Asian American and Pacific Histories
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This autobiographical reflection discusses a Filipino American psychiatrist and psychoanalytic candidate’s navigation of identity amid intergenerational deference, filial piety and biculturalism. From the warmth of a grandmother’s attunement—from her playful mirroring a balm against early ruptures to the hierarchical impingements of immigrant parents and family demanding filial piety—I discuss the transmission of silence, a “model minority” mask that silenced complaints during childhood, medical rounds and analytic seminars. Stereotype threats and microaggressions—through slanted-eye taunting, perpetual foreigner “where are you really from?” probes, and infantilizing authority—reinforced my otherness, interlaced with sexual trauma to amplify stereotypes of Asian male compliance and emasculation. Yet, through my own psychoanalysis, these ruptures rejoin into resilience, unpacking tensions of white-adjacency, reclaiming autonomy from collectivist restraints, and transforming resentment into empathy. Writing this becomes not only one of protest but of separation, inviting fellow Filipino and Asian candidates and psychoanalysts to unearth their unspoken voices.
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@article{Guzman2026Breaking,
title = {Breaking the Silence: A Filipino American’s Quiet Fight for Voice},
author = {Earl De Guzman},
journal = {Psychoanalytic Inquiry},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1080/07351690.2026.2712878},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/07351690.2026.2712878}
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