IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 265 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/ 
AIDS Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2011 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. WU, Mr. 
PIERLUISI, 
Mrs. 
MALONEY, 
Mr. 
CONNOLLY
of 
Virginia, 
Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. AL GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) sub-
mitted 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 constitute diverse communities including over 50 
different ethnic sub-groups speaking over 100 languages 
and dialects; 
Whereas recent analysis of Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) data has revealed that Asian Ameri-
cans and Pacific Islanders were the only ethnic groups 
with a statistically significant increase in new HIV diag-
noses (4.4 percent) between 2001 and 2008; 
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•HRES 265 IH 
Whereas the number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among young 
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
men who have sex with men, aged 13 to 24 increased by 
255.6 percent, the largest increase compared to young 
men who have sex with men of all other ethnic groups; 
Whereas with increasing rates of infection, Asian Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders continue to have 
the lowest rates of accessing HIV testing (30.5 percent); 
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 
HIV incidence, increasing access to care, and optimizing 
health outcomes and reducing HIV-related health dispari-
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•HRES 265 IH 
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, 2011, community members from all 
ethnic groups will come together in recognition of the 
seventh 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 3,408 
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Is-
landers with AIDS in the United States who have 
died, as well as the 9,000 Asian Americans and Pa-
cific Islanders who are still living with HIV/AIDS; 
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•HRES 265 IH 
(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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