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By Vania Cao Asian Americans are a diverse population, composed of people from every part of the socio-economic spectrum and scattered across different locales, and often face challenges in receiving appropriate attention from U.S. government agencies in regards to proper health care. In particular, certain ethnic groups have needs and concerns which can become obscured by those of larger, more …

By Vania Cao The socioeconomic characteristics and health status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) can vary greatly by ethnic or racial subgroups. AAPIs represent over 30 countries and communicate with over a hundred different dialects or languages, yet due to the small size of the AAPI demographic as a percentage of the entire US population, AAPIs have historically …

By Jasmine Ma, L. Ac. WHAT Don’t eat the same things every day. The more varieties of food the better, because they all provide different types of nutrients – vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, etc. Eat a balanced diet with as many vegetables as possible.  Eat 2-3 times as many vegetables as fruit, and make sure to eat fresh …

By Kathy Ko Chin   It’s been three years since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is the historic health reform bill signed by President Obama March 23, 2010. On this third anniversary, there is much to celebrate: better access to key preventive services, the end of many discriminatory practices by …