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HIV/AIDS activist Nancy Shearer and her daughter

Articles

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
HIV/AIDS Among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. (August 2008)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
To read PDF, click here
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Behaviors and Interventions in Chinese Americans (August 2008)
From Population Reference Bureau
Many People in All Racial Groups Believe in HIV Conspiracy Theories, Study Finds (March 2006)
In Journal of AIDS
It's All About Empowerment -- A Visit With HIV/AIDS Activist Nancy Shearer (December 2000)
Interview with a Filipina mother and HIV advocate.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Viewpoint (May 2000)
"A Matter of Access".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV/STD Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk Behaviors Among Hmong-American Adolescents (February 4, 2000)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Clinician's Guide to Working With Asians and Pacific Islanders Living With HIV (PDF) (1999)
From Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center

Resources

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (Regularly Updated)
The oldest and most comprehensive non-profit HIV/AIDS services organization in North America targeting Asian & Pacific Islander communities, in San Francisco .

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