Asians and Pacific Islanders

Asians and Pacific Islanders account for approximately 1% of the total number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. However, in recent years, the number of AIDS diagnoses in this group has increased steadily. ¹ The Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States is also growing.²

Featured Links

Know Hepatitis B – communications campaign for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
From CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis and Hep B United

Taking Root: Our Stories, Our Community (videos)
From The Banyan Tree Project

HIV/AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders
This information sheet presents surveillance data on Asians and Pacific Islanders infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS) in the United States.

Asian Pacific Islander Fact Sheet
From the AIDS Education and Training Center National Multicultural Center

Native Hawaiian Fact Sheet
From the AIDS Education and Training Center National Multicultural Center

Ethnographic Guides
From CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Systemic Review of HIV Behavioral Prevention Research in Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
From HIV InSite

¹ CDC Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders
² United States Bureau of the Census. The Asian population: 2000. Census 2000 Brief. (PDF)