AACSN Programs

AACSN was created to provide emotional support for those coping with cancer, as well as their families and friends. The organization accomplishes this through a number of different programs and activities.

AACSN has planned a series of workshops addressing cancer and fatigue, Eastern medicine, relaxation and health exercises such as Qi Gong and Tai Chi, and nutrition.  AACSN is also working with a team of health care professionals on a program to provide cancer patients and their families a forum to discuss their experiences, either in a group setting or matched with a survivor or patient undergoing similar treatment.

Our programs include: AACSN Workshops, Cancer Support Programs, Cancer Support Fund, Cancer Support Baskets, Creative Hat and Care Basket Assembly Workshops, Project Strength and AACSN Reference & Helpful Materials. 

Creative Workshops

HAT MAKING WORKSHOPS
We run regular knitting workshops to handknit hats for our care baskets. If you would like to help, please contact AACSN. If you do not know how to knit, don't worry, we'll teach you! You can also knit in the privacy of your own home and send us the hats when you are done.

CARE BASKETS MAKING WORKSHOPS

We have an annual care basket making workshop where volunteers come together to help assemble care baskets which are distributed to newly diagnosed cancer patients.

AACSN Workshops

AACSN offers many *free* workshops to increase awareness of cancer among Asian Americans. Check out some of our upcoming workshops and join our mailing list to be notified of new workshops.

For questions, please contact info@aacsn.org.

Project Strength

PROJECT STRENGTH 2008

Flower arrangement art

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PROJECT STRENGTH 2005
“Project Strength” Hand Embroidery Display:

AACSN is organizing a new project to honor those who are battling or fought cancer. Our current project is inspired by the Vietnamese hand embroidery craft, so we are making an embroidered Quilt display listing all the names of those who donated on behalf of cancer patients throughout the year leading to HATWALK 2005.

With a small donation, we include the name if someone want to honor who has been affected by cancer. Please contact Kendra if you would like have your name added to the quilt.

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PROJECT STRENGTH 2004
“Project Strength” Crane Display:
AACSN volunteers organized a fundraising project and built a beautiful origami crane display with paper cranes sponsored through donations. The display honored the courage of cancer fighters who endured and battled the disease. The making of origami cranes first attracted the world’s attention in late-1950s when Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old survivor of leukemia caused by the Hiroshima bomb, attempted to fold 1,000 cranes after hearing a legend about the wish-granting powers of such an effort.

This project was completed and presented to Yu Ai Kai. You can see this display at the San Jose center.

Recipient: Yu-Ai Kai 

Community Mammography Access Project (CMAP)

AACSN has partnered with Community Health Partnership on the Community Mammography Access Project. The Mobile Mammography van is visiting clinics throughout the Bay Area. Please view our  Calendar on our website to see where you can sign up for free! The project's mission is to screen women at these clinics that serve the underserved and uninsured women.

The Community Mammography Access Project's mission is to institutionalize a reliable mobile screening mammography program for our member community health centers to increase access to mammography services and reduce late stage breast cancer diagnosis among medically underserved women in Santa Clara County through the collaborative effort of community based mobile mammography services and an existing safety net of healthcare providers.

Objective/Purposes
The primary objective and purposes of the Community Mammography Access Project shall be:

To provide culturally and linguistically appropriate breast cancer education, screening and referral services.

To work in collaboration with the network of community-based health centers, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, and existing safety net of healthcare providers.

To develop and implement a standardized breast health delivery model for member clinics, building in a comprehensive patient tracking, reporting and follow up system.