Today is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), and we’re standing with our member organization NHCOA to support our Latin@ elders with HIV and find a cure for this disease. Why do we have a specific day that acknowledges HIV and AIDS in the Latino community?...
History, Heritage, and Community: A Confluence of Days
Many communities, causes, and institutions recognize a particular month or day as an opportunity to raise awareness and promote their contributions to public life. This month is personally and professionally significant for me in many ways: two of the constituencies...
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center Expands Leadership Team with New California Director
This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. Washington, DC – The Board of Directors and staff of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) are pleased to announce that Ron Muriera has been named director of SEARAC’s California office, based in...
Barriers to Accessing Adult Vaccines
Earlier this week, I had the honor of being a panelist at an “Adult Vaccines Save Lives” briefing on Capitol Hill to help launch the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition. The Coalition brings together leaders in health and public health to raise awareness and engage in...
Live Well and Love Well: Clara’s Story
On May 7, the Diverse Elders Coalition, our member organizations, and our key partners had a very important opportunity to share the stories of our constituents with Nora Super, the Executive Director of the White House Conference on Aging. With discussions happening...
Clara’s Story
Live Well and Love Well by Clara Chiu I like to think of myself as the quintessential all-American Chinese daughter, born in the early sixties to immigrant parents in the global post-WWII baby boomer era and at the fringes of the Civil Rights movement. My parents...