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Asian high school students experience racism the most per CDC’s latest 2023 youth survey

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) that looks…

Unlike other racial groups, cancer is the leading cause of death in Asian American men and women

Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian American men and women, while heart disease is the leading…

How Pacific Islanders view therapy—and why that matters

Suicide rates are disproportionately high for people of Pacific Islander heritage. Why? That’s what a recent study aimed to…

Nearly 700K Asian American and NHPI adults identify as LGBT

June is Pride Month. According to The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, an estimated 685,000 Asian American…

NYC’s first-of-its-kind report on Asian New Yorkers shows surprising results

Despite being among NYC’s fastest-growing populations, Asian New Yorkers remain understudied and misrepresented. As such NYC sought to disaggregate…

Research into Asian American health doesn’t always reflect their diversity

Large health studies sometimes paint a rosy picture of Asian Americans in comparison with other groups. When viewed not…

High use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) by Asian Americans

Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled on February 16th that frozen embryos can be considered children and protected under the state’s…

After years of decline, Texas Asian and teen fertility rates rise after abortion ban

A new study by the University of Houston of 2022 fertility data from the Centers for Disease Control and…

How to set boundaries when you’ve never been taught how

As a daughter of Indian immigrants, and as a licensed therapist, I understand how complex setting boundaries can be…

Overweight for Asian Americans begin at a BMI of 23 vs. 25 for most Americans

Did you know that there is a separate Body Mass Index (BMI) for Asian Americans? While not perfect, BMI…

How TV shows have grappled with a post-Dobbs America

Television has long misrepresented the demographics of abortion patients, choosing to tell the stories of characters who are whiter…

I asked ChatGPT to write about the breakdown of mixed Asians

I asked ChatGPT to write about the breakdown of the mixed Asians in the U.S. and sadly, it answered…

Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of White kids are widely taken to be universal

White teens and teens of color do not have identical online experiences. Asian American teens often face racism and…

Understanding our Asian skin

Our skin is the largest organ of our body. Like the diversity of our heritage, our skin is unique…

Asian women have higher marriage rates and much lower divorce

We hear the statistic that half of all marriages end up in divorce, but is that true for Asian…

A view in focus: Asian Americans in the COVID-19 and Anti-Asian racism syndemic

With COVID-19, Asian Americans are both the “yellow peril” who brought the virus to the United States and the…

Living longer and healthier is linked with having a purpose in life

A new study, published on Preventative Medication by Boston University’s School of Public Health, shows that living with a…