Evaon C. Wong-Kim, LCSW, MPH, PhD

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Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
California State University, East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
Phone: (510) 885-2148
Fax: (510) 885-7580
E-mail: evaon@csueastbay.edu

Dr. Wong-Kim is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. She is also the Chair of the Health Concentration.

Dr. Wong-Kim has been an advocate for minority and low-income cancer patients, especially the Asian immigrant population. She is a founding member of the Intercultural Cancer Council, a national advocacy organization for improving the cancer mortality rate of the underserved populations. Dr. Wong-Kim serves as board member of the American Cancer Society in Hawaii, Susan G, Komen Hawaii Affiliate, and Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalitions in Hawaii.

Dr. Wong-Kim was a member of the California Breast Cancer Early Detection Program API Advisory Committee. She was the co-founder and co-facilitator of the Chinese Women Cancer Support Group in San Francisco Chinatown.

Content last updated September 19, 2008.