Last week, all five members of the Diverse Elders Coalition were represented at the American Society on Aging’s 2017 Aging in America Conference in Chicago, IL. In addition to robust programming presented by each member organization, such as the 2017 Diversity Summit...
“These Seniors are Survivors:” Serving Cambodian Elders in Chicago
This week, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Executive Director Quyen Dinh travels to Chicago to talk about the needs of Southeast Asian American refugee elders with the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) at the American Society on Aging conference. The DEC...
They Fought for the U.S. in Laos. Now Many Older Hmong Fight Depression.
by Alice Daniel. Alice reported this story for KQED public radio’s statewide “California Report,” as part of a Journalists in Aging Fellowship supported by New America Media, the Gerontological Society of America and the Silver Century Foundation. This story was first...
NICOA Advocating for American Indian/Alaska Native Elders at the 2017 Aging in America Conference
This post originally appeared on the NICOA blog. During next week's Aging in America Conference, an annual aging conference presented by the American Society on Aging, the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) will present on key aging issues facing American Indian...
Meeting the Needs of AAPI Elders in Chicago and Beyond
With over 3,000 of the industry’s top aging professionals headed to Chicago, the 2017 American Society on Aging's Aging in America conference will offer a platform to share new trends, aging innovations, and provoke discussions around relevant aging topics, such as...
Let’s Talk LGBT Aging at the 2017 Aging in America Conference!
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults face a number of challenges when it comes to aging, including harassment and discrimination, increased poverty rates, high un- and underemployment rates, and more. The team at SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT...