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Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Students say "let's talk about sex" more

Wed, 05/26/2010 - 19:11

By Erin Pangilinan

"Let's talk about sex" is something not usually heard in an Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) household. But on different California college campuses like California State University Fullerton (CSUF), that's the focus of discussion.


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HIV Services Non-Profit Reflects on AAPI House Party

Fri, 05/07/2010 - 17:09

Ten staff and community members from Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center in San Francisco took part in the National AAPI House Party. A&PI Wellness Center is a health services, education, research and policy organization dedicated to educating, supporting, empowering and advocating for A&PIs communities—particularly A&PIs living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.


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Michelle Obama Declares War on Childhood Obesity

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:48

I was delighted to read this afternoon that the First Lady is gearing up for a campaign to end childhood obesity in this country. Scheduled to announce her initiatives tomorrow, Michelle Obama is hoping to raise awareness about the growing obesity epidemic in this country, largely affecting the nation’s children.

Anthony Coley said this about Michelle Obama’s plans today in a piece for CNN:


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Mother’s Kettle Corn & the American Marketplace

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 07:59

Mother’s Kettle Corn & the American Marketplace
By EunSook Lee

I travel out of town for work for many weeks out of a year, so whenever I am in Los Angeles, I feel like I am rushing to squeeze as much out of the limited days I have in the office. I do that so that I can spend special time with my children. And, when we can, we make sure to stop by the farmer’s market. We go for our favorite: standard American kettle corn.


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White House Web Chat with Valerie Jarrett on Health Care Reform

Tue, 10/27/2009 - 15:55

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Shedding Light on Hepatitis B

Thu, 08/13/2009 - 17:17

At the Boston World Trade Center, Gilead Sciences hosted a lunch at the annual Asian American Journalists Association convention called The Hidden Truth: Hepatitis B and the Asian American Community.  While many attendees were drawn in by the promise of free food, it was an informative event presenting some alarming medical facts that still seem to be relatively unknown, or simply not addressed, in many Asian communities:

•    Half of all people in the United States with chronic Hepatitis B are Asian.


The Price of Beauty: Nail Products Contain Harmful Chemicals

Fri, 07/31/2009 - 08:40

The demand for “mani/pedis” and other beauty salon services has grown steadily over the past few decades.  Nail salon and other cosmetology workers handle solvents, chemical solutions, glues, and cosmetic products that contain chemicals known to be carcinogenic and suspected to cause reproductive harm on a daily basis. Of the more than 380,000 nail technicians nationwide, a staggering 42% are of Asian descent.


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