Is Assimilation Costing Asian Americans Their Health? Type 2 Diabetes in California's Asian American Populations

The diabetes rates for Asian Americans has been increasing over the last twenty years, with over 1 out of 5 Asian Americans having diabetes, almost twice the rates to their White counterparts (11.3%) (Lee et al., 2011; Menke, Casagrande, Geiss, & Cowie, 2015). The diabetes prevalence for Asians living in the U.S. are higher than those individuals living in their countries of origin...

Is Acculturation putting Asian Americans at risk for diabetes and obesity?

The overall objective of this study is to examine the relationships among ethnicity, acculturation, and health in the top six Asian American groups in California: Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese Americans. It examines to what extent the "immigrant health paradox" or "healthy immigrant effect" applies to the Asian American population. Largely based on studies of Mexican Americans, this para...