HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAYS
EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, AND MOBILIZE
AGAINST HIV/AIDS
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 19
About This Day
May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day. The Banyan Tree Project  --a national campaign
to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in API communities—is
the lead for this day.
The Facts
According to the CDC, the number of APIs living with AIDS has climbed by more than
10 percent in each of the last 5 years. Sixty-seven percent of API men living with
HIV/AIDS in 2005 are men who have had sex with other men. Eighty percent of API
women living with HIV/AIDS in 2005 were infected through heterosexual contact.
Take Action
There are many ways you can take action in the fight against HIV/AIDS:

  • get tested for HIV
  • practice safe methods to prevent HIV
  • decide not to engage in high risk behaviors
  • talk about HIV prevention with family, friends, and colleagues
  • provide support to people living with HIV/AIDS
  • get involved with or host an event for National Asian and Pacific Islander
    HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in your community.
Resource:
U.S Department of health human Service/ HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
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