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Category Archives: Health
Diabetes & Asian Americans, Part III: An Interview with Marianne Szeto, a Diabetty
“The next two nights I stayed in the ER. They pumped me full of two liters of liquid in order to rehydrate my body, and I constantly had a flow of insulin through the IV. I did not go to … Continue reading
Trust Women Month: Why Asian Americans Need to Stand Up for Reproductive Rights
by Sophia Yen MD MPH I have always felt that Asian-Americans could be counted upon to support reproductive rights and this great article on Asian-Americans and abortion at New American Media has some statistics backing my gut feeling: The National … Continue reading
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Diabetes & Asian Americans, Part II: How to Make Diabetes Sexy & Fashionable
“When he asked me what was wrong, I could barely utter the word ‘diabetic’. When I finally did, my voice cracked, and I cried just a little.” This is the story of Marianne Szeto and how she discovered she was … Continue reading
Diabetes & Asian Americans, Part I: Asian Americans More Likely to Have Diabetes
“It was January 23rd, 2002. I had been dehydrated for two days now. I was weary and confused, but other than that, I was a healthy, active 23 year-old. But that morning, I woke up slowly, crawled to the bathroom, … Continue reading
Asian Americans & Smoking: A Silent Epidemic
As I go through pharmacy school and learn about all the different diseases that people go through, I’ve been particularly interested in seeing how these diseases affect Asian Americans, including how smoking tobacco has affected us. Personally, it’s affected me … Continue reading
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A Look Into South Korea’s Anti-Gaming Boot Camps
In America, we have boot camps for kids suffering from obesity. In South Korea, they offer boot camps for teens addicted to playing video games. All Voices posted 15 photos inside one of these anti-gaming camps where “young soldiers” are … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Entertainment, Family, Health, Lifestyles, Video Games
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When Eating Organic Was Totally Uncool
When I was growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, it was less built out, and many more vacant lots and wild areas were closer to the population. During the early spring and late winter, these areas would become … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged farming, Hmong, wild mustard
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Does A Man’s Efforts to Stop Dog-Eating in Vietnam Make Him a “Cultural Imperialist?”
By Jason The issue of dog-meat has become newsworthy, thanks to the efforts of “enlightened” ex-marine Robert Lucius and an LA Times article. He aims to end the consumption of dog-meat in Vietnam; however he also denies being a “cultural … Continue reading
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Asian Americans More Optimistic About The American Dream
In a recent study done by MetLife on the American Dream, more Asian Americans were the most optimistic in their responses than any other ethnic group. Almost half (47%) of Asian Americans believe that their personal situation will improve in … Continue reading
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Online Tools in the fight against Asian American Diabetes
Asian Americans are said to be more likely than whites to develop Type 2 Diabetes. To help Asian Americans deal with this situation, the Joslin Diabetes Center has upgraded its Asian American Diabetes Initiative website. http://aadi.joslin.org/ contains such tools as … Continue reading
Missing Asian Women in America?
Most people already know that the one-child policy in China has caused a lot of sex based selection in children, causing an very lop-sided ratio of males to females in China. The United Nations estimates, there should be 40 million … Continue reading
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UC Davis Cancer Center Wins Grant to Focus on Asian-Americans
The UC Davis Cancer Center has won a $5.6 million grant to establish the National Center for Reducing Asian American Cancer Health Disparities, the only such center in the United States. It is a timely creation of such a center, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, Hepatitus A, Hepatitus B, UC Davis Cancer Center
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