by Diverse Elders | Apr 4, 2018
By Lydia E. Chévere, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist. To read this article in Spanish, click here. National Social Security Month is celebrated in April and is dedicated to educating you about Social Security programs and services. From programs that help...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 21, 2018
by John-Manuel Andriote. This post originally appeared on the SAGEMatters blog. A first-ever survey in 2013 of LGBT San Francisco residents aged 60 to 92 found something startling: 15 percent of the 612 respondents had “seriously considered” committing suicide within...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 4, 2018
by Dr. Marcy Adelman. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay Times. Four years ago, the San Francisco LGBT Aging Policy Task Force concluded its 18-month tenure by submitting its final report, LGBT Aging at the Golden Gate: San Francisco Policy...
by Diverse Elders | Feb 21, 2018
By Zhihong Li. To read the original article in Chinese, click here. Over 20 years ago, Aunt Lee was ahead of her time among New York City’s Chinese elders when she decided to apply for an affordable housing unit in Flushing, out in the borough of Queens. “I lived in...
by Diverse Elders | Feb 13, 2018
By Alice Daniel. This article originally appeared on txhaub.com. When Yong Yang Xiong arrived in Fresno, California fourteen years ago at the age of 53, he really wanted to find a job. But he couldn’t speak English–and employers told him he was too old. On top...
