Summary
Over 90% of Asian American (AsA) adults are either first-generation (foreign-born) or second-generation immigrants, experiencing a substantial environmental and sociocultural transition in this country. Yet, most environmental epidemiology cohorts have rarely included sufficient numbers of AsA. The FAMiLI (Food and Microbiome Longitudinal Investigation), is the only large environmental epidemiology cohort, incorporating a broad spectrum of AsA. We uniquely capture environmental, diet acculturation, and sociocultural factors—pre and post-immigration at baseline, and with repeated assessments du
