XI’AN, China (AP) — The leaf-strewn median on Eternal Peace Road hides a grim secret. Numerous tiny fetuses lie in unmarked graves dug by women
Editorial: Hep B, a silent killer we must be aware of
Hepatitis B is an epidemic that is devastating the Asian community. A big problem is that most people don’t know this.
Hutchinson Center and Chinese CDC to collaborate on research and training
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center formalized an ongoing relationship by signing
Alaskan woman to take her health work globally in Laos
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Sitkan Nancy Knapp describes the country of Laos as “a different world” from Alaska. However, she found some similarities in the delivery of healthcare to rural areas.
AIDS activists: Chinese colleague detained wrongly
BEIJING (AP) — Police in central China have detained an AIDS activist who contracted the virus as a boy and whose tireless campaigning for the rights
BLOG: International AIDS Conference
By Xin Huang Northwest Asian Weekly July 20, 2010 The XVIII International AIDS Conference took place in Vienna, Austria, from July 18th to the 23rd. The conference gathered those working […]
Commentary: Encouraging Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to talk about HIV/AIDS
“Saving face can’t make you safe. Talk about HIV.” This was the slogan for the sixth annual observance of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19.
Chinese AIDS activist flees to United States after harassment
BEIJING (AP) — Wan Yanhai is used to being harassed by authorities, but the unwanted attention got steadily worse this year for the founder of a prominent Chinese AIDS advocacy group.
Community urges for more HIV/AIDS outreach
National and local leaders on HIV/AIDS policy convened at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) last Wednesday, Dec. 9, to open discussion on a national HIV/AIDS strategy.
America wages a new war in Vietnam — on AIDS
“They told him, ‘There’s nothing we can do for you. Just go home and wait to die,”’ said Do Thi Phuong. When she contracted AIDS, she didn’t seek help, fearing that she would also be shunned. Instead, like her husband, she went home to die.