The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Bay Area Health Charity Bridges Cultural Gap to Help New Immigrants

Five years ago, when officials at San Francisco's Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center learned that Burmese refugees were starting to move to nearby Oakland in big numbers — many of them with HIV/AIDS — they knew they had a problem on their hands. The charity, which serves Bay...

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