The Role Of Shame In The City Of Monrovia

The city of Monrovia has a 6.8% Asian population. (Monrovia, n.d.) There is a high culture of shame that runs through various generations. The culture of shame is having internal family conflict that seeks outside assistance. Looking for and attaining help from outside the family brings shame to individual members and the group as a whole. (Hineon & Cho, 2012) In comparison to other ethnic group Asians are among the fewest to seek help from a mental health agency. (Monrovia, n.d.) Language is often a barrier for members of the Asian community who migrated to the U.S. and never learned the English language well. The barrier creates problem in looking for help. If they are unable to get help on first try the likeliness for them to seek help again declines. …show more content…
(Monrovia, n.d.) They think that getting outside help from a priest or a doctor is for “crazy people.” (Cultural Considerations in Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence, n.d.). A problem that is affecting them is immigration status. A point of view they have is if they look for help, themselves, partner, or family loved ones will be deported. If they are new to the country and have not learned English they will need an interpreter. There are many outside connections that will break apart families. Lack of knowledge to what is true and false hinders them from receiving the proper help they need. They believe making eye contact with an authority figure is