Month: December 2020

2020 Census, How Did We Do?: Next Steps for New York City and the Asian American Community

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Howard Shih, Research and Policy Director for the Asian American Federation, will be discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic affected 2020 Census operations, deadlines, outreach by community organizations in hard to count neighborhoods, and where we currently are in the tabulation process. What are the next steps for New York City and the Asian American community after the census numbers have been finally counted?

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A Surprising Finding on Diabetes in Vietnamese Americans

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New research has found that nine out of 10 Vietnamese Americans with diabetes are not obese. Even when researchers lowered the body mass index (BMI) cut-off point for defining obesity, the researchers found that over three-quarters of diabetic Vietnamese Americans were non-obese. In comparison, only 50% of diabetic non-Hispanic whites were not obese.

Chinese Americans Health Woes Mount in Pandemic’s Second Wave

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New York City’s leading Chinese elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Bayside, Flushing, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Kew Gardens, Maspeth, Middle Village, Rego Park) and City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Downtown Flushing, Murray Hill, Queensboro Hill), met with the city’s most prominent Chinese doctors and community leaders Wednesday to discuss the State of Chinese Health 2021 report published … Read more