You don't sound ignorant at all, you're merely stating your experiences.

I agree that Asians tend to sweep a lot of the bad stuff under the rug to save face. Not that I would be particularly pleased if my parents started sharing my issues with family and friends (I'm a Canadian born Asian), but it's just a sort of awkward and much avoided topic in general.

For example, a few months ago, my dad made a very hurtful comment about the type of people who commit suicide - I guess he completely forgot that I tried to do just that a little over 2 years ago. He did not apologize and my mom was angry at me for crying and being upset over his comment. She also went through depression and she says that she understood his comment was thoughtless, but it was just the way it was and I should just ignore it.

Anyways, that's my two cents.