title: History of Asian American psychology.
abstract: An overview of the history of Asian American psychology is provided by reviewing the context for the development of the field as well as the early founding of the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA). The presidents of AAPA as well as key events and conferences are noted. The involvement of AAPA leaders in national mental health policies and activities are reviewed. The substantive areas of Asian American psychology and the education and training of Asian American psychologists are also discussed. The article ends with some comments about the future of Asian American psychology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, Psychology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. fleong@msu.edu
authors.forename: Frederick T L
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: Sumie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okazaki
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000193:education / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000266:history; D002140:California; D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000266:history; D011153:Population; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014861:Washington; D014930:Women / Q000266:history