IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 219 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/ 
AIDS Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2013 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. BERA of California, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIMES, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. 
PIERLUISI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 
SPEIER, and Mr. TAKANO) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and 
Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 
Whereas Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is-
landers are the largest growing group in the United 
States and constitute diverse communities including over 
50 different ethnic sub-groups speaking over 100 lan-
guages and dialects; 
Whereas from 2009 to 2010 the number of Asian Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who have been 
diagnosed with HIV has increased at least 50 percent; 
Whereas analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion (CDC) data has revealed that Asian Americans and 
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Pacific Islanders were the only ethnic groups with a sta-
tistically significant increase in new HIV diagnoses (4.4 
percent) between 2001 and 2008; 
Whereas Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is-
landers have the highest number of individuals who have 
never been tested for HIV; 
Whereas 6 out of 10 Asian Americans and 7 out of 10 Native 
Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders have never been tested for 
HIV; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that 1 in 3 Asian Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders living with HIV/ 
AIDS are unaware they are infected with HIV; 
Whereas 37 percent of HIV diagnoses among Asian Ameri-
cans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders progressed 
to AIDS in less than 12 months; 
Whereas the CDC estimates that over 9,000 AIDS cases have 
been diagnosed among Asian Americans, Native Hawai-
ians, and Pacific Islanders; 
Whereas significant barriers remain for accessing culturally 
and linguistically competent services, especially HIV test-
ing; 
Whereas HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination continues to 
be a growing problem in all communities, including the 
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
community; 
Whereas HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination increases risk- 
taking behavior and prevents people from accessing the 
HIV/AIDS services and support they need; 
Whereas the National HIV/AIDS Strategy released in July 
2010 established the three primary goals of reducing 
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HIV incidence, increasing access to care, and optimizing 
health outcomes and reducing HIV-related health dispari-
ties, including specific strategies focused on Asian Amer-
ican, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations, 
such as targeted and disaggregated surveillance and stig-
ma prevention efforts and interventions targeted to the 
men who have sex with men community; 
Whereas the development of the Minority AIDS Initiative in 
1998 to coordinate funding, capacity building, and pre-
vention, care, and treatment services within African- 
American, Hispanic, Asian American, Pacific Islander, 
and Native American communities has assisted with the 
development of leadership in minority community-based 
organizations, provided culturally and linguistically com-
petent HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment serv-
ices, developed community capacity and infrastructure, 
promoted technical assistance and resources, and raised 
awareness among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and 
Pacific Islander communities; and 
Whereas on May 19, 2013, community members from all eth-
nic groups will come together in recognition of the ninth 
annual National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS 
Awareness Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the observance of National Asian 
American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Aware-
ness Day in order to honor the memory of the 3,542 
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is-
landers with AIDS in the United States who have 
died, as well as the estimated 9,317 Asian Ameri-
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cans and Pacific Islanders who are still living with 
HIV/AIDS; 
(2) recognizes the importance of culturally and 
linguistically competent services as a core element in 
reducing HIV/AIDS rates in Asian American, Native 
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities; 
(3) recognizes the importance of addressing the 
gaps in research and data in order to fully under-
stand the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asian American, 
Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities; 
and 
(4) recognizes the people across the United 
States infected and affected by HIV/AIDS who are 
commemorating this day with community-wide ac-
tivities and who work to reduce the impact of HIV/ 
AIDS on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pa-
cific Islander communities across the United States 
and the United States affiliated Pacific Island juris-
dictions. 
Æ 
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