8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
-
My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
-
In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
-
A Short Review: Auntie
-
Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
-
PANDA ATTACK!!!
-
Are Filipinos Asian or Pacific Islanders?
-
Nielsen Reports On The State Of The Asian American Consumer
-
Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”
-
Tag Archives: Hepatitis B
Asian American Medical Hazard: Hepatitis B
We have written about this subject for over a decade, but it seems odd to keep talking about a disease that is both preventable and detectable. As so many people are still infected, we have to discuss this Asian American … Continue reading
Winner Of The 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitis B PSA Video Contest
The winner of the 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitus B Public Service Ad (PSA) video contest was announced, and the above video by Isaac Mejia is the winner. The runner-up is this one by Josh Prasad, and the other finalist … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Lifestyles
Tagged Hepatitis B, Isaac Mejia, Public Service Announcement
Leave a comment
[May 19] DC: National Rally Against Hepatitis and Liver Cancer in DC
If you’re in the DC area next Wednesday and are concerned about hepatitis B & C (it causes 80% of liver cancers and disproportionally affects AAPIs, so you should), please join hundreds as they rally to demand Congress fully fund prevention and education programs.
Congress members and community health leaders from across the country will be in attendance, including representatives from over a dozen AAPI groups sponsored to fly in by the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Orgs (AA… Continue reading
Posted in (simple)
Tagged Hepatitis B
Comments Off on [May 19] DC: National Rally Against Hepatitis and Liver Cancer in DC
Hepatitis B Awareness Campaign B HERE Launches Contest
We’ve mentioned the B HERE campaign on 8Asians before, and now biopharmaceutical company Gilead is taking it to the next level, giving $10,000 away in a video/song/art contest designed to raise awareness of hepatitis B in the Asian American community … Continue reading
Will You B Here? UC Davis
There was a post a week or two ago about the B Here Campaign, a quick reminder that the UC Davis event is on the 27th and the 28th… make sure you catch the last chance (in awhile) to see … Continue reading
Will You B Here? Raising Hepatitis B Awareness
A year or so ago, we had a post about Hepatitis B and how it disproportionately affects Asian Americans. For those who don’t already know, Hep B is a disease that attacks the liver without many noticeable symptoms leading many … Continue reading
The 8Asians Writers Talk About: Health Concerns of Asian Americans
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading
Asian-Americans and hepatitis B
Last week, I had read in The San Francisco Chronicle California State Assembly Member Fiona Ma’s article on “Killers Among Us – San Francisco – help us make it hep B free now” and learned quite a bit about the … Continue reading