PSYCH 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Hepatitis B Virus, Native Hawaiians, Cervical Cancer
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Disparities among asian americans, native hawaiians, and other pacific islanders in the united. People having origins in any of the original peoples of the far east, southeast asia, or the. Indian subcontinent including cambodia, china, india, japan, korea, malaysia, pakistan, etc. ** highest life expectancy at 87. 3 years compared to the national average of 78. 6, but varies among subgroups. **highest foreign-born population: 74% of asian american adults are foreign born. 1 in 2 asian immigrant adults say they speak english very well . Other asian groups are more recent immigrants. Waves of immigration were followed by exclusion laws barring entry (1880s-1940s) Post wwii immigration reform: large influx due to socioeconomic and geopolitical reasons (except japan) Removed national-origin quotas that favored european immigration. 1970s to 80s immigration from vietnam, cambodia, laos. Top 3 countries of origin (2009): philippines, india, china. Highest rate of liver cancer of any group (3x that of whites) Pap test and cervical cancer screening rates.
