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West Coast Helps Launch National Hepatitis Testing Day
22 May 2012 11:30 PM | No CommentsU.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights Hep B Free and Hep C Task Force for Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of nearly 100 testing events across U.S. SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA – May 19, 2012 – Fresh on the heels...
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Free Hep B and Hep C Testing at AHSC’s Healthy Living Pavilion
18 May 2012 11:42 PM | No CommentsThe Healthy Living Pavilion at the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration taking place at San Francisco’s Civic Center on May 19th, will provide free and low-cost health services, professional medical advice, interactive activities with prizes and health-related education materials. Located on Larkin Street between...
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Amok again: Have a “Lin-sane” Street Fair!
18 May 2012 11:35 PM | 1 CommentWhat, another year? Another heritage month? Why not let your friendly longtime amok columnist slice and dice things up for you nicely? This year we replaced poor Asian American YouTube hater, Alexandra Wallace, the blonde buxom bully of Asian Americans in the library, with basketball...
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SF Hosts Largest Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Saturday, May 19 at Civic Center
18 May 2012 11:11 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO – The City is hosting the largest pan Asian street fair nationwide to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage month on Saturday, May 19th at San Francisco’s Civic Center. The 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration, produced by the AsianWeek Foundation, will feature a...
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Rob McKenna Opens WA Campaign Office In Seattle Chinatown/ID
18 May 2012 1:53 AM | No CommentsI got this in my e-mail box. I first ran into Rob McKenna when he ran for Attorney General back in 2000 on the campaign trail for Supt of Public Instruction. Now he’s a favorite to be the next governor against Jay Inslee. While Rob...
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Hep B Section Archive
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West Coast Helps Launch National Hepatitis Testing Day
Posted on May 22, 2012 | No CommentsU.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights Hep B Free and Hep C Task Force for Los Angeles and San Francisco as part of nearly 100 testing events across U.S. SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES, CA – May 19, 2012 – Fresh on the heels... -
Sit With Hep B Free at Beach Blanket Babylon’s Asian Community Night
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsJoin Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon for their Asian Community Night on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8 PM.! Organized by the AsianWeek Foundation, a portion of each ticket will benefit San Francisco Hep B Free – a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate all... -
AsianWeek celebrated the 4th annual Hep B Free Gala with San Francisco Hepatitis-based organizations
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe AsianWeek Foundation, along with the San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force and Hep B Free San Francisco, sponsored the 4th annual Hep B Free Gala: Ending All Hepatitis event at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco on November 4th to raise awareness about Hepatitis... -
Passionate Hearts for Livers: Students take stand against Hepatitis B
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsIn the summer of 2009, Kevin Hur, a UC Berkeley student noticed the lack of Hepatitis B services for low socioeconomic populations in the Oakland neighborhood. He gathered about 8 other students and started addressing this issue within the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population... -
City Leaders Welcome New Hep B Free Screenings at San Bruno Ave NEMS
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsCity and community leaders will help celebrate the grand opening of free public Hepatitis B screenings at North East Medical Services (NEMS) San Bruno Clinic every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 14 at noon. Light food and drinks will be provided.... -
First Ever Hep B Awareness Calendar Published
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 1 CommentThe first ever calendar, dedicated to raising hepatitis B awareness is launching in time for the holidays on Wednesday, December 15 at The Artists Alley in San Francisco. The 2011 Hep B Free calendar titled “Hep B can affect any one of us…” features 13... -
Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington DC Hosts First Annual Gala to Support Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination Efforts in DC Area
Posted on December 2, 2010 | No CommentsArlington, Virginia – The Hepatitis B Initiative of DC (HBI-DC), a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hepatitis B in at-risk communities, hosted more than 280 attendees at its first-ever benefit gala held Sunday Nov. 14. The event took place at the China Garden Restaurant in... -
Open Letter to CDC to Consider Hepatitis as “Winnable Battle”
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Daly City houses first national Hep B Screening for the Burmese community
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsOn Saturday, October 9, the United States Burma Medical Association (USBMA) of Northern California and the Asian Liver Center (ALC) at Stanford held the first local and national Hepatitis B Screening dedicated to the Burmese community at Serramonte Del Rey in Daly City. The event... -
Hep B Affects 1 in 10 APIs, Come Get Screened at the Pistahan This Weekend!
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsOne in 10 people in the Asian and Pacific Islander community are diagnosed with Hepatitis B, which causes 80% of all liver cancer. At this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival Health Pavilion, get tested for free and help prevent liver cancer! APIs are 100 times...