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Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

by Jenna McDavid | Sep 13, 2016 | Access to Services, Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness, HIV/AIDS & Aging

Each year on September 18th, we commemorate National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, a chance to recognize that HIV/AIDS impacts people of all ages, including adults over 50. In fact, by the year 2020, more than 70% of people living with HIV in the United States...

Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

A New Perspective on Change

by Marsha Aizumi | Sep 12, 2016 | Discrimination, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities

Almost two years ago, I left the home I have lived in for close to twenty years: the home where my children were raised most of their lives, and the home that I considered my dream house. To be honest, I went through a period of sadness and fear because of this move....

Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

“I’m sick of worrying about how I’m going to make it from one day to the next.”

by Jenna McDavid | Sep 8, 2016 | Access to Services, Civic Engagement, Economic Security, POC Communities, Public Policy, Social Security / Retirement

On September 8, a group of advocates and stakeholders met in Washington, DC and on the phone from around the country to attend the Social Security Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Briefing. Bonnie Kind, the Associate Commissioner for Budget, began the meeting by...

Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

The Power of Generations, Part II: Legacies Across Time

by Tomi Nagai-Rothe | Sep 8, 2016 | Aging and Ageism, POC Communities

To read part one of this series, click here. Living in a four-generation family allows me to experience the waxing and waning of life. From my perspective as Obaasan (grandmother), I can observe our family’s generational inhaling and exhaling — a rising and falling...

Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

Serve the People

by Diverse Elders | Sep 7, 2016 | Discrimination, Health & Wellness, POC Communities, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. by Nkauj Iab Yang Like many Hmong parents, my parents, Soua Toua Yang and Song Vang, came to the United States as Hmong refugees. By the age of 13, my dad was a soldier of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Secret Army...

Commemorating National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2016

Organizations Join SAGE and Sign-On for Better Services for LGBT Elders Nationwide

by Diverse Elders | Sep 1, 2016 | Civic Engagement, LGBTQ Communities, Public Policy, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

This letter was originally emailed to Greg Link at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) as a part of the Diverse Elders Coalition's #TellACL campaign. The letter can also be found on the SAGE blog. RE: Request for New Information Collection for a Program...

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