Kathy Lim Ko, President & CEO, APIAHF

This week, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities from around the nation are celebrating the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), our country’s historic health care reform law.  The ACA was a significant achievement for our nation and a major step in ensuring that all Americans have access to quality, affordable care. Despite the fact that the ACA has already helped millions of individuals get more affordable health coverage – including young adults and individuals with pre-existing conditions – opponents have challenged the law on a number of fronts, including in the court room.

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By Carlos Gallego

ST. PAUL (Feb. 16, 2012) — Today eight Vietnamese women interested in becoming licensed childcare providers successfully completed the required initial child care licensing orientation presented by Ramsey County staff. Marie Tran, community leader and Choua Her, Community Outreach Coordinator at Think Small (formally Resources for Child Caring) have been working with 11 Vietnamese community members since April in facilitating the trainings required to meet the licensing requirements. These classes have included: CPR, 1^st Aid, SIDS & Shaken Baby Syndrome as well as child development topics.

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Anne Fadiman

This May, Anne Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down will be re-released as an FSG Classic book, with the author coming to the Twin Cities for two events at St. Paul’s Highland Park Library on May 7, and Minneapolis Central Library on May 8.

Fadiman’s book highlighted the need for culturally competent health care and social services with its breakthrough true story about the collision of Western medicine and Hmong culture. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down was an instant sensation that remains required reading across the country.

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Washington, D.C. (Feb. 17, 2012) — Today the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, on behalf of 39 community-based organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, filed a historic amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Affordable Care Act.

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Washington, D.C. (Jan. 19, 2012) — The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum’s Policy Director, Priscilla Huang and Policy Analyst, Paulo Pontemayor received the Families USA’s inaugural Health Equity Advocate Award Thursday during the Families USA Health Action 2012 conference, in recognition of their commitment and advocacy toward achieving health equity for all.

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ACS volunteers, from left, Dai Vu, Cuc Vu, Marie Tran, Tien Phan, Peiju Picard and Kim Tran.

By CARLSO GALLEGO
AAP contributing writer

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Dec. 8, 2011) — Nearly 100 people attended an intimate Holiday and Recognition ceremony to recognize the significant contributions made by local individuals and organizations in their efforts to educate the community about cancer prevention, access to cancer screenings and treatment.

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Media project students at orientation.

By MAI HOANG
AAP contributing writer

ST. PAUL (Jan. 7, 2011) — A class of Minority Media Training is official opening on Saturday at  Asian Community Technology Center in St. Paul.

Asian Community Media Institute is organizing this 10 day training project with the financial support by the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area Self Development of People Committee. The goal of the project is to help low income and minority adult students to obtain some basic information about operations of four media areas of: Newspaper, Radio, Television and Web.

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ECHO is reaching out to let the public know it is kicking off 2012 with a brand new program and public service announcement set, “Secondhand Smoke in Our Communities.”

ECHO is excited about this co-production with Clearway Minnesota because it tells the story of secondhand smoke’s impact to diverse populations – in some of which tobacco use is greatly outpacing that of the general population.  The 20-30 minute program informs viewers that being exposed to the smoke from other people’s cigarette smoke is very dangerous and can cause illness.

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Bruce Corrie, Ph.D.

By DR. BRUCE CORRIE

Dear Chair Rep. Kiffmeyer and Vice Chair Sen. Bonoff, Sunset Advisory Commission:

I request you not to sunset the four councils (Chicano Latino Affairs Council, Indian Affairs Council, Council on Black Minnesotans and Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans) but rather equip them to be more effective to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by the changing demographics of Minnesota. Minnesota is fortunate to have these institutions. Unfortunately they have not been used very effectively.

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Asian Pacific American Employees View Their Companies Less Favorably the Longer They Have Been in the U.S.

“Time in U.S.” Could Be a Critical Factor in Asian Pacific American Employee Engagement

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