“May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and World Hepatitis Day. This blog post is one of a series on the impact of HIV and Hepatitis B in Asian & Pacific Islander communities. As A&PIs, you may not believe that you are at risk for these diseases, but you are. Follow our posts throughout the week for different perspectives and stories from our community.”

Cultural Competency.  This phrase is used all the time in the context of delivering HIV services, particularly to communities of color.  But what do we mean when we say “cultural competency”?  And what is the difference between being culturally competent, culturally sensitive, and culturally aware?  If you do a Google search, you’ll quickly find that there are many different definitions for each of these terms.