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Programs and Services
for Gay Men



DOWNEpinoy
Prevention education services for people of Pilipino or Pinoy descent, specifically targeting gay/bisexual/downe/ queer/ questioning men. DOWNEpinoy currently offers the following programs.

MXM (Masterminds-eXtracting-Movement) is A&PI Wellness' first men's Hip-Hop dance troupe. Conscious Hip-Hop with a prevention message!

Come and Join MXM!
TryOuts:
Tuesday November 4, 2003
Tuesday November 11, 2003
9:00PM-10:30PM
Jon Sims Center for the Arts - Studio #1.
1519 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
More info:
415.292.3420 x350
www.apiwellness.org/mxm/

DOWNEtime Wednesdays a Pinoy rap group and drop in joint! A Safe space for gay/bisexual/downe/queer/questioning Pinoys for open dialogue and discussions. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.. 

Manny Grueso, Jr.
Men's Health Educator
415.292.3430 x350


GayViet SF
Prevention education services for people of Vietnamese descent, specifically targeting men who love men.

Tony Nguyen
Men's Program Coordinator
415.292.3420 x319



Sawatdee
A prevention education service for people of Thai or Lao descent, specifically targeting gay/bisexual/queer/questioning men and their partners.

Timmy Promlack
Thai/Lao Health Educator
415.292.3420 x349

 


Paying Attention. John Manzon-Santos launches a new column on sexual diversity for Asian Week.

Queer, Asian/Pacific Islander & Proud. Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Pride is breaking out in San Francisco, across the United States and around the world.

Piecing Together My Racial Identity. Race and racial identification have always been confusing concepts for me. What is my ethnicity? What do I look like? What do other people think I am?

Violence Against Ourselves. One thing I know for sure, though, is that the better I feel about myself, the less willing I am to do damage to my body.

Queer Asian & Pacific Islanders: Crossing Borders, Creating Home. What is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender experience for Asian and Pacific Islanders?



Chinese Wellness Program
HIV and STD education services in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Support services to Chinese lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender individuals as well as their partners and families.

Ben Chan
Chinese Health Educator
415.292.3420 x362










r.i.c.e. -- relevent issues and community events -- is an important part of healthy living. "rice combo" is a free publication by Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's HIV/STD Prevention Services Department. Check out the current issue as well as back issues.