Over the past decades, the most increase of subcultural populations have involved Asains and Latinos of which the majority of are not borned in the United States, the latter has surpassed the Black population as the number one minority. The fact calls for more studies on their social determinants in relation to wellbeing. The primary part of this presentation will include two studies focusing on the similar and differential roles of their cultural strength factors in outcomes. Both studies are
based on the national household representative sample, the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). Todate, the NLAAS remains the only such survey on the mental health in these two rapid growing populations. Despite numerous publications from this data resource, a cultural strengh perspective remains underinvestigated in the literature. The secondary part of this presentation will address a newly developed cross-cultural assessment, the first of its kind: A
three-dimensional Connection of Soul (COS) scale that are aligned with three dominant spiritual worldviews, conceptualizing life after death: secular, Godcentered, and cosmic-spiritual perspectives, rooted in the three origins of the seven
dominant cultural in the world today. This development is a part of a crosscontinental effort by over 40 interdisciplinary scholars on a tool book: Assessing Spirituality in a Diversified World. Springer: Cham, Switzerland (2021).
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