Asian Children's Favorite Stories: Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines and Other Asian Lands (Favorite Children's Stories)

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Piyush is a classic name which means, ‘nectar or sweet water’. The famous namesake is the Governor of Louisiana, Piyush ‘ Bobby‘ Jindal. 68. Qiang Looking for a nature-inspired name? Choose Barkha, which means ‘rain’. The famous namesake is the Indian television journalist, Barkha Dutt. 121. Bedisa

Anna Murphy, Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist, Leicester] Asthma is a very serious condition, people die from asthma. We know that’ll be about 1,400 people die each year of asthma, and what’s really frightening about that is that majority of those deaths are actually preventable. We’ve got a lot of people walking around in the community, not realising that their asthma could be better controlled. We’ve got people being admitted to hospital, and from the South Asian community we know that is three to five times more likely. Predicted ethnic disparities in obesity calculated using each of the eight regression models are given in tables and charts below. As noted the ethnic disparity in obesity compares to White British children in the same deprivation quintile and is highlighted in the tables. A positive value for the disparity indicates that children in the given ethnic group and deprivation quintile have, on average, a higher prevalence of obesity than corresponding White British children. A negative value for the disparity indicates that children in the given ethnic group and deprivation quintile have, on average, a lower prevalence of obesity than corresponding White British children. Main findingsVienna is such an endearing name meaning ‘chosen one’. The famous namesake is a Taiwanese-American pianist and singer, Vienna Teng. 202. Wenquian Anna is quite an old and traditional name, but ‘old is gold’. Anna means ‘gracious’. Its famous namesake is Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong. 119. Azumi

Ozawa S., Clark S., Portnoy A., Grewal S., Brenzel L., Walker DG. Return On Investment From Childhood Immunization In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, 2011-20, Health Affairs (Millwood). 2016 Feb;35 (2):199-207 Year 6 Asian girls in the most deprived quintile have a predicted obesity prevalence that is on average 0.5 percentage points lower than equivalent White girls after adjustment for other factors including height. In models excluding height Year 6 Asian girls in the most deprived quintile have a predicted obesity prevalence that is on average 0.2 percentage points lower than equivalent White girls after adjustment for other factors. A perfect name for your delicate baby, Ling is a Chinese name meaning ‘delicate and dainty’. 161. Lian So, the parents will leave their children with others when they are working outside the home. The closeness between them is not quite enough.Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king!” What better way to welcome your baby than to give a name which means ‘glory’? 97. Xiu