Asian & Pacific Wellness Center Offers Ongoing Support and Social Groups to Meet Diverse A&PI Needs
(San Francisco, April 16 2004)

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (A&PI Wellness Center) offers a range of ongoing support and social groups to meet the diverse needs of A&PI clients, families, and friends. They include:

DOWNETime Wednesday
DOWNEtime Wednesdays is a social, discussion (rap) group, and drop-in joint. It is a safe space for Gay/Bi/Downe/Questioning Pinoys/Pilipino-Americans for open dialogue and discussions. DOWNETime Wednesdays take place on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. For further information, contact Max Rocha, Director of Health Education, at 415.292.3420 x318, max@apiwellness.org.

Chinese Rainbow
Chinese Rainbow is a social group for Chinese lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people of all ages and dialects from the San Francisco Bay Area, with a primary focus on people between the ages of 18 and 29. Chinese Rainbow meets twice a month for social events, workshops, and discussion. We provide a safe, friendly, and welcoming space to meet people from the queer Chinese community. For more information, contact Ben Chan, Chinese Health Educator, at 415.292.3420 x362 or ben@apiwellness.org.

AQU25A (Asian and Pacific Islander, Queer and Questioning, Under 25, All Together)
AQU25A is a group for and run by young queer (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) and questioning Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Hapas. We hold drop-ins, gatherings, picnics, groups, workshops, individual counseling, a peer leadership program, socials, parties, dances, trips, retreats and other fun activities throughout the year. For more information, contact Sabrina Wu, AQU25A Program Coordinator, at 415.292.3420 x315 or sabrina@apiwellness.org

“Club Euphoria”
”Club Euphoria” is a Transgender social/support group. It is intended as a safe and nurturing space for making new friends, companionship, and uninhibited discussion. Members gather the second (A&PI only) and fourth (general) Wednesdays of the month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and talk about a wide range of interests and issues affecting the community: from make-over tips and personal experiences, to legal and immigration concerns, domestic violence, harassment, discrimination and employment opportunities. For more information, contact Tamika Gonzales, Transgender Program Supervisor, at 415.292.3420 x351 or tamikag@apiwellness.org

Living Well Network
Living Well Network is a network of A&PIs living with HIV in the San Francisco Bay Area most of whom receive services or attend supportive or educational activities such as monthly social and community building groups, annual self care and self awareness retreats, HIV treatment education and complementary therapies workshops, and wellness activities such as nutrition classes and gym and personal training programs conducted in small groups. Specific activities are conducted for women, transgenders, newly HIV-diagnosed, long-term survivors and Japanese-speaking individuals. For more information, contact Anil Sukhram, Peer Advocate, at 415.292.3420 x371 or anil@apiwellness.org

Joy Luck Club
This social/support group meets on the last Friday of each month to play Mah Jong. Participants get to meet other HIV+ A&PI's informally. For more information, contact Noelle Arceno, Peer Advocate, at 415.292.3420 x336 or Noelle@apiwellness.org

A&PI Wellness Center educates, supports, empowers, and advocates for A&PI communities, particularly A&PIs living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS. Founded in 1987 as a grassroots response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in communities of color, it is the oldest nonprofit organization in North America targeting A&PI communities around sexual health and HIV/AIDS services.

For more information contact:

Saori Miyazaki
A&PI Wellness Center
415.292.3420 x330
saori@apiwellness.org



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