1. Pseudonym used here to preserve identity.
  2. Kowdley KV, Wang CC, Welch S, Roberts H, Brosgart CL. Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Among Foreign-Born Persons Living in the United States by Country of Origin. Hepatology 2012. 56(2): 422-433.
  3. Centers for Disease Control. Viral Hepatitis Populations: Asians and Pacific Islanders. Updated March 21, 2014. See: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/populations/api.htm.
  4. Blackwell DL, Lucas JW, Clarke TC. Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2012. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 10(260). 2014.
  5. Nemoto T, Operario D, Soma T, Bao D, Vajrabukka A, Crisostomo V. HIV Risk and Prevention Among Asian/Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex With Men: Listen to Our Stories. AIDS Education and Prevention 2003. 15(1 Supplement): 7-20.
Jeffrey B. Caballero, MPH, is the executive director of the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO). This article was co-authored by Isha Weerasinghe, AAPCHO hepatitis B policy fellow, and was originally published on The Huffington Post.