Diverse older adults with HIV are living longer lives. From the first known cases of the HIV epidemic in 1981 until the mid-1990s, most people diagnosed with HIV faced death within a few years, if not much sooner. Yet with the advent of effective anti-retroviral...
Prepedigma “Cora” McDonnell's Story Born December 5, 1941, Bauang, La Union, Philippines Arrived July 5, 1985, Seattle, Washington Receptionist, NAPCA, Seattle I had to make a big choice – either to further my career or to raise my son. So I just got jobs like being a...
Theu's Story Born July 7, 1946, Kampong Thom, Cambodia Arrived April 17, 2004, Long Beach, CA SCSEP Participant, Office Assistant, United Cambodian Community, Long Beach My daughter was living in Long Beach. That is why I came to America. After one year, I decided to...
Em's Story Born July 2, 1945, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam Arrived January 10, 2004, Alexandria, VA SCSEP Participant, Senior Services Assistant, Boat People SOS, Inc., Houston, TX My wife was in the U.S., so I came to join her. It was difficult adjusting to...
I am a 60-Year-Old Trans Female Living with HIV My name is Helena and I am a 60-year-old transgender female living with HIV. I am not a victim. An HIV/AIDS diagnosis is NOT a death sentence, but is similar to living with breast cancer or diabetes, which through some...
Ty Martin is a Harlem resident, activist and a Community Liaison at SAGE Harlem. I am black. I am gay. I am an older adult. I am resilient. And so is my community. I grew up during the civil rights movement, seeing powerful black activists around me fight for our...