The Asian AIDS Project and Living Well recently merged to become the Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center. The silence of AIDS in the community. It is easier for a woman to get it from a man than a man to get it from a woman. Most women that I have known usually find out at the late stages. As a Thai woman who grew up in Thailand, in my house nobody ever talked about sex, let alone safer sex.
Silence can only make things worse.
If you know something which would be valuable in your community, invite friends in the community and have informal meetings, eat food the Asian way and share what you know and listen to what thy know and break that silence. Our basic method is bring the service to the community because we know they are not going to seek help through health agencies due to the cultural barriers they may face and having to reveal their job status as a masseuse. This profession does not get positive recognition by other people. Therefore, they shy away from seeking services. So I go there and talk to them about their daily life or about their kids.