Table of Contents

Section I: Ethnicity and Health.- Chapter 1 Ethnicity and Health by Fang Gong and David Takeuchi.- Chapter 2 Asian Indians by Ranjita Misra.- Chapter 3 Chinese Americans by Angela Sun.- Chapter 4 Filipino Americans by Richard Sean Magbual and Roderick Raña Daus-Magbual.- Chapter 5 Japanese Americans by Tazuko Shibusawa.- Chapter 6 Korean Americans by Grace J. Yoo and Sachiko Wood.- Chapter 7 Vietnamese Americans by Mai Nhung Le and Tu-Uyen Nguyen.- Chapter 8 South Asian Americans by Shilpa Patel and Nadia Islam.- Chapter 9 Southeast Asian American by Khatharya Um.- Chapter 10 Mixed Asian Americans by Cathy J. Tashiro.- Section II: Social Determinants of Health.- Chapter 11 Acculturation, Culture and Health by Yijie Wang and Su Yeong Kim.- Chapter 12 Racism: Mental Health and Health Consequences by Alvin N. Alvarez and Jayoung Shin.- Chapter 13 Socioeconomic Status and Health by Wei Zhang.-Section III: Critical Health Issues Facing Asian Americans.- Chapter 14 Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias by Linda A. Gerdner and Gwen Yeo.- Chapter 15 Cancer by Giang T. Nguyen.- Chapter 16 Cardiovascular Health by Ariel T. Holland and Latha P. Palaniappan.- Chapter 17 Diabetes by Ranjita Misra.-Chapter 18 Obesity by May C. Wang.- Chapter 19 Hepatitis B by Tung T. Nguyen, Vicky Taylor, Annette Maxwell, Moon S. Chen Jr., Roshan Bastani, and Susan Stewart.- Chapter 20 Severe Mental Illness by Russell F. Lim and Francis G. Liu.- Chapter 21 Violence by Deborah A. Goebert, Thao N. Le, and Jeanelle J. Sugimoto-Matsuda.- Section IV: Health Care Delivery.- Chapter 22 Health Care Access by Stephen Vong and Ricky Choi.- Chapter 23 Quality of Health Care for Asian Americans by Dara H Sorkin, Heather Ngai, and Quyen Ngo-Metzger.- Chapter 24 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Asian Americans by Isha Weerasinghe, Lixin Zhang, and Simona C. Kwon.- Chapter 25 Asian Americans and End of Life Care by Evaon Wong-Kim and Nancy J.Burke.-V: Social Movements, Health and theAsian American Community.- Chapter 26 The Chinese Hospital of San Francisco: How the Early San Francisco Chinese Mobilized to Build the Chinatown Community by Laureen D. Hom.- Chapter 27 Lives Were Saved: The Asian American Donor Program by Jonathan Leong, Kira Donnell, and Emily Avera.- Chapter 28 HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States by Don Operario, Judy Tan, and Caroline Kuo.-Chapter 29 Evolution of an Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cancer Advocacy Movement: Heroes Among Us by Susan Matsuko Shinagawa and Alan Oda.- Chapter 30 The Versailles Social Movement and Implications for Asian American Environmental Health in Post- Katrina New Orleans by Maureen Lichtveld and Vy Dao.- Chapter 31 The Role of Asian Americans in Ending Hep B Disease by Ted Fang and Jason Liu.

About the Author

Grace J. Yoo MPH, Ph.D is a sociologist and professor of Asian American Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Her research interests are understanding social support needs on a wide range of health care issues impacting Asian Americans including cancer control and cancer survivorship, management of chronic illnesses, aging and caregiving and health care access. She has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals including AAPI Nexus, Supportive Cancer Care, Cross-Cultural Gerontology and Ethnicity and Health.

Mai-Nhung Le, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. is an associate professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University. She has interests in understanding social, cultural, and health issues impacting Asian Americans and Asians abroad. She has conducted a significant amount of research on the spread of STDs in both Vietnam and the United States. Her work has appeared in peer reviewed journals such as AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Sex Research and Journal of Cancer Education. She is currently editing a Vietnamese American Anthology titled Vietnamese Americans: Experiences and Perspectives. In recent years, she has shifted her area of research to Asian Americans and cancer, particularly on cancer survivorship.

Alan Y. Oda, Ph.D. is a professor of undergraduate psychology at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. His research includes parenting and family relations, adolescence, Asian American and other minority American populations, and faith development. Currently, he is investigating the future role of the Asian American church in providing care for the elderly, and is also studying interventions aimed at Latino adolescent females at risk for suicide. He served as the executive director of the Asian American Christian Counseling Service (AACCS) and continues as a member of the agency’s board of directors. Odaparticipates on the Committee of Diversity Issues for the National Collegiate Honors Council. He is also involved with CRASH Japan, an organization providing relief services to victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku area of Japan.