This article originally appeared in Spanish and English on the NHCOA blog to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. Over the years, many Hispanic communities have faced various disparities in the United States. However, thanks to hard work, perseverance and courage of...
What’s Pride Got to Do with it? Black and Indigenous Erasure in HIV and Public Health
Andrew Jolivette, PhD, calls on the queer community to truly center Black and Indigenous queer, trans and Two-Spirit people in solidarity and kinship. By Andrew Jolivette, PhD. This article originally appeared on the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's BETA Blog. When I...
Pandemic Increases Emotional Toll on Informal Caregivers in Post-Hurricane Puerto Rico
By Mayra Acevedo. This article originally appeared in Spanish on Medicina Salud Publica. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- While many co-workers in the media have been laid off because of the economic crisis the Puerto Rico was already facing before the Covid-19 pandemic,...
COVID-19, aging, dementia and social bonds; an Arab American perspective
By Hassan Abbas. This article originally appeared on Arab American News DEARBORN, Mich. – COVID-19 has been a difficult ordeal for Sylvana Berry, 24, and her family. Berry is extremely close to, and has been directly involved in the care of her grandmother,...
SAGEVets and Black Veterans For Social Justice Honor BLM
This article was originally published on the SAGE Blog SAGEVets Program Manager Ashton Stewart and Administrative Coordinator Arnold Lewis gave remarks at the July 7 Veterans Rally, Because Black Lives Matter!, organized by SAGEVets partner Black Veterans For Social...
Navigating Mental Health as a Khmer Social Worker
By Nary Rath. This article originally appeared on the SEARAC blog My mom arrived to the United States in 1983 fleeing from war and genocide to seek refuge. She was 21 years old when she started a new life in Ohio and then set roots in Connecticut, where she raised my...