Finding aid of the Galen Leung Papers
Josue Hurtado
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
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San Francisco, California 94105
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© 2006
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the Galen Leung Papers
Collection number: 1999-01
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California
- Processed by:
- Josue Hurtado
- Date Completed:
- January 2005
- Encoded by:
- Josue Hurtado and Rebekah Kim
© 2006 The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Galen Leung Papers
Dates: 1993-1998
Collection number: 1999-01
Creator:
Leung, Galen
Collection Size:
1 linear foot
2 manuscript boxes
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105
Abstract: These papers document the community planning process for the Return to Work Project for People with AIDS (PWAs) and the development
of other community based AIDS service projects.
Physical location: Stored at the Archives of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, California
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Galen Leung Papers, 1999-01, The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the Library by Galen Leung, January 6, 1999.
Biography
Galen Leung was born on March 7th, 1960 in Riverside, California, the son of Chinese immigrants who moved to the United States
in 1955.
Leung graduated from Riverside's Poly High School in 1978 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Health Studies concentration
from Pomona College in 1982. Later that year he moved to New York City with his partner.
In New York Leung volunteered for Gay Men's Health Crisis from 1983 to 1986. In 1988 he got his Masters Degrees in Business
Administration and Public Health from Columbia University
From 1987 to 1990 Leung worked in the New York City Office of Management and Budget. While there Leung authored and coordinated
expansion of AIDS outpatient care at the Health and Hospitals Corporation's (HHC) hospitals and clinics, quadrupling the number
of funded primary medical care appointments for people with AIDS. He also prepared and presented to the Mayor's Office and
HHC a successful staffing model for long-term AIDS care units at Coler and Goldwater hospitals and researched and coordinated
a proposal to increase Federal Medicaid funds by $57 million a year.
In 1991 Leung moved to San Francisco where he became the AIDS Office Assistant Director for Planning.
From 1991 to 1994 Leung worked with the Asian Pacific AIDS Coalition. He was also on the Interim Board of Positive Resource
Center in 1997 when they merged with AIDS Benefits Counselors to form a "one stop shop" for benefits and employment counseling.
Leung also staffed two Mayoral Summits: the Health Summit of 1996 (on the Health Insurance Committee) and the HIV/AIDS Summit
in 1997-98 (on the Workplace Entry and Re-entry Committee).
Leung was a board member of the GLBT Historical Society of Northern California from May 1994 through June 2000 and also served
as treasurer of the society from July 1995 through June 1999.
Since 1995 Leung has directed the Office of Contract Management and Compliance for the San Francisco Department of Public
Health.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Galen Leung Papers reflect the professional and volunteer activities of Galen Leung, whose career has focused on helping
People With AIDS (PWAs) return to the work force and improve their quality of life. The materials reflect Leung's involvement
with AIDS related issues while working for the City of San Francisco, and as a board member of various non-profit organizations
such as Shanti, AIDS Benefit Counselors, the GLBT Historical Society, and Positive Resources.
The Galen Leung papers are organized into two series: ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES, and PHOTOGRAPHS/ARTIFACTS.
The ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES series consists of materials relating to Leung's involvement with the City of San Francisco's
Mayor's AIDS Steering Committee and the Mayor's Summit on AIDS and HIV. Also contained in this series is materials which
reflect Leung's extensive involvement in AIDS related community based organizations as a board member and volunteer. These
records document his particular emphasis on vocational training and workforce re-entry for PWAs.
This PHOTOGRAPHS/ARTIFACTS series includes 13 photographs, GAPA, unidentified group photos, and several photos in which Leung
himself appears. It also contains 4 pins supporting the Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns in Occupational
Therapy or the OT Network, and 1 pin from AIDS Walk 7 in Chicago.
Indexing Terms
AIDS
San Francisco (Calif.)
Public health
Related Material
Asian/Pacific AIDS Coalition
GLBT Historical Society, ephemera
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance ephemera
Collection Contents
Series 1. Organizations/Committees
1993-1998
Physical Description:
24 folders
Series Description
This series consists of materials relating to Leung’s involvement with the City of San Francisco’s Mayor’s AIDS Steering Committee
and the Mayor’s Summit on AIDS and HIV. Also contained in this series are materials that reflect Leung’s extensive involvement
in AIDS related community-based organizations as a board member and volunteer. These records document his particular emphasis
on vocational training and workforce re-entry for PWAs.
Box: Folder 1 : 1-2
AIDS Benefits Counselors (ABC)
Box: Folder 1 : 3
Board Match Plus
1994-1996
Box: Folder 1 : 7
AIDS History Project
1995-1996
Box: Folder 1 : 8
Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service
1996
Box: Folder 1 : 10-12
Mayor’s AIDS Steering Committee
Box: Folder 1 : 13 - 2 : 1
Mayor’s Summit on AIDS and HIV
Series 2. Photographs/Artifacts
1993-1998
Physical Description:
1 folder, bag of several pins.
Series Description
This series includes 13 photographs, GAPA, unidentified group photos, and several photos in which Leung himself appears.
It also contains 4 pins supporting the Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns in Occupational Therapy
or the OT Network, and 1 pin from AIDS Walk 7 in Chicago.
