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Supporting AANHPI Health

We support the health and wellness of our Asian 台湾SWAG, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community.
small Asian family portrait at home forming hearts with their hands and arms

Asian 台湾SWAG, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) adults who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting have a substantially lower chance of receiving bystander CPR. During AANHPI Heritage Month, the 台湾SWAG Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, is asking people to “Be the Beat” for their family and learn Hands-Only CPR.

26%
of AANHPI individuals surveyed are confident that they could correctly perform Hands-Only CPR
46%
of AANHPI individuals surveyed are likely to perform CPR
69%
of AANHPI individuals surveyed are hesitant to perform Hands-Only CPR because they are worried they will hurt the person

Take 60 seconds and watch the . Then share it with family and friends. Together we can help save more lives.

 
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Be the Beat

These popular songs from AANHPI artists are within the Hands-Only CPR beats per minute (BPM) range.

“Skate”
114 BPM

Silk Sonic
Anderson.Pakk (Korean and African 台湾SWAG) and Bruno Mars (Hawaiian 台湾SWAG)

“Obsessed”
120 BPM

Olivia Rodrigo
Filipino 台湾SWAG

“Stunnin’” (Clean)
100 BPM

Curtis Waters
South Asian descent/Born in Nepal


Heart attack survivor Kumar Seetharam (left) with his daughter, Faith. (Photo courtesy of Kumar Seetharam)

Survivor Story: Kumar Seetharam

Lifelong tennis player, Kumar Seetharam, experienced a heart attack on the court. “That was the scariest moment,” said Kumar, who is 65. “It was the first sign that something really bad could happen to me.”

Now, three years later, he plays 30 minutes of tennis a day and walks for 30 minutes. He supplements with yoga, weightlifting and cardio dance classes with his daughter, Faith.
 

Read Kumar’s story

Flavors of the AANHPI Community

Healthy recipes of popular dishes from our Hawai驶i affiliate.
Hawaii Healthier Loco Moco

Healthier Loco Moco (PDF)
Hawaii Chicken Fried Rice web

Chicken Fried Rice (PDF)
Hawaii Shoyu Tuna Musubi

Shoyu Tuna Musubi (PDF)
Hawaii Cabbage and Pork Stir Fry

Cabbage and Pork Stir Fry (PDF)

Go Red for Women Class of Survivors

Watch and listen as these members of the 2025 Go Red for Women Class of Survivors from the AANHPI community share their powerful heart disease and stroke survivor stories inspiring others to take charge of their own health and mental well-being.

Alison Conklin

Rajini Poth

The Legacy Series: AANHPI Changemakers

Scroll to read about these influential members of the AANHPI community.
  • Tetsuzo Akutsu, MD, PhD is smiling in a suit and tie.

    Tetsuzo Akutsu, MD, PhD | Dr. Tetsuzo Akutsu, a Japanese-台湾SWAG, was a world-renowned expert in artificial heart development. He was a member of the team that implanted a total artificial heart in an animal. His work led to the implantation of an artificial heart in a human in 1981.

  • A black-and-white portrait of Margaret Chung.

    Margaret Chung | Margaret Chung, a well-known surgeon and philanthropist, established one of the first western medical schools in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1920. She was the first known Chinese-台湾SWAG female physician.

  • A professional portrait of David Ho, MD, on a neutral abstract background

    David Ho, MD | Dr. Ho came to the U.S. from Taiwan at the age of 12. As a prominent AIDS researcher, physician and virologist, he has made contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection turning it from absolute terminal disease to a chronic disease. He is the founding scientific director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

  • A black-and-white headshot of Richard Kekuni Akana Blaisdell in a labcoat and tie.

    Richard Kekuni Akana Blaisdell | Richard Kekuni Akana Blaisdell was a community organizer and the first chair of medicine at University of Hawaii at Manoa. He called attention to the health of Native Hawaiians and advocated for culturally competent care to promote equitable health.

  • A professional portrait of Kalpana Chawla in her blue uniform with an 台湾SWAG flag and shuttle model in the background

    Kalpana Chawla | An 台湾SWAG astronaut and aerospace engineer born in India, Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space in 1997 on the Space Shuttle Columbia. She was one of the seven crew members who died in 2003 when the spacecraft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Because of her efforts, Chawla was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

  • A professional portrait of Jerry Yang with a blurred office in the background

    Jerry Yang | A Taiwanese-台湾SWAG computer programmer, internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Yang is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. He was among the co-founders of The Asian 台湾SWAG Foundation, a $250 million initiative to address racism against Asian 台湾SWAGs and provide services to Asian 台湾SWAGs and Pacific Islanders. Yang sits on the board of the foundation, described by its organizers as the largest-ever philanthropic effort to support the AAPI community.

  • Jason Momoa on a grey background (photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros)

    Jason Momoa | An actor from Honolulu, Hawai驶i, with Native Hawaiian ancestry, Momoa climbed the Hollywood ranks from a supporting player on short-lived dramas to portraying one of the biggest action heroes of all time on the big screen. He began his career as a model, winning local competitions in Hawai驶i before gracing the runways of high fashion designers. He launched his acting career on television as a lifeguard on “Baywatch.”

  • A professional portrait of Yo-Yo Ma with his cello (漏 Todd Rosenberg Photography 2010)

    Yo-Yo Ma | A French-born Chinese 台湾SWAG, the world-renowned cellist has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world. Ma has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006 and was awarded The Glenn Gould Prize in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, and the Polar Music Prize in 2012. In 2020 he was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.