This article by Tanzina Vega originally appeared in the New York Times SOUDERTON, Pa. — Two thick blankets wrapped in a cloth tie lay near a pillow on the red leather sofa in Phuong Lu’s living room. Doanh Nguyen, Ms. Lu’s 81-year-old mother, had prepared the blankets...
With the start of the New Year, people across the country started coverage on insurance plans selected through the Health Insurance Marketplace. For racially and ethnically diverse and LGBT older adults, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Marketplace pose both the...
Every year, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) receives over 9,500 phone calls through a national, toll-free, Asian language Helpline from limited and non-English speaking seniors needing help understanding benefit programs for which many are eligible...
A Gay Son and His Dad: “Why I am an Aging Advocate” Five Reflections on Advocacy with Southeast Asian American Elders Life Lessons from a Hmong Grandfather to His Granddaughter Addressing the Needs of LGBT Hispanic Older Adults in the U.S. ...
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent van Gogh W., 66, a former journalist and man about town, entered the meeting on LGBT issues a little late and his gait was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFiLHb_3DjI Deporting Americans: A Community United Against Deportations A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece entitled “Caught in the Deportation Machine …” about how deportation affects elders - both those who are detained and...