by Diverse Elders | Feb 16, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2017 CONTACT: Jenna McDavid, Diverse Elders Coalition info@diverseelders.org 646-653-5015 Diverse Elders to Educate Congress About Aging Needs in Our Communities Washington, DC – February 23, 2017 On Thursday, February 23, the...
by Diverse Elders | Feb 15, 2017
by Alani Jamile. This article originally appeared in Honolulu Civil Beat. Grandma Jamile has always been a tough cookie. From her rough childhood to experiencing a heartbreaking divorce, she has been through it all and never let anything get to her. She found ways to...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 24, 2017
by Brianna Brown Earlier this month, a record number of ethnically diverse congressional representatives were sworn into the 115th Congress. Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) congressional members reached an all-time record of eighteen Representatives and...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 18, 2017
by Neil Gonzales. This article originally appeared on New America Media. NEW ORLEANS –- The number of elderly Americans is rising quickly with much of that growth bursting out of Filipino and other minority communities, according to experts speaking at a weeklong...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 11, 2017
by Sally Abrahms for AARP Livable Communities. This post originally appeared on the AARP website. Many organizations and service providers that work with older adults don’t have much experience with older people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. As...