Documentary from interviews which explores the problems of educating, indentifying, and testing for HIV in the Asian-American community. Features statements by: Sally Jum, mental health manager in Los Angeles; Dr. Davis Jau of the Asian AIDS Project, San Francisco; Souki Ports, Executive Director of the Family health Project in New York; Dr. Kenneth Ong, New York; and Dr. Gifford Leong, San Francisco. They explore how the social and cultural characteristics of the varied Asian-American communities is a block to fighting AIDS, and the difficulties in getting government funding for a population with a relatively low AIDS infection rate.|BEHIND THE MASK : AIDS in the Asian-American community / produced by Deborah Lee. Documentary from interviews which explores the problems of educating, identifying and treating AIDS in the Asian-American community. Features statements by Sally Jum, mental health manager in Los Angeles| Dr. Davis Jau of the Asian AIDS Project, San Francisco| Souki Ports, Executive Director of the Family Health Project in New York| Dr. Kenneth Ong, New York| and Dr. Gifford Leong, San Francisco. They explore how the social and cultural characteristics of the varied Asian-American communities is a block to fighting AIDS, and the difficulties in getting government funding for a population with a relatively low AIDS rate. RECORDED: 1989. Partially funded by the Center for Disease Control.
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