Celebrating Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Fireside Chat with the 2022 API Achievers Award Winners Join us on May 18th, 12pm to 1pm , for a moderated discussion concerning the career path and personal journey of our Asian & Pacific Islander Achievers Awards winners. Register here to attend Hee-Soon Juon, PhD, RN , our esteemed guest speaker, for this keynote event, has spent the last three decades of her career as a social and behavioral scientist on research interests in minority health problems such as cancer control behaviors of Asian Americans including breast cancer, cervical cancer and liver cancer prevention, early detection of lung cancer, community-based participatory research (CBPR), behavioral intervention, and health disparities. Join us on May 24th at 12pm to 1pm as she shares her expertise and her wealth of knowledge about minority health, particularly in regards to health disparities among Asian Americans. Register here to attend Easy & Delicious Recipes: Hopkins-API Edition Cookbook Like many Asian and Pacific Islander families, we have a wealth of delicious recipes passed down from generations of delicious cooking from our grandparents and ancestors. We want to celebrate these recipes by sharing them to our Hopkins community! The JHM Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group presents a collection of these recipes shared by its members. View/download link (tbd). Hopkins APAMSA celebration of AANHPI Heritage Join Hopkins Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) in celebrating the role of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community in our local community and nation's history. Throughout the month of May, they will be hosting a variety of events. Learn more and sign up here to attend. For more information about Hopkins APAMSA, contact Minsoo Kim and Carolyn Guan .
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Learn more about the JHM Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (ERG) and other ERGs here . Interested in joining the ERG? Contact the co-chairs.
Join Us for "Office Hours" The JHM Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity welcomes the opportunity to meet monthly with anyone seeking responses to any diversity, inclusion or health equity questions. We look forward to speaking with you. Join these members of our team: Sherita Hill Golden , vice president and chief diversity officerCheri Wilson , program director, Diversity, Inclusion & Health EquityPaula Neira , program director, LGBTQ+ Equity and Education Jennifer Reeves , diversity and inclusion consultant, National Capital RegionShellon Johnson , program manager for SOM diversity and inclusionClick a link below to register for an upcoming session and submit questions in advance: Marita Golden Workshop Series If you would like our office to collaborate or sponsor an upcoming event, submit a request to ODIHE Event Sponsorship Form. Do you know of an event that promotes diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency at and within Johns Hopkins Medicine? If so, email us at diversity@jhmi.edu . 
Challenges of Health Disparities Among Asian Americans
Marita Golden is an author, creative writing coach and literary consultant.