Your Asian American Journey
What is Your Story?

“The group is a safe environment to discuss personal and cultural matters without judgement among other people who can relate as fellow Asians. There are not any other venues like this and I found the group to be very beneficial.

Enthusiastically recommended!”

  • Begins Mid-February 2025

  • 10 Sessions

  • Wednesdays 6:30 - 8 p.m.

  • $50 / session with limited scholarships available + $35 intake

  • At Redeemer Counseling, sessions qualify as an HSA or FSA expense.

Open-Processing
Asian American Group

We hope this group is a place of belonging. We have found that many Asian Americans wrestle with their identity: they are not Asian enough and not American enough. It can be very lonely.

In this group, we create a safe and supportive environment for you to share your story as an Asian in America. Understanding that we are not isolated in our struggles helps us connect with others. In this group, we invite you to bravely share and be vulnerable, which allows each person to emotionally connect with others in the group.

We spend time grieving together; we heal with the help of others in the group. We learn compassion for ourselves, for others, and for those family members who may have hurt us unintentionally. We learn together to name our losses and release them as a group.

For more details, contact rcs@redeemer.com.

Meet Group Facilitator Charlene Wang
Mental Health Counselor

Charlene is passionate about journeying with people in their healing process. She has a special interest in multicultural issues that relate to the Asian American community. She also facilitates a renewal group for Asian Americans. Charlene is retired from a 30-year career in equity institutional sales and investment management on Wall Street. She is an immigrant from Hong Kong, a single mother of two daughters and a rescue dog, and recently elevated to grandmother status. She loves traveling and classical music, and can often be found floating on her boogie board.

Charlene graduated from Fordham University with a Master of Education degree in Mental Health Counseling and also holds an MBA from UCLA.

“What was most meaningful to me was listening to other’s stories, sharing, and being vulnerable while we lifted each other up and connected together.”

We will cover topics such as:

  • Exploring your Asian American identity

  • Learning vulnerability and emotional connection

  • Dealing with anger, guilt, and shame

  • Problems of assimilation

  • Family immigration history, generational trauma

  • Managing family conflicts

  • Healthy boundaries with family and at work

  • Managing the pressure of caring for parents

  • Inter-racial dating and bi-racial marriage

  • Raising the next generation, what kind of parents do we want to be?