Overview
- Includes key health research studies on Asian American subgroups throughout the US
- Provides insight into areas of emerging research and future directions
- Combines analysis of current health problems with prevention and intervention solutions
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Ethnicity and Health
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Critical Health Issues Facing Asian Americans
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Grace J. Yoo MPH, Ph.D is a sociologist and professor of Asian American Studies in the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Her research interests are understanding social support needs on a wide range of health care issues impacting Asian Americans including cancer control and cancer survivorship, management of chronic illnesses, aging and caregiving and health care access. She has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals including AAPI Nexus, Supportive Cancer Care, Cross-Cultural Gerontology and Ethnicity and Health.
Mai-Nhung Le, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. is an associate professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University. She has interests in understanding social, cultural, and health issues impacting Asian Americans and Asians abroad. She has conducted a significant amount of research on the spread of STDs in both Vietnam and the United States. Her work has appeared in peer reviewed journals such as AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Sex Research and Journal of Cancer Education. She is currently editing a Vietnamese American Anthology titled Vietnamese Americans: Experiences and Perspectives. In recent years, she has shifted her area of research to Asian Americans and cancer, particularly on cancer survivorship.
Alan Y. Oda, Ph.D. is a professor of undergraduate psychology at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California. His research includes parenting and family relations, adolescence, Asian American and other minority American populations, and faith development. Currently, he is investigating the future role of the Asian American church in providing care for the elderly, and is also studying interventions aimed at Latino adolescent females at risk for suicide. He served as the executive director of the Asian American Christian Counseling Service (AACCS) and continues as a member of the agency’s board of directors. Odaparticipates on the Committee of Diversity Issues for the National Collegiate Honors Council. He is also involved with CRASH Japan, an organization providing relief services to victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku area of Japan.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Asian American Health
Editors: Grace J. Yoo, Mai-Nhung Le, Alan Y. Oda
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2227-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2226-6Published: 11 October 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-1344-2Published: 05 June 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-2227-3Published: 12 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 449
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology, general, Public Health