scholarly journals Heterogeneity of Diabetes Outcomes Among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

Diabetes Care ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 930-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Kanaya ◽  
N. Adler ◽  
H. H. Moffet ◽  
J. Liu ◽  
D. Schillinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Northern California ◽  
Diabetes Outcomes ◽  
Heterogeneity Of Diabetes ◽  
The U.S

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Excel in Business but Not without Risks

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Bill Imada
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mainstream Society ◽  
American Society ◽  
The U.S

In recent years, data has shown that there has been significant growth in Asian American Pacific Islander-owned (AAPI) enterprises. Driven by demographic changes, related in large part to the history of immigration policy, the AAPI population has been growing, and this has been accompanied by AAPI innovators and entrepreneurs leaving greater marks on American society and the U.S. economy. This growth, however, is not without risks and threats. The legacy of being “othered” by mainstream society means that AAPI success in business and in the corporate landscape can be met with resentment and criticism. This article explores the history of AAPI entrepreneurship and current trends. It also examines the challenges that the community may continue to face and offers recommendations on how to ensure continued growth and expanded opportunities for AAPIs in business.

"Incontestable Proof Will Be Exacted": Historians, Asian Americans, and the Medal of Honor

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-33
Author(s):  
James C. McNaughton ◽  
Kristen E. Edwards ◽  
Jay M. Price
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Public Memory ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Japanese American ◽  
World War ◽  
The U.S

For more than a century the Medal of Honor has served as a revered symbol of valor and service to the nation. In the 1990s Japanese American veterans requested a review of their service in World War II to determine whether the U.S. Army has overlooked any of their number for the award. In 1996 a team of historians began a review of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who fought in that war. Their work resulted in the award of twenty-two new Medals of Honor in June 2000. The review was also a revealing journey into the challenges of amending public memory.

Assimilation in the U.S.

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-199
Author(s):  
Laurence Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Northern California ◽  
Early Nineteenth Century ◽  
Gold Leaf ◽  
The World ◽  
Sonoma County ◽  
Large Stretch ◽  
Coastal Land ◽  
The U.S

There is a large stretch of coastal land in Sonoma County, California, that belonged to the Kashaya Indians long before Russian traders came in the early nineteenth century to establish the settlement which is now called Fort Ross. Only about a dozen Kashaya families are left on a forty acre reservation approximately a half hour’s drive from the coast. On my way to it in April 1985, driving through magnificent hills in the thick, cool northern California fog along Tin Bard Road, I passed the enormous, resplendent temple of the Nyingma Buddhists, called Odiyan. The Nyingmas, under the leadership of a Tibetan monk, had obtained 650 acres on which to build their nearly completed temple of gold leaf, copper and beautiful California woods. Behind the high, locked fence which prevents visitors from entering without special permission, Odiyan would soon receive Buddhist disciplines from all over the world.

Extreme Precipitation Events in Northern California during Winter 2016–17: Multiscale Analysis and Climatological Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 (3) ◽  
pp. 1049-1074
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Moore ◽  
Allen B. White ◽  
Daniel J. Gottas ◽  
Paul J. Neiman
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Extreme Precipitation ◽  
Wave Breaking ◽  
Multiscale Analysis ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Northern California ◽  
Extreme Precipitation Events ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Precipitation Events ◽  
The Bering Sea

Abstract A multiscale analysis is presented of extreme precipitation events (EPEs) in Northern California during winter 2016–17, which caused flooding and contributed substantially to highly anomalous seasonal precipitation totals. The EPEs were characterized by long durations (≥7 days) and involved persistent large-scale flow patterns. The three largest EPEs involved blocking over the Bering Sea–Alaska region. A detailed investigation of the largest EPE, occurring on 2–10 February 2017, reveals that extreme precipitation was produced as four discrete cyclones moved across the eastern North Pacific equatorward of a high-amplitude blocking ridge and impacted the U.S. West Coast in rapid succession. The latter three cyclones developed and moved in conjunction with elongated negatively tilted troughs or PV streamers resulting from repeated episodes of baroclinic development and cyclonic Rossby wave breaking on the upstream flank of the block. Each of the four cyclones interacted with a PV streamer and an associated baroclinic zone established by anticyclonic wave breaking on the downstream flank of the block and, thereby, tracked into the U.S. West Coast. The serial clustering of the cyclones during the 9-day event resulted in persistent water vapor flux and lifting that supported extreme precipitation totals in Northern California. A climatological analysis for 1979–2017 reveals a significant statistical relationship between blocking over the Bering Sea–Alaska region and EPEs in Northern California, indicating that this type of blocking pattern represents a favorable large-scale scenario for extreme precipitation in Northern California.

Colorectal cancer among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.: Survival disadvantage for the foreign-born

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Choe ◽  
Thomas D. Koepsell ◽  
Patrick J. Heagerty ◽  
Vicky M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Assessing Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in San Diego

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siotame Lasitani ◽  
Christopher Hattori ◽  
Teini Elisara ◽  
Maria Rosario Araneta
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Native Hawaiians ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Hbv Vaccination ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Background Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders comprise 6% of the U.S. population, but 50% of chronic hepatitis B cases and have a cancer mortality that is 60% higher than non-Hispanic Whites. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge of HBV transmission, symptoms/sequelae and treatment among NHPIs in San Diego. Methods Self-administered surveys were distributed using convenience sampling at the 24th Annual Pacific Islander Festival in San Diego in 2018. Results Overall knowledge scores were low (mean: 9.8 out of 28) among participants. Compared to U.S.- born (mean: 11.6), participants born in Pacific Island countries and territories (mean: 8.5) had lower knowledge scores (p = 0.017) and lower self-reported vaccination rates (50% vaccinated vs 27%, respectively, p = 0.025). Discussion Lack of HBV knowledge, low vaccination rates and the discordance between knowledge and behavior regarding HBV vaccination elicits an urgent need to collaborate with NHPI communities for HBV education, screening, immunization and treatment.

The Rhetoric of Family in the U.S. Immigration Movement

2020 ◽  
pp. 208-225
Author(s):  
Karma R. Chávez ◽  
Hana Masri
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Street Theater ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
Asian Pacific Islanders ◽  
Asian Pacific ◽  
The U.S

This reflection describes the author’s experiences organizing with the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) to build deeper solidarities between marginalized queer and trans Asian/Pacific Islanders and Black Lives Matter agendas. The author details a series of actions and campaigns to draw attention to shared experiences of policing, surveillance, and profiling. These actions involved storytelling, guerrilla street theater, and political education.

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