NICOS Chinese Health Coalition (華人健康組織聯會)

04/11/2026

NICOS is a Community Advisory Board (CAB) member of this UCSF ASPIRE cancer study. Please consider signing up to be a part of the study if you are qualified!

04/10/2026

"Why are Filipino faces still missing on-screen? Post-colonial ideology continues to dictate to Filipinos in the diaspora how we think about ourselves, and how much we fight to see ourselves represented in American media."

Hollywood's diversity is skewed at best, and some demographics remain critically underrepresented. As a Fil-Am, sometimes it's all I can see; we're prevalent in our communities, but forgotten onscreen. Why are Filipino faces still missing in mainstream American media?

04/09/2026

An Asian comedian used to joke, "In Oklahoma, my apartment was Chinatown," highlighting the lack of Asian Americans in that state

"Asian people occupied a strange space in my alma mater’s social hierarchy. Our identities served as punchlines, and in order to bid for a spot in the in-group, you had to mock the same community that raised you."

If Tulsa, Oklahoma, taught me how to withstand being othered, my experiences at Vanderbilt are teaching me that I deserve more than endurance.

04/08/2026

It is finally becoming clear to some that ICE is targeting more than one immigrant community of color

"Many in my Indian American community of mom-and-pop motel operators remained fairly insulated over the years — until immigration agents started showing up at our doors."

"In a few short weeks, it became clear that whatever ICE’s marching orders, South Asians were being hunted, too," Dr. Sachin B. Patel writes. "We learned that our insularity does not guarantee impermeability."

04/07/2026

NICOS is a member of a statewide AANHPI advocacy group that promotes

"Over 25.7 million individuals in the United States have limited English proficiency (LEP) and over 71 million individuals in the United States speak a language other than English at home."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), CAPAC Chair Emerita Rep.

04/07/2026

Who was Afong Moy?

"Anti-Asian racism and long-standing Western colonial attitudes about the plunderable 'Orient' enable the possessive denigration and dehumanization of Asian women."

The Curious Case of Afong Moy: Asian Womanhood and National Belonging In the U.S.

04/07/2026

Norman Wong is the great grandson of Wong Kim Ark whose landmark case established birthright citizenship

"While many Americans are following the U.S. Supreme Court case involving President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, Norman Wong is doing so with a little bit of extra motivation. For him, it is about family."

While many Americans are following the U.S. Supreme Court case involving President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, Norman Wong is doing so with a little bit of extra motivation. For him, it is about family.

04/06/2026

Happening tonight, Monday, April 6, at 6:00 pm! Note that Cantonese interpretation is available!

NICOS is an active member of Cavity-Free SF and has been addressing oral health disparities in the Chinese/ Asian American community for more than 10 years

04/06/2026

On the importance of including Asian American history as a part of US history

"Had we learned about Wong Kim Ark, would we recognize the constitutional overreach of the president?"

If Americans were taught about Wong Kim Ark, more people would understand that anyone born on American soil is a U.S. citizen.

04/04/2026

Watch this API Social Work Council podcast featuring Michael Liao, NICOS' Director of Programs, speaking on , a popular training topic from our CLAS ACT project!

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: A Collection of Asian American Pacific Islander Social Work Voices presented by National Association of Social Workers Asian Pac...

04/03/2026

NICOS' Health Care Navigation Project provides health care outreach, enrollment and retention services for the community, but faces an uphill battle with new, onerous federal policies and regulations largely designed to erect barriers to gaining and maintaining coverage

"Together, the two studies tell a consistent story ... Work requirements don't achieve their stated goals, and they put vulnerable people at serious risk."

The requirements 'put vulnerable people at serious risk,' says researcher

04/03/2026

"In the Supreme Court’s oral arguments, lawyers and justices cited a litany of cases reflecting how long it took for Asians to win the right to be American."

In the Supreme Court’s oral arguments, lawyers and justices cited a litany of cases reflecting how long it took for Asians to win the right to be American.