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The Daily Delicious for May 15, 2008

Genes ‘up Indians’ obesity risk.’ TULIR- Centre for the Prevention and Healing Child Sexual Abuse. R.I.P. Gopal Raju, founder of “India Abroad.” A Brown Paper: The Health of South Asians in the U.S. Payal Singhal trunk show. Obama Statement on APA Heritage Month.

By Nirali Magazine, May 15, 2008, Daily

Image from a [1] Tulir poster.

[2] Genes ‘up Indians’ obesity risk’
“The finding might provide a possible genetic explanation for the particularly high levels of obesity in Indian Asians, who make up 25% of the world’s population, but who are expected to account for 40% of global cardiovascular disease by 2020.”
(tags: [3] health [4] medicine [5] india(n) [6] genetics)

[7] TULIR- Centre for the Prevention and Healing Child Sexual Abuse
Chennai-based TULIR is dedicated to preventing and bringing awareness to child sexual abuse. TULIR created colorful posters in English, Tamil and Hindi that define [8] child abuse (e.g., “employing a child in your home” is on the list) and show kids how to [9] protect themselves. —Pavani
(tags: [10] children [3] health [12] chennai [5] india(n))

[14] R.I.P. Gopal Raju, founder of “India Abroad”
His legacy extends beyond the well-thumbed pages of IA gracing many coffee tables in the desi diaspora. Raju founded the IA newspaper, the Indo-Asian News Service, the Indian American Foundation and the Indian American Center for Political Action. —Pavani
(tags: [15] journalism [5] india(n))

[17] A Brown Paper: The Health of South Asians in the U.S.
Seeing the importance of addressing the health and well-being of SA communities, a group of public health professionals and students formed SAPHA in 1998. In 2002 came the Brown Paper, the “first ever health literature review of South Asian Americans.”
(tags: [3] health [19] south_asia(n) [20] activism)

[21] Payal Singhal trunk show
Thursday, 5/15, 3 -8 p.m. [22] Indomix, 232 Mulberry St., NYC. View the Fall 2008 collection of cocktail dresses inspired by 1920’s flapper fashion. Cocktails will be served.
(tags: [23] fashion [24] shopping [25] history)

[26] Obama Statement on APA Heritage Month
“The APA story and community are also personal to me. Members of my family are of Asian descent and it is a community that I became a part of while growing up in Hawaii and Indonesia and living in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.”
(tags: [27] politics [28] barack_obama)

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URLs in this post:
[1] Tulir: http://www.tulircphcsa.org/downloads.htm
[2] Genes ‘up Indians’ obesity risk’: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7385212.stm
[3] health: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/health
[4] medicine: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/medicine
[5] india(n): http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/india(n)
[6] genetics: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/genetics
[7] TULIR- Centre for the Prevention and Healing Child Sexual Abuse: http://www.tulircphcsa.org/
[8] child abuse: http://www.tulircphcsa.org/images/pdf/what%20is%20Child%20abuse_Eng.pdf
[9] protect: http://www.tulircphcsa.org/images/pdf/touching%20rules_Eng.pdf
[10] children: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/children
[11] health: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/health
[12] chennai: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/chennai
[13] india(n): http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/india(n)
[14] R.I.P. Gopal Raju, founder of “India Abroad”: http://www.sajaforum.org/2008/04/obit-gopal-raju.html
[15] journalism: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/journalism
[16] india(n): http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/india(n)
[17] A Brown Paper: The Health of South Asians in the U.S.: http://www.sapha.net/brown.html
[18] health: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/health
[19] south_asia(n): http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/south_asia(n)
[20] activism: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/activism
[21] Payal Singhal trunk show: http://www.indomix.com/enewsletter/PSFALL08.html
[22] Indomix: http://www.indomix.com/
[23] fashion: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/fashion
[24] shopping: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/shopping
[25] history: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/history
[26] Obama Statement on APA Heritage Month: http://www.asianamericansforobama.com/home/2008/05/obama-statement.html
[27] politics: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/politics
[28] barack_obama: http://del.icio.us/niralimagazine/barack_obama

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