title: "We make the path by walking it": building an academic community partnership with Boston Chinatown.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The potential for academic community partnerships are challenged in places where there is a history of conflict and mistrust. Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) represents an academic community partnership between researchers and clinicians from Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University and community partners from Boston Chinatown. Based in principles of community-based participatory research and partnership research, this partnership is seeking to build a trusting relationship between Tufts and Boston Chinatown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This case study aims to provides a narrative story of the development and formation of ADAPT as well as discuss challenges to its future viability.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using case study research tools, this study draws upon a variety of data sources including interviews, program evaluation data and documents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Several contextual factors laid the foundation for ADAPT. Weaving these factors together helped to create synergy and led to ADAPT's formation. In its first year, ADAPT has conducted formative research, piloted an educational program for community partners and held stakeholder forums to build a broad base of support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ADAPT recognizes that long term sustainability requires bringing multiple stakeholders to the table even before a funding opportunity is released and attempting to build a diversified funding base.
authors.forename: Carolyn Leung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Nathan
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authors.lastname: Allukian
authors.forename: Xingyue
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sujata
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authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Chien-Chi
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authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jacy
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Doug
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authors.lastname: Brugge
authors.forename: John B
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authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Shirley
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authors.lastname: Mark
authors.forename: Sherry
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authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Susan
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authors.lastname: Koch-Weser
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Laurel K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Leslie
authors.forename: Karen M
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authors.lastname: Freund
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D001900:Boston; D057191:Capacity Building; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D014495:Universities