Asia Society - Through art exhibitions and performances, films, lectures, seminars and conferences, publications and assistance to the media, and materials and programs for students and teachers, the Asia Society presents the diversity of Asia to the American people.
Asian American Health - Although Asian Americans in the United States suffer from the same health problems as the population at large, certain illnesses predominate. There is a particularly high rate of liver cancer among Asian Americans, while lung cancer is their leading cause of cancer death. Vietnamese women's cervical cancer rate is five times that of Caucasian women. Asian Americans have among the highest rates of tuberculosis and hepatitis B in the United States. Asian Indians have an unusually high rate of coronary artery disease, and parasitic infections are particularly widespread among Southeast Asian refugees.
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library - Scholarly documents, resources and information systems concerned with or relevant to Asian Studies.
Asian-Nation: The Landscape of Asian America - Information source on the historical, political, demographic, and cultural issues that make up today's diverse Asian American community.
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) - The national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. NAPABA monitors legislative developments and judicial appointments, promotes APA political leadership, advocates for equal opportunity in education and in the workplace, works to eliminate violence against Asian Pacific Americans, and builds coalitions on these issues and others within the legal profession and the community at large.
National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) - Dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of materials relating to the history and culture of Japanese Americans. Located in San Francisco.
South Asian Diaspora - Essays, exhibits, bibliographies, resources from the University of California, Berkeley Library.
Wing Luke Asian Museum - Explores issues related to the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans.
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