Dr. Alicia Hong, along with Dr. Sojung Kim and Dr. Emily Ihara received a grant of $45,000 from Virginia Center for Aging Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund for the project entitled “Alzheimer’s Research Inquiry and Care for Asian Americans (ARICAA): Protocol Development of a Culturally Tailored Social Media-Based Program”. This study aims to develop social media-based program to promote awareness of and of and participation in clinical research of Alzheimer’s disease among Asian Americans.