More than 100,000 people around the country are part of a study that aims to look at child health from pregnancy through adolescence. The program looks at how environmental factors like chemicals, pollution, and stress affects children’s minds and bodies. About 800 pregnant Asian Americans in the Twin Cities now have the opportunity to join the study. A recent story by Sahan Journal looks at efforts by a University of Minnesota research team to make sure Asian Americans are well represented in this research. They just won a $13.6 million grant to recruit participants. Ruby Nguyen leads the project. She’s a professor of public health at the U. She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.