About Us

At the Asian Health Coalition of Illinois (AHCI), we strive to improve the health and well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in Illinois through advocacy, technical assistance, education, and community-based research. The Coalition brings together community-based organizations, health care providers, public health officials, researchers, and students who share our commitment to eliminating AAPI health disparities. Working together, we are committed to furthering an AAPI health agenda that includes:

Advocating for culturally and linguistically appropriate services and programs and access to quality health care services;
Increasing the representation of AAPIs in all levels of the health care policy and decision-making process;
Providing technical assistance for culturally and linguistically appropriate community health education and disease prevention programs;
Serving as a clearinghouse, think tank, and resource center on AAPI health issues; and
Combating invisibility by increasing and improving the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data on AAPI populations.

Board of Directors
President Clarita Santos, MPH United Way of Metropolitan Chicago	Vice-President Karen E. Kim, MD University of Chicago Hospital	Treasurer Neha Shah, MBA, CPA Square D Schneider	Secretary Donny Chen, BA Ovation Research Group
Young B. Kim, JD U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	Namratha Kandula, MD , MPH Northwestern University Med. School	Soudary Kittivong-Greenbaum Interfaith Refugee & Imm. Ministries	Jack Lin, MBA, MS Aon Corporation
Soo Ji Min, MSJ, AM Korean American Community Services	Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD Health Res. & Educ. Trust/ AHA	Christine Plautz Girls Best Friend Foundation	Lisa T. Yee, JD U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Staff
Hong Liu, PhD Executive Director	Karl Villanueva-Kimpo Program Coordinator	Freedom Nguyen, BA Program Coordinator	Susan Kim, MPH Program Manager
Lauro P. Sansano, BA Project Assistant	Shiva Rastogi, MD Intern	Jeniann Yi Intern