National Asian & Pacific Islander
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

What is National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day?

One of the key achievements of the Banyan Tree Project to date is the establishment of National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19th. This day is officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The first National Awareness Day was held in 2005. Each year, this day is commemorated with events around the country designed to promote the Banyan Tree Project goals.

In recognition of National API HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created a National HIV/AIDS Observance Days Web site.

What happens on this day?

Organizations around the country dedicated to providing HIV/AIDS services to A&PIs host events in their communities to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS-related stigma.

What have we accomplished so far?

On May 19, 2009:

We increased the number of National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events from 6 in 2005 to 13 in 2009.
Key community members were honored at awareness day events in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston.
Al & Jane Nakatani were given the “Heroism Award” in San Francisco, recognizing their work sharing their very personal and moving story with the broader community.
Partnered with Center on Halstead, the LGBT-focused community center, to combine HIV and Hepatitis Awareness.
New events were held in Daly City and San Diego, CA, as well as continued events in Doraville, GA, Guam, and San Jose, CA.
Partnered with LOGO, the LGBT-focused cable network to air our two latest public service announcements focusing on the A&PI transgender and gay male communities.
Launched our new Facebook and Twitter pages.

Photos

Did you miss one of our events? Check out photos from our past events here.

View where 2009 events were held

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Are you planning on holding a May 19 event?

If you are planning to hold a May 19^th event, we would like to help! Please visit our resources page to download resources to help you plan your event. Please also download our event form (Microsoft Word), fill it out, and email it to info@banyantreeproject.org or fax to (415) 292-3404.