of students within the past three months; both of whom were young Asian-American males. Despite the stereotype of Asian Americans …
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