In an interview with City College student and Caribbean Student Association member, Stacy Colleten, greater insights were provided on the ways AIDs is perceived by the younger generations of the Caribbean diaspora. As a native of Jamaica and an immigrant to the United States, Colleten was an excellent source for providing eyewitness experiences on the social and economic effects of AIDs on the Caribbean community.

When Stacy was asked about how Jamaican society reacts to community members affected with AIDs, she responded saying, “People with AIDs are gossiped about back home. If you knew someone had AIDs, you should keep it to yourself because that person could be shunned by others.” Stapleton said that the greatest impact of AIDs in Jamaica has been the efforts to educate high school students about the disease and how to prevent it. “In my high school in Jamaica there were many campaigns to educate teens about the dangers of AIDs and promote abstinence. My friends and I ran an AIDs campaign as part of a competition in our school and our slogan ‘Be aware, have fear, but care’ helped us win.”-Stacy Colleten.