Asian Heritage Month Documentary Film: "CAN"

Thursday, April 2, 2015, 9:30 am to 11 am
Campus: 
Dayton
Millett Atrium
Audience: 
Future Students
Current Students
Faculty
Staff
Alumni
The public

Can Truong is a pre-med major, aspiring doctor, and model student at the University of Chicago when he is diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. After years of unsuccessfully trying conventional medical treatments, Can becomes involved in the mental health consumer movement, a social and political effort by people labeled with mental illnesses who believe in recovery through self-determination and peer support. Though many Southeast Asians are reluctant to seek psychiatric help for fear of shaming their families, Can defies many cultural norms, tries numerous healing modalities, and fights for his recovery. Can struggles to finish college over an 11-year period, finally graduating in 2002 with a degree in marketing. A panel discussion will follow the screening.

Co-sponsored by the Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center and Wright State University’s Chapter of Active Minds

For information, contact
Mia Honaker
Administrative Support Coordinator
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