by Monica Speight. This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. Protect Southeast Asian Americans’ rights to be counted and seen Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that he has directed the Census Bureau to add an untested and unnecessary citizenship...
Anti-LGBT Task Force Threatens the Lives of LGBT Elders
The Trump administration’s creation of a Religious Liberty Task Force encourages discrimination SAGE today blasted an announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions creating a taxpayer-funded Religious Liberty Task Force, the latest step by the Trump administration to...
Let’s Talk AAPI Aging at n4a!
The 43rd Annual n4a Conference & Tradeshow, sponsored by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), takes place in Chicago this week. The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) welcomes the opportunity to highlight the aging issues facing...
The Diverse Elders Coalition opposes the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census
July 23, 2018 Dear Secretary Ross, The Diverse Elders Coalition, a national advocacy organization working to advance policies that improve aging in communities of color, American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and LGBT communities, opposes the inclusion of a...
Latino Engagement: the only path to be included in political decision making and leadership initiatives
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Para leer este artículo en español, clic aquí. “Civic Engagement is the only tool that guarantees the inclusion of the Latino community in the decisions made by policymakers in the US.” It was the conclusion reached by...
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and as we have previously shared mental illness affects one in five adults in America and is a leading cause of disability. Unfortunately, almost two-thirds of people with a diagnosable mental illness do not seek help,...