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May 9, 2008
Conference on
Asian, Pacific
Islanders and
HIV/AIDS
Part
of National
Asian & Pacific
Islander
HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day,
please join us
for a CONFERENCE
ON ASIANS,
PACIFIC
ISLANDERS AND
HIV/AIDS
Monday, May 19,
2008
1pm – 4pm
NYU Langone
Medical Center
Schwartz
Auditorium F
Easiest way to
get there: walk
on 30th Street
from First
Avenue towards
the FDR
Registration &
Light
Refreshments:
1pm
Panel
Discussion:
1:45pm
Speakers will
include:
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John Chin,
Associate
Professor,
Hunter
College,
Department
of Urban
Affairs -
“Chinese
Immigrant
Religious
Institutions
and HIV: A
Study of
Organizational
Innovativeness,
Social
Networks and
Religious
Worldviews”
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Sumon Chin,
Director,
HIV/AIDS
Services,
Chinese-American
Planning
Council,
Inc.,CEO,
US-China
AIDS
Alliance -
“Targeting
A&PI
Immigrant
MSM -
Community
Promise:
Successes
and
Challenges”
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David Ho,
MD.,
Director and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Aaron
Diamond AIDS
Research
Center -
“Update on
HIV Vaccine
Development”
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Wayne Ho,
Executive
Director,
Coalition
for Asian
American
Children and
Families -
“Building a
Pan Asian
Coalition
for Health
Access”
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Sapna Pandya,
South Asian
Health
Initiative -
“Scaling the
HIValayas:
An Overview
of HIV/AIDS
in South
Asia”
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Punkin Clay
Stephens,
Senior
Associate
for
Prevention
Sciences and
Applied
Epidemiology,
AIDS
Institute
NYSDOH -
“HIV/AIDS
Among Asians
& Pacific
Islanders in
New York
State”
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Larry Tantay,
Community
Health
Education
and Young
Men Sex with
Men
Coordinator,
MSM Program,
APICHA -
“The One
Stop Shop:
APICHA and
the
Epidemic”
During the
conference,
APICHA will
conduct
confidential and
free HIV
testing.
Many Thanks to
Our Sponsors:
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Asian &
Pacific
Islander
Coalition on
HIV/AIDS
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Asia Society
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Asian
Pacific
Islander
American
Health Forum
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Coalition
for Asian
Children and
Families
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Chinese
American
Planning
Council, Inc
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Family
Health
Project
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Federation
of
Protestant
Welfare
Agencies,
NYS DOH AI
Community
Development
Initiative
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NYU Center
for the
Study of
Asian
American
Health
For further
information,
please contact
Vicki Shu Smolin:
vicki_shu@yahoo.com/646-263-6044.
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