Episode #8: Jaime’s Story
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
In 1981, Jaime Geaga moved to San Francisco to start a new chapter in his life. Then he tested positive for HIV. When he learned Filipinos were some of the most affected by HIV and AIDS in the city, he set out to do something for them and for himself — coming to terms with his own life and death in the process.
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Long Distance TV: Jaime’s Story
In 1981, Jaime Geaga moved to San Francisco to start a new chapter in his life. This is a snapshot of what it was like for him to come out as a gay Filipino American man in the 1980s in the city.
HIV/AIDS Resources:
A list of some resources for more information about HIV and AIDS. This is by no means an exhaustive list. If you would like to suggest other resources to include in this list, please send an email to hello (at) longdistanceradio (dot) com. Thank you.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation: HIV FAQs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Resources for Persons Living with HIV
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HIV - Asians
Public Health: HIV/AIDS Resources
Show Notes
CREDITS:
This episode was written, edited, mixed, and hosted by Paola Mardo. Long Distance is produced by Paola Mardo and Patrick Epino. Long Distance TV is directed, edited, and shot by Patrick Epino, and hosted, written, and produced by Paola Mardo. This season of Long Distance is produced with support from PRX and the Google Podcasts creator program. Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Theme Song is by C. Light and the Prisms.
MUSIC:
Comin’ Along — C. Light and the Prisms
In the Box — Blue Dot Sessions
Pinky — Blue Dot Sessions
Vulcan Street — Epidemic Sound
Um Pepino — Blue Dot Sessions
Ghost Byzantine — Blue Dot Sessions
Ticky Tack — Blue Dot Sessions
ART AND PHOTOS:
Cover art by Celina Calma
Title design by Paola Mardo
Photo album and archival photos courtesy of Jaime Geaga and Gary Rhodes
Photos by Patrick Epino
SPECIAL THANKS:
Tami Suzuki
Susan Goldstein
Marcus Hubbard
Eric Wat
Renee Gross
Alyssa Jeong Perry
Michael Aquino
Dania Ramos
Tezarah Wilkins
H.P. Mendoza
Corinna Loo
Riley Manlapaz
Chelsi Yabut
Henry Epino
JAIME:
Carlos Bulosan Book Club podcast
San Francisco Examiner: Adversity binds partners together to deal with pain (July 21, 1996)
RESEARCH NOTES:
Research and interviews were conducted by Paola Mardo. Below is a list of some materials and resources used in the production of this episode.
Books:
A Time to Rise: Collective Memoirs of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP) edited by Rene Ciria Cruz, Cindy Domingo, and Bruce Occena with a foreword by Augusto F. Espiritu
Articles, Podcasts, Videos, and More:
The New York Times: Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals (July 3, 1981)
The New York Times: New Homosexual Disorder Worries Health Officials (May 11, 1982)
NPR: Remembering the Early Days of “Gay Cancer” (May 8, 2006)
NPR: A Timeline in the Battle Against AIDS
HIV.gov: A Timeline of HIV and AIDS
Time: This is How the HIV Test Was Invented