Guest blog by Maria Hernandez Peck It is my privilege to have an opportunity to share some of my thoughts about what needs to be considered when serving ethnic minority elders. As service providers, it is imperative that we know where we find ourselves in...
by Ben de Guzman, the National Managing Coordinator for the Diverse Elders Coalition. Last week, AARP was busy in the Asian American/ Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. On December 9, they issued a report entitled “Are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Financially...
by Ben de Guzman The Center for American Progress’ LGBT Research and Education Project (CAP LGBT) has generated lots of important information about LGBT communities, their needs and challenges, and their strategies for resiliency and growth. Their research provides...
by Ben de Guzman, Diverse Elders Coalition National Managing Coordinator December 7, is a day that, in the now famous words of President Franklin Roosevelt, has gone down in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese Imperial military forces resulted in the death...
by Ben de Guzman, Diverse Elders Coalition National Managing Coordinator On Tuesday, November 25, the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC), in partnership with the U.S. Department on Health and Human Services (HHS), hosted a briefing on the Affordable Care Act and diverse...
As the new National Managing Coordinator for the Diverse Elders Coalition, I am pleased to write my first post for our blog here on World AIDS Day. Observed annually on December 1, World AIDS Day is recognized around the world with this year’s theme: Focus, Partner,...