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Leadership Awards recognize excellence.
Kengi: “Recently Leadership Awards were handed out by the Los Angeles Women’s Task Force on HIV to women here in Los Angeles that do outstanding work in the field of HIV.” Here’s his report I was on...
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About the walk in LA
Our man Kengi; " It's days like these when I’m reminded that what I do matters to so many people…people I may never meet." Sunday, October 14. 2012 around 5:30am I got out of bed to prepare for AIDS...
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Queen Victoria
Kengi interviews “a very strong woman willing to share her own struggles in life as a road map . . to help others remain on the path. She is a huge inspiration to me.” There is nothing more powerful...
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Meeting Nina
Kengi: "Nina is unlike any leader I’ve ever met.....she is brilliant, very accomplished and has an unmatched record of compassion and great care as well as a commitment to healthcare and HIV services...
View ArticleWords to live by: never surrender
World AIDS Day prompts Kengi to turn his back on traditional ways of marking the day. “My World AIDS Day celebration was for me and it was private, but I was surrounded by love and positive energy” he...
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Happy new year
Our LA guy Kengi looks forward to a new year filled with blessings and a renewed focus. "In 2013 I’m going to fall head over hills, madly and deeper in love with ME. I’m going to let go of my...
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Gotta love Dodger
A man and his dog. Our man Kengi Kat knew right away this one was a keeper. Says Kengi “Dodger is more than a simple little dog. He’s very much like a child to me.” When I first met Dodger he was...
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Owning the red carpet
Our LA guy Kengi says “life is my red carpet and each day I must own it.” February has really been a busy time for me in so many ways. 2013 started with so many blessings and they just keep coming....
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I just want to celebrate . . .
Kengi and five years of living with HIV. “My friends say to me all the time “When I look at you I don’t see someone with HIV. I see someone who is living and enjoying their life””. Last week I...
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Being Alive is the spirit of hope
Our guy Kengi pays tribute to Being Alive, an LA AIDS Service Organization that helped him in his hour of need and has continued to do so ever since. I’ll never forget the day I walked through the...
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Doing something that means something
Kengi has a new photo book out and looking through its images brings back memories of what he’s been able to accomplish working with Los Angeles’ poor and needy. Last month I celebrated four years of...
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Hard heroes
Our LA Guy Kengi on real life super heroes in our midst as represented by Being Alive Los Angeles, plus photographing some colourful comic book heroes. No matter who you are or how old you are,...
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The power of being present
Kengi was at Burning Man, the annual event held in the Nevada desert, involving the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy, an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical...
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Lady of the house
Regular readers will be familiar with LA guy Kengi’s beloved pooch, Dodger. Now there is a new addition to the Kengi household. Meet Daisy Before leaving for Burning Man this past August I was...
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Starting treatment
Kengi went for five years without taking HIV meds, but started just four months ago. Here’s why and how he is managing. Since being diagnosed with HIV back on April 3, 2008 my main focus has been to...
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Adherence
Our LA guy Kengi and how access to treatment issues can impact adherence and ultimately hinder the chances of staying in care Adherence, adherence, adherence. Ask anyone with HIV and they’ll most...
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Six years in
Kengi says “ Recently someone asked me if there was some magic trick to living with HIV. While smiling, right away I replied “Yes, there is a trick and it's pretty simple. Just remember to live” So...
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Evolution
Our LA guy Kengi says he's "burnt out on HIV. Sick of hearing about it and sick of writing about, but still want to be involved with educating and speaking about it." It seems like I haven’t written...
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Evolve is just the beginning
Our LA guy Kengi reports on the art show he organized that featured artists from every ethnic andeconomic background as well as people living with HIV, a homeless person - gay, lesbian, transgender...
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Starting treatment: one year later
Not everyone has it easy. Our LA guy Kengi says “It’s been a year and I fully regret starting treatment.” Why? Read on. It’s been a year since I started taking Stribild for the treatment of HIV. I was...
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