About 1 in 5 Americans suffer from some form of mental illness, yet, due to still-prevalent taboos around the topic, many feel like they have to suffer in silence. In this talk, Stephanie urges us to challenge these stigmas and to start creating change in the lives of the people surrounding us. Stephanie Gumabon-Greaver is a Senior Honors Student with a History major and International Studies minor. At this time, she is completing her senior thesis, which is centered on the events of Japan’s Unit 731. During her time at Arcadia, she has previously served as a Senator on Student Government, Chair of the Student Services Committee, the Undergraduate Representative for the Faculty Academic Committee, and as a mentor at Parkway Northwest High School, and currently serves as the Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Asian Students in America club on campus, volunteers as an International Peer Associates League member and an English Conversation Partner, and is a member of the History Honor Society and International Studies Honor Society. She works on campus at the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs and as a Student Ambassador. She is an advocate of animal rights, criminal justice reform, and ending the stigma around mental health. She will be spending her final semester interning in London, and after graduation hopes to attend law school. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
About 1 in 5 Americans suffer from some form of mental illness, yet, due to still-prevalent taboos around the topic, many feel like they have to suffer in silence. In this talk, Stephanie urges us to challenge these stigmas and to start creating change in the lives of the people surrounding us. Stephanie Gumabon-Greaver is a Senior Honors Student with a History major and International Studies minor. At this time, she is completing her senior thesis, which is centered on the events of Japan’s Unit 731. During her time at Arcadia, she has previously served as a Senator on Student Government, Chair of the Student Services Committee, the Undergraduate Representative for the Faculty Academic Committee, and as a mentor at Parkway Northwest High School, and currently serves as the Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Asian Students in America club on campus, volunteers as an International Peer Associates League member and an English Conversation Partner, and is a member of the History Honor Society and International Studies Honor Society. She works on campus at the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs and as a Student Ambassador. She is an advocate of animal rights, criminal justice reform, and ending the stigma around mental health. She will be spending her final semester interning in London, and after graduation hopes to attend law school. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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