TRANS:THRIVE hosted its 2nd Annual Transgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day for the transgender community here in the Banyan Room. The event drew nearly 60 guests, many more than last year, and esteemed guests such as Cecilia Chung and Isabella Ventura from the UCSF Center for Excellence for Transgender Health. READ MORE...
November 17, 2011
The Living Well Network held its monthly Joy Luck Club support meeting and Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration earlier this month. Each monthly meeting also has an educational presentation tied to it. READ MORE...
October 29-November 2/November 10-13, 2011
A&PI WELLNESS CENTER STAFF PRESENT AT AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE & UNITED STATES CONFERENCE ON AIDS: This year, A&PI Wellness Center staff will be presenting workshops at two prestigious national conferences. The first conference is the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Washington DC at the end of October. The second conference is the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in Chicago in November. READ MORE about the presentations. READ MORE about the presentations.
October 6, 2011
Our newest health education program will be launched in late October! Project 4PLAY will concentrate on HIV and substance use prevention for 18-24 year old queer and/or drug using A&PI men in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties. READ MORE...
September 30, 2011
T-LISH Gala: Not the End, Just the Beginning: Our program targeting young trans women of color, or "T-LISH" was one of the many programs that ended in September. Funded through a subcontract from AIDS Healthcare Foundation, T-Lish was one of many successful and robust HIV prevention programs targeting youth of color nationally that were not refunded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. READ MORE...
September 28, 2011
Stepping out for a day: Annual HIV Care Client Retreat Takes a Tour: Wednesday, September 28, our Care Services Department gathered clients together for the annual HIV Care Client Retreat. READ MORE...
September 25, 2011
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center is proud to have been a beneficiary of REAL BAD XXIII, the dance party immediately following the Folsom Street Fair. REAL BAD is an annual fundraising event benefiting LGBT charities with local impact in San Francisco. This new partnership increases our unrestricted funds to support work not covered by government grants or contracts.
It was a delight for us to work with such an amazing, committed grassroots group that has raised $1.25 million over the past two decades. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Real Bad in 2012!
September 25, 2011
FOLSOM STREET FAIR: A&PI Wellness Center's five booths were one of the most popular attractions of Folsom Street Fair this year, thanks to a demonstration booth coordinated by Danny Nguyen, Men's Program Specialist. It was the first demonstration booth hosted by A&PI Wellness Center in nearly a decade. READ MORE...
September 1, 2011
It's been a month since TRANS:THRIVE moved in with the rest of A&PI Wellness Center, and the staff and clients are all working hard on settling in. The TRANS:THRIVE staff spent the week leading up to the move painting the entire drop-in and office space. It took three days to complete, and it looks great! There are still a few odds and ends to tie up, but the offices have come together nicely, and we're all excited to be here. READ MORE...
August 2, 2011
A&PI Wellness Center commemorates the opening of our new free primary care clinic with an Open House. READ MORE...
July 22, 2011
On July 22nd, our HIV Care Services clients gathered for the annual Client Picnic. READ MORE...
JUNE 26, 2011
Pride 2011: Catch up on everything that you missed at Pride, including what happened during the Parade, on the A&PI Stage, who was at the A&PI Pavilion, serving the Transgender Community at Pride and MORE in this update! READ MORE...
JUNE 21, 2011
A&PI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY'S YOUNG LEADERS FORUM: On Tuesday, June 21, members of the Leadership Academy presented the finding from their three research projects during the Young Leaders Forum in our offices. Their work was inspired and informed by the community and gaps in existing community resources. The academy provided space for young queer A&PI men to reflect on their lived experiences, formulate questions, and engage in processes of inquiry while nurturing the connections between the self, community, learning, research, and action. READ MORE...
June 18, 2011
TRANS:THRIVE and A&PI Wellness Center are proud to co-present Tales of the Waria at FRAMELINE35. READ MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT.
JUNE 5, 2011
HIV/AIDS AT 30: Great strides have been made since the CDC first published their report of HIV/AIDS in 1981. Life saving drugs have been developed allowing people living with HIV/AIDS to live longer, productive lives. The time it takes to get tested for HIV has been greatly reduced, from days to a matter of minutes. A vast network of organizations exists nationwide, committed to HIV/AIDS education and treatment, helping to stop new infections and caring for those who need help. READ MORE...
June 2-4, 2011
TRANS:THRIVE program staff presented on their programs at the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference on June 2-4 in Philadelphia, PA. READ MORE.
MAY 23, 2011
A&PI LGBTQ YOUTH IN WASHINGTON: With the national media spotlight on issues that impact LGBTQ youth, particularly bullying and suicide, AQU25A was invited to speak with White House officials about the needs of A&PI LGBTQ youth. Men's Program Coordinator Mike Nguyen, AQU25A participant Tamerlane Vuong Sanchez, Jr. and eighteen other LGBTQ A&PI youth from across the nation shared their stories and opinions about anti-bullying and the sexual health needs of A&PI LGBTQ youth. READ MORE...
MAY 20, 2011
MAY 19: NATIONAL A&PI HIV/AIDS AWARNESS DAY : 2011 marked another successful year for Banyan Tree Project and the National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. We continued to use the slogan "Saving face can't make you safe. Talk about HIV" and focused on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases among young Asian & Pacific Islander women, whose rates of HIV infection have been on the rise in the last decade. READ MORE...
May 19, 2011
A&PI Wellness Center presents Bloom, an evening of amazing cuisine and delectable drinks, exquisite Silent Auction deals and connections with friends old and new.
May 17, 2011
PRESS CONFERENCE AND PANEL DISCUSSION
A&PI Wellness Center, together with the Banyan Tree Project and the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum held a press conference to commemorate National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
