8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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Kaitlyn Chen Remains on the Valkyries (at least for now)
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Filipino Kinship Terms and their Confusing Translation into English
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SVAPFF 2023: ‘A Great Divide’ – Q&A and Review (Spoilers)
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The Era Of Japanese American Gardeners Coming To A Close
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Asians In America: A Focus On Taiwanese Americans
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Category Archives: Health
An Asian American Journalist Talks about Overcoming Depression
In this piece from The Fil Am magazine, Asian American journalist Ryan Macasero opens up about his struggle with depression. He talks about how depression first set in during childhood and how free mental health services in college helped him … Continue reading
Jeremy Kong gets a Bone Marrow Transplant
After Janet Liang died, one of the people mentioned who also needed a bone marrow transplant was 2 year old Jeremy Kong. Jeremy, whose situation is explained in the video above, suffered from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The Kong Family blog reports … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian American Donor Program, Bone Marrow Registry, Janet Liang, Jeremy Kong
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Childhood Obesity Among Asian American Subgroups
Asian American children are commonly thought to have a lower risk of childhood obesity, but a study published in the journal Childhood Obesity reveals that once data is disaggregated, there are wide variations between Asian subgroups. Using data from the … Continue reading
Asian American Medical Hazard: Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate
Asian Americans have a higher probability of being born with Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate than other ethnic groups. According to this article from the Department of Health and Human Services, Asians American have an occurrence of Cleft Lip or … Continue reading
Stanford University Seeking Survey Respondents On Patients’ Trust In Primary Care Doctors
Researchers at Stanford University’s School of Medicine are conducting a study on patients’ trust in their primary care doctors. By partaking in this study, you have the opportunity to add to the knowledge about doctor-patient relationships. Your participation and answers … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Announcements, Health, Lifestyles
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Tuberculosis
My wife tested positive for tuberculosis (TB). While this is more of a hassle for her than a health crisis (I’ll explain why later), for other Asian Americans, it is a serious problem. As this article from US Department of … Continue reading
A Response to New Penis Size Survey That Ranks US 11th, Right Behind Japan
When the article, New Penis Size Survey: U.S. Ranks 11th. Right Behind Japan article came out it seems everyone I knew was sending it to me and saying I should write about it for 8Asians. For some reason, when people … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Health
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#170in7: Bone Marrow Cyberdrive in Memory of Janet Liang
Janet Liang, a vibrant 25 year old UCLA graduate and a leukemia patient who spent years championing leukemia awareness and Asian American bone marrow registration, passed away last week. In Janet’s memory, 8Asians is partnering with a network of other … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Health, Nonprofit
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Janet Liang Dies after Receiving Bone Marrow Transplant
Janet Liang has died after receiving the bone marrow she and others had worked so hard to make possible. While she lived, she inspired many to register in the bone marrow registry, potentially saving many many others. Some might be … Continue reading
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Tagged Amit Gupta, Asian American Donor Program, Bone Marrow Registry, Janet Liang, Jeremy Kong
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Asian American Medical Hazard: Osteoporosis
Asian American women have a high risk of Osteoporosis, according to this article from the US Health and Human Services Department. Osteoporosis is a disease the weakens and thins the bones, making them easier to break. It usually affects women … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American Medical Hazard, Health
Tagged lactose intolerance, Osteoporosis
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The Happy Minimalist On Living The Simple Life
Back in 2009, I blogged about my Singaporean American friend Peter Lawrence’s self-published book, The Happy Minimalist – Financial Independence, Good Health, and A Better Planet for Us All. Now, Kirsten Dirksen, co-founder of *faircompanies (a news/blog/video site focused on … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyles, Shopping
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Eye Care Health Awareness Said To Be Low Among Asian Americans
This press release from Transitions Optical says that eye care awareness is low among Asian Americans, which is a concern because Asian Americans are more vulnerable than the general population to such eye ailments as Glaucoma and conditions like diabetes … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Health, Lifestyles
Tagged Diabetes, Eye Care, Glaucoma, Transitions Optical
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