Table 1. “They Understand,” culturally tailored curriculum.

Topics/intervention components	Cultural adaptations
Diabetes risk factors	Filipino Americans’ risk factors:
	1) high fat and sugar diet
	2) sedentary lifestyle
	3) sugary beverages and soda intake
	4) family history of diabetes
	5) stress
Social cues	Relapse prevention to negative FA social cues:
	1) playing Mahjong table game for extended amount of time
	2) frequent fiestas and social events
	3) constant food offers by family/friends
Nutrition	Filipino food pamphlet
	1) photos of ethnic dishes with nutritional information
	2) healthy Filipino food options and recipes with portion sizes and ChooseMyPlate
	3) grilled fish to replace fried fish
	4) incorporating vegetables in a meal
	5) limiting white rice
Physical activity	Preferred Filipino physical activities
	1) basketball
	2) ballroom dancing
	3) Zumba
	4) walking
Research team	Bi-cultural FA staff

FA, Filipino Americans.