Kristina Wong, a writer, actress, activist and filmmaker, performed and participated in discussions with Cal State Long beach students on Thursday, according to an article in the Daily 49er, written by Amber Watt.
Wong performed excerpts from her commentary titled "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," detailing depression and suicide rates among Asian-American women.
The event, sponsored by the Asian and Asian American studies department, the Women's Resource Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the women's studies department, stemmed from personal experiences of depression through family and friends.
"It was an issue that was personally resonant and definitely an issue that was not being talked about...I feel because it was now being talked about, people were dying," Wong says.
In an interview with the Daily 49er, Dr. Ferdinand Arcinue, a psychologist with CAPS, said Wong's performance was inportant in raising the issue of mental illness.
"You don't need to be crazy, or mentally ill, or at the point of crisis to use our services," he stated.
Wong will continue to perform her piece across the United States and already has plans for future pieces. She will be back in Los Angeles to perform in September.
If you would like to learn more about Kristina Wong, feel free to visit her website.
"Fresh Off the Box" Interview with Kristina Wong, courtesy of YouTube.
(Top Photo courtesy of kristinawong.com)
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