COVID-19 and Southeast Asian Americans

Unlike other ethnic minority groups, data on the impacts of COVID-19 on Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) are limited, oftentimes aggregated with other Asian American groups, thus limiting targeted assistance efforts. Without adequate data to inform best practices around testing and vaccination, many SEAAs become invisible Americans who have difficulties navigating a health care system that inadvertently excludes them. SEAAs have large disparities gap due to...

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...

BUILD @ CSUN

Establishing a sustainable and CRT-informed overall research environment that more strongly motivates and prepares students for research careers and reduces the leakages that occur is an essential aim in our work to help students to successfully navigate these transition points. Faculty mentoring and research activities can directly influence URM student interest and engagement in health and health disparities research and research careers. Extensive faculty development strategies at...