Louie-Poon Samantha, Richter Solina, Kunyk Diane, Scott Shannon D
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Can J Nurs Res. 2025 Mar;57(1):8-23. doi: 10.1177/08445621251322552. Epub 2025 Mar 17.
BackgroundAnti-Asian racism is linked with adverse mental health conditions in young East Asian populations. There is a need to explore how to develop mental health resources for East Asian parents, yet minimal research explores anti-racism strategies for this work.PurposeThe objectives were to: open a critical dialogue for developing anti-racism strategies for mental health knowledge translation (KT) resource development, and explore complexities with engaging East Asian parents when developing KT resources.MethodsA narrative inquiry was conducted to collect East Asian parent stories on anti-racism strategies and mental health. East Asian parents across Canada engaged in semi-structured interviews between August to October 2022. Dialogic/performance analysis was used to inductively analyze the data. Findings: Three composite counter-narratives emerged from the data: 1) Storying issues of access within child mental health KT; 2) Seeking understanding and solidarity for the East Asian identity and story; 3) Unlearning, breaking barriers, and storying resistance. The composite narratives wove together seven storylines: a) availability and affordability, b) language and vocabulary barriers, c) lack of representation, d) issues of representation: power and whiteness, e) East Asian standpoint epistemology, f) breaking cycles, g) culture as a source of strength.ConclusionThe findings highlighted the complexities of engaging East Asian parents and recommended the need for an East Asian standpoint epistemology when developing child mental health KT resources and counter-spaces as a way to facilitate the centrality of East Asian standpoint epistemologies. These anti-racism strategies may promote solidarity for shared experiences beyond the white gaze and spaces.
背景
反亚裔种族主义与东亚年轻人群的不良心理健康状况相关。有必要探索如何为东亚父母开发心理健康资源，但极少有研究探讨这项工作中的反种族主义策略。
目的
开启一场批判性对话，以制定用于心理健康知识转化（KT）资源开发的反种族主义策略，并探讨在开发KT资源时与东亚父母合作的复杂性。
方法
进行了一项叙事探究，以收集东亚父母关于反种族主义策略和心理健康的故事。2022年8月至10月，加拿大各地的东亚父母参与了半结构化访谈。采用对话/表演分析对数据进行归纳分析。
数据中出现了三个复合反叙事：1）讲述儿童心理健康KT中的获取问题；2）寻求对东亚身份和故事的理解与团结；3）摒弃旧观念、打破障碍并讲述抵抗故事。这些复合叙事交织在一起形成了七条故事线：a）可及性和可承受性；b）语言和词汇障碍；c）缺乏代表性；d）代表性问题：权力和白人特质；e）东亚立场认识论；f）打破循环；g）文化作为力量源泉。
结论
研究结果凸显了与东亚父母合作的复杂性，并建议在开发儿童心理健康KT资源和构建反空间时需要采用东亚立场认识论，以此促进东亚立场认识论的核心地位。这些反种族主义策略可能会促进超越白人视角和空间的共同经历的团结。
