Asian American Stars To Unite For 'B HERE' Campaign Tuesday, October 13

- Dance, Music and Comedy Acts Kick Off New Hepatitis B Awareness Campaign on
University of Houston Campus -

HOUSTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT:
On October 13,the "B HERE" campaign to raise awareness of hepatitis B comes to
University of Houston campus
-- Multi-media Art Exhibit featuring up-and-coming young artists
highlighting different aspects of this life-threatening disease

-- Evening of Live Performances featuring some of the nation's most
entertaining young Asian American music, dance and comedy acts,
including emcee and YouTube sensation KevJumba, comedienne HappySlip
and
KABA Modern, an award-winning Hip Hop dance act featured on MTV's
America's Best Dance Crew.

WHEN:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

WHERE:
Art Exhibit - Open from 10 AM to 5 PM
University Center (Building 565) - Houston Room, University of Houston campus

Live Performances - 6 PM to 9 PM
Cullen Performance Hall (Building 517) - University of Houston campus

Campaign Background
Chronic hepatitis B is called a "silent killer" because it often causes no
symptoms while it damages the liver. The disease can be diagnosed with a
simple blood test and treated with new medicines - yet as many as two-thirds
of Asian Americans with chronic hepatitis B do not know they are infected,
putting their health and that of their loved ones at risk. The B HERE
campaign is sponsored by Gilead Sciences, a maker of medicines for chronic
hepatitis B, with support from campus partners Sigma Phi Omega and Kappa Delta
Phi.

Key Facts
-- Hepatitis B is the second-leading cause of human cancer after tobacco.
-- The virus that causes hepatitis B is 100 times more easily transmitted
than the AIDS virus.

-- Asian Americans are 20 times more likely to have the disease compared
to
the overall U.S. population.

SOURCE the "B HERE" campaign

Lauren Graham, +1-713-236-0400, media@WillYouBHere.com