This report examines the availability of health care, child care, and youth programs for Asian Americans in New York City. The Asian American community currently makes up 10 percent of the city population. Asian New Yorkers represent diverse cultures and languages but share certain underlying values and challenges. One commonality is their inadequately documented needs. Limited data suggest substantial needs that current approaches do not satisfy. The Asian American community is overwhelmingly a population of immigrant adults and their children many working long hours at low paying labor and service jobs. They face health and service providers who do not speak their language, cannot access interpreters, and are not trained in cross-cultural issues. Resources targeting the Asian American community are severely lacking. Child care and youth programs are scarce. Despite these obstacles, many Asian American families succeed. Recommendations include: improve measurement of the status of Asian American children, commit to supporting healthy development for all children, and increase the numbers of Asians in decision making positions. Six appendixes present: immigration rates; the 1996 Housing and Vacancy survey and imputation problems; New York City Asian neighborhoods; community mental health services; the subsidized child care system; and cultural competency. (Contains 28 tables and 32 references.) (SM)