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A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

by Diverse Elders | Oct 13, 2016 | Civic Engagement, POC Communities, Public Policy

by Brad Wong. This article originally appeared on Equal Voice News. It’s the afternoon in the Atlanta area and Charles “Chuck” Ware is fielding questions by phone about the importance of voting in Election 2016. At the same time, the grassroots advocate is speaking...

A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Let’s Rejoice in the Beauty of our Culture

by Diverse Elders | Oct 11, 2016 | National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), POC Communities

by Bianca Perez. This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Celebrating Latino heritage means rejoicing in our culture and its differences, commemorating our traditions, and applauding our accomplishments. It means feeling proud of our background and exposing...

A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

Elevating data to better serve AAPI older adults

by Ashley Muraoka-Mamaclay | Oct 10, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Data Collection / Research, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), POC Communities

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) and University of California, Riverside co-sponsored a challenge to hear from the public about novel approaches to analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data about Asian Americans and...

A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

U.S. Latinos And Alzheimer’s Disease: A Looming Crisis

by Diverse Elders | Oct 5, 2016 | Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, POC Communities, Public Policy

This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post. by William Vega and Daisy Duarte. William is a Provost Professor and Director, USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Daisy is an advocate for the...

A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

A Story Among Many

by Diverse Elders | Oct 3, 2016 | Discrimination, POC Communities, Public Policy, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

by Andy Pacificar. This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. I spent eighteen years in prison. I was incarcerated from 1990 until 2008. It was amazing to see all the changes in the world that happened in that amount of time. In the very beginning of my journey...

A Cowboy Hat and the Push to Register Voters

Why Mary’s House? (Again.)

by Dr. Imani Woody | Sep 29, 2016 | Access to Services, Discrimination, Economic Security, HIV/AIDS & Aging, Housing, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

People often ask me, “Why do we need a place for LGBT older people to live? Don’t we have enough nursing homes and retirement homes for them to use?” So I often share the story of John, a well-to-do gay elder who was found deceased -- in his welcoming, upscale...

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