Kris Yi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126240 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kris Yi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kris |
| FAMILY NAME | Yi |
| SIGNATURE | YI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-6157-2286 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Does Analysis Cure: The Case of Asian Americans
Psychoanalytic therapy has been considered ineffective for Asian Americans and clinicians in the field recommend family therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as the preferred modality of treatment. I explore factors within psychoanalysis that contribute to its negative perception as a treatment option for Asian Americans; (1) gross misattunements caused by an inappropriate use of psychoanalytic theories that claim universal application an…
De-Pathologizing Colonial Traumas and Colonial Lives: A Response to Shari Appollon
Model Minority and Its Discontents
Model Minority expectations for Asian Americans have been in circulation for more than seven decades, and their grip on the Asian American psyche endures to the present day. In previous papers, the author addressed Asian American compliance with these expectations as a trauma-based, identifying-with-aggressor adaptation to the anti-Asian racism in American society: Reeling from the long history of racial discrimination that culminated in the inca…
Introduction to The Special Issue on the Psychoanalytic Exploration of Asian American Experiences
Collective Trauma and Splitting
During the pandemic, my teenage daughter became a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the spirit of camaraderie, I watched many Marvel movies with her. While the numerous characters and the pl
Asian Americans in a World of White Supremacy and Anti-Black Racism: Reply to Asibong, Merchant, and Tummala-Narra
In their responses, Asibong, Tummala-Narra, and Merchant speak to Asian Americans’ plight for survival within the American racial hierarchy. In my reply, I build on their insights to further elucidate the Asian American relationship to white supremacy and anti-Black racism. In framing this exploration, I use Isabel Wilkerson’s notion of Caste system, which places Asian Americans in the middle between the dominant caste (whites) and bottom caste (…
Asian American Experience: The Illusion of Inclusion and the Model Minority Stereotype
The stereotype of Model Minority is often applied to Asian Americans, whose educational and economic achievements are held up as a sign of successful inclusion into American society. Yet the deadly anti-Asian attacks following the Coronavirus pandemic have shattered this illusion of inclusion. Using trauma theories, I explore Asian Americans' belief in the American Dream, alignment with whiteness, and the illusion of inclusion afforded by the Mod…
Toward formulation of ethnic identity beyond the binary of White oppressor and racial other
My article reviews theories of racial/ethnic identity development in both psychoanalytic and multicultural literature. While the multicultural and psychoanalytic theories have major differences, they both expose racial power disparities, and emphasize the central role of racial hierarchies in shaping minority individuals’ ethnic/racial identity. In these writings, however, no substantive weight has been given to the possibility that minorities’ r…
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Transference and race: An intersubjective conceptualization.
Transference and race: An intersubjective conceptualization
Asian American Experience: The Illusion of Inclusion and the Model Minority Stereotype
The stereotype of Model Minority is often applied to Asian Americans, whose educational and economic achievements are held up as a sign of successful inclusion into American society. Yet the deadly anti-Asian attacks following the Coronavirus pandemic have shattered this illusion of inclusion. Using trauma theories, I explore Asian Americans' belief in the American Dream, alignment with whiteness, and the illusion of inclusion afforded by the Mod…
Transference and race: An intersubjective conceptualization.
Transference and race: An intersubjective conceptualization
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Toward formulation of ethnic identity beyond the binary of White oppressor and racial other
My article reviews theories of racial/ethnic identity development in both psychoanalytic and multicultural literature. While the multicultural and psychoanalytic theories have major differences, they both expose racial power disparities, and emphasize the central role of racial hierarchies in shaping minority individuals’ ethnic/racial identity. In these writings, however, no substantive weight has been given to the possibility that minorities’ r…
Asian Americans in a World of White Supremacy and Anti-Black Racism: Reply to Asibong, Merchant, and Tummala-Narra
In their responses, Asibong, Tummala-Narra, and Merchant speak to Asian Americans’ plight for survival within the American racial hierarchy. In my reply, I build on their insights to further elucidate the Asian American relationship to white supremacy and anti-Black racism. In framing this exploration, I use Isabel Wilkerson’s notion of Caste system, which places Asian Americans in the middle between the dominant caste (whites) and bottom caste (…
Asian American Experience: The Illusion of Inclusion and the Model Minority Stereotype
The stereotype of Model Minority is often applied to Asian Americans, whose educational and economic achievements are held up as a sign of successful inclusion into American society. Yet the deadly anti-Asian attacks following the Coronavirus pandemic have shattered this illusion of inclusion. Using trauma theories, I explore Asian Americans' belief in the American Dream, alignment with whiteness, and the illusion of inclusion afforded by the Mod…
Collective Trauma and Splitting
During the pandemic, my teenage daughter became a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the spirit of camaraderie, I watched many Marvel movies with her. While the numerous characters and the pl
De-Pathologizing Colonial Traumas and Colonial Lives: A Response to Shari Appollon
Model Minority and Its Discontents
Model Minority expectations for Asian Americans have been in circulation for more than seven decades, and their grip on the Asian American psyche endures to the present day. In previous papers, the author addressed Asian American compliance with these expectations as a trauma-based, identifying-with-aggressor adaptation to the anti-Asian racism in American society: Reeling from the long history of racial discrimination that culminated in the inca…
Introduction to The Special Issue on the Psychoanalytic Exploration of Asian American Experiences
How Does Analysis Cure: The Case of Asian Americans
Psychoanalytic therapy has been considered ineffective for Asian Americans and clinicians in the field recommend family therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as the preferred modality of treatment. I explore factors within psychoanalysis that contribute to its negative perception as a treatment option for Asian Americans; (1) gross misattunements caused by an inappropriate use of psychoanalytic theories that claim universal application an…
Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Asian americans (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (4 works) · Psychoanalytic theory (4 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)