“The Burden of COVID-19 on Pacific Islander Communities.” A talk for the UCI Program in Public Health Lunchtime Lecture Series on Sept. 17, 2020.
View recorded lecture here.
Recipient of ICTS Pilot Award 2020
I am thankful to be awarded a UCI Institute of Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Award for 2020-2021 for my project entitled “Neighborhood Risk and Resilience for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Respiratory Health Disparities.” https://www.icts.uci.edu/funding/pilots%20and%20grants/2020-pilot.php
Track us better: Overlooked Pacific Islanders hit hard by coronavirus
The heavy burden didn’t surprise Brittany Morey, a public health professor at UC Irvine researching social and health inequities in Pacific Islanders.
Pacific Islanders are likely more vulnerable to coronavirus since they are more likely to face poverty, live in dense neighborhoods and crowded homes, and work low-wage essential jobs that increase their risk of exposure.
And while public health researchers lump Pacific Islander data with Asians, they probably share more social-economic traits and chronic conditions with African Americans, Morey said.
Asian women who immigrate to U.S. may have higher breast cancer risk, research finds
My research covered by NBC Asian America.
Immigrant Asian American women may be at higher risk for breast cancer
My work covered by UCR News.
Vivir con antiinmigrantes es malo para la salud
My work covered in La Opinión.
Mi investigación aparece en La Opinión.
Xenophobic Prejudice Doesn’t Just Affect Immigrants–It Harms U.S.-Born People of Color Too
My work covered in the Pacific Standard.
Anti-Immigrant Stigma Widens Health Disparities
My work featured on Inside UCR. atu.cr/2FEay27