Asian American women are at higher risk for osteoporosis, national statistics show. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, about 20 percent of Asian American women older than age 50 are estimated to have the bone disease. Bob Nishime, a doctor in San Jose’s Japantown, said that Asian American women are particularly susceptible to osteoporosis. “It’s […]
Grouping All Asians Together Could Be Bad For Health
April 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Asian Americans as a group are half as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from heart disease. But Native Hawaiians are 40 percent more apt to suffer from heart disease than whites. That’s just one example of a health threat that gets lost when all Asians are statistically blended into the category “Asian Americans, Native […]
THE GOCHISO GOURMET: Bitter Melon: Is This Edible?
March 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Many moons ago, I felt the same way. In fact, I’ve only acquired a taste for it in the past several months. After that first taste many years ago, with that bracing bitterness that lingered on the palate, I kept my distance. It didn’t help that it looked like a cucumber or squash with a […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Why Do Asian American Women Live Longer?
March 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
So, I’m browsing through a Time magazine (Feb. 22, 2010), and on the cover is the headline, “The Science of Living Longer.” The cover photo is of three persons who are related, a grandmother, a daughter and a granddaughter. They are very attractive, WASPish types with blondish hair and blue eyes, ages 7, 37 and […]
Yu-Ai Kai Cancer Forum Aims to Raise Awareness
February 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
SAN JOSE — Susan Shinagawa was just 34 years old when she received the devastating news after battling to convince her doctor to give her a biopsy — that she had breast cancer. “The doctor said I was too young and that Asian American women don’t get breast cancer,” said Shinagawa, who spoke as part […]
JASEB to Stop Operating Homes for Japanese American Seniors
February 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In the early 1970s, the aging Issei presented a unique challenge for the Japanese American community. While there were plenty of resources and care facilities for elderly people, they were not well-suited for a first-generation Japanese immigrant population. Around this time, two organizations dedicated to caring for the Issei — the East Bay Japanese for […]
A Community of Caregivers – In Times of Need, Family Members and Agencies Provide Welcome Support
January 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Often called the “silent population,” the number of seniors, as well as those with Alzheimer’s disease, is rapidly increasing. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the numbers of Asian Pacific Islanders with the disease, a kind of dementia that is associated with memory loss, will almost triple between 2009-2030, from about 72,075 to 194,266. In the […]
Taking Heart: Japanese American Medical Student Develops iPhone Application to Study Heart Murmurs
November 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
When Michael “Fuj” Fujinaka started medical school two years ago he received a stethoscope. But he was not taught how to use it until his third year of school. “Basically every medical student uses a stethoscope. But you don’t learn how to use it until your third year,” said the Stockton, Calif. native, who is […]
Breast Cancer Survivor – A Symbol of Hope
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As Goldman Sachs Japan Co. managing director, Kathy Matsui tries to “give good advice to investors regarding Japan’s stock market economy — where it’s going and where to invest.” While Matsui is an expert in her field, having been voted top strategist by Institutional Investor in 2000, 2001, and 2006, her road to success was […]
Hibakusha Victims Express Gratitude Following Japanese Doctors’ Biennial Visit
October 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It has been 32 years since the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association began sending a team of physicians to the United States every two years to conduct medical examinations on those of Japanese and Korean descent who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagaski in 1945. More than 200,000 people died in the atomic bombings […]
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