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Appendix A
Intermediaries Who Provided Comments

• Interviewed Intermediaries
• Respondents to White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Letter
• Respondents to Online Comment Form

Interviewed Intermediaries

Margaret Allen, M.L.S.-A.H.I.P.
Library Consultant
Hmong Health Information Promotion Project
Northern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center

Rich Bettini, M.P.H.,M.A.
Executive Director
Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Jeff Caballero, M.P.H.
Executive Director
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations

Adela Calbillo, M.L.S.
Consumer Health Librarian
Houston Academy of Medicine—Texas Medical Center Library

Christine Chen
Executive Director
Organization of Chinese Americans

Ming-Hui Chen, M.D.
Former Medical Director
South Cove Community Health Center

Simon Choi, Ph.D.
Director of MPH Program
University of Kansas Medical Center

Mary Chung, M.B.A.
Founder
National Asian Women's Health Organization

Kauila Clark
Consultant and Traditional Healer
Second Vice President
Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Gem Daus, M.A.
Legislative and Governmental Affairs Coordinator
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Emilie Dearing, R.N., M.S.N., C.S.
Chair and Nurse Consultant
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse

Butch de Castro, Ph.D., M.S.N./M.P.H., R.N.
Chair
American Public Health Association, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus

Vaka Faletau, M.S.
Social Worker
County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, Asian Pacific Project

Abhijit Ghosh, M.P.H.
President
South Asian Public Health Association
Technology Transfer Fellow
National Cancer Institute

Marion Hannemann, R.N.
Executive Director
Samoan National Nurses Association

Lisa Hasegawa, M.P.H.
Executive Director
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development

Son Hoang
Vice President
Vietnamese American Community Health Network
Research Assistant
Center for Research on Minority Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

DJ Ida, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association

Heme Kim
Administrative Assistant
Korean American Coalition

Ted Liu
Senior Legislative Assistant
Congressman David Wu

Angelo Locsin
Project Manager
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging

Weidong Lu, M.D.
Acupuncturist
Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Thang Nguyen, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Boat People SOS

Gerald Ohta
Affirmative Action Officer
Hawaii Department of Health

Linda Okahara
Community Services Director
Asian Health Services

Hardy Spoehr
Executive Director
Papa Ola Lakahi

Robert Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Executive Director
Pacific Islander Health Officers Association

Robert Uhrle
Executive Director
Advocate Initiatives for Grassroots Access

Mei-ling Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor in Social Sciences
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Thao Phia Xaykao, M.A.
Executive Director
Hmong American Planning and Development Center

Respondents to WHIAAPI Letter
Roxanna Bautista, Jennifer Chan, Nadine Chan, Francis Chin, D.L., Gilbert C. Gee, Beverly Gor, Benjamin de Guzman, Elizabeth de Guzman, Jack Tsao, Joan Han, Son Hoang, Renee Hsia, Christina Hsu, Yvonne Hu-Cotto, Valerie Kameya, Razia Kosi, Margaret Lee, Sophia Lee, Pat H. Luce, Garret R. Lum, Lynne Nguyen, Shalini Parekh, Lina Patel-Parekh, Soki Paulin, Mitzi Pickard, Cheryl N. Platon, Seu Puaina, Melissa Reyes, Sam Shin, Susan Shinagewa, Evelyn Song, Hardy Spoehr, Terry Stowe, Joanne Su, Joaquin Taitano, Jagjit Singh Teji, Karen Tso, Maggie Wang, Rebecca Wong, Lilian Yip, Mei Yu.

Respondents to Online Comment Form
Geraldine Aglipay, Margaret Allen, Tim Arevalo, Cathy Cramer Bertram, Jeff Caballero, Adela Calbillo, Alice Hm Chen, Christine Chen, Ming Hui Chen, Simon Choi, Kauila Clark, Merlevy Corpuz, Gem Daus, Emilie Dearing, Butch de Castro, Laurent Duenas, Vaka Faletau, Heng Lam Foong, Lois Gage, Gabriel Garcia, Abhijit Ghosh, Andrew Guo, Ruth Gurusamy, Marion Hannemann, Lisa Hasegawa, Son Hoang, Travis Hottes, Philip Huang, DJ Ida, Heme Kim, Esther Lee, Margaret Teng Lee, Ted Liu, Gloria Lopez, Weidong Lu, Haley Naik, Health Ngai, Duy Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Gerald Ohta, Linda Okahara, Sapna Padte, Mirriam Rafiq, Karen Rezai, Marguerite Ro, Dipti D. Shah, Tin Soe, Emylou Solomon, Hardy Spoehr, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Manith Thaing, Cathy Trasporte, Robert Tucker, Robert Uhrle, Arnold R. Villafuerte, Mei-ling Wang, Wallace Wang, Joann Wong, Shuanghong Wu, Thao Phia Xaykao, Joyce Ybara, Elaine Yeung

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