TOPIC: Care & Services
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asian and Pacific Islanders, New York City
TITLE: The needs of Asians and Pacific Islanders living with HIV in New York City
BILBIOGRAPHY
Eckholdt HM, Chin JJ, Manzon-Santos JA, Kim DD. The needs of Asians and Pacific Islanders living with HIV in New York City. AIDS Educ Prev. 1997; 9(6): 493-504.
SUMMARY
The paper familiarizes the reader with AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs) in New York City. It describes the epidemiology of AIDS among A&PIs in the United States and in New York City. The paper also provides discussion of some of the issues facing HIV positive A&PIs and their families in the process of accessing services at community-based HIV service organizations in New York City. One broad concept emerged from the client focus groups that served to organize the analysis: family--a compelling case for HIV service organizations to initiate, expand, and maintain family services, however family is defined. The location of A&PI AIDS service organizations and its implications for re-centering families in the caregiving process are discussed as well