The holiday season is such a wonderful time of year! It’s a time for joyous celebration with family and friends and a time to pause and reflect on the many blessings in life. At NAPCA, we are grateful for so many things: our experienced Board of Directors for their...
Solidarity with Syrian Refugees
This year marks the 40th year anniversary since the United States opened its doors to millions of men, women and children from Southeast Asia seeking humanitarian protection. SEARAC’s communities—Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese American communities—arose from the...
December 7: A Day that will Live in Many Infamies
As someone with very personal connections to both military servicemembers and the Japanese American community, I hold today, December 7, with a complex set of meanings and experience the gamut of emotions. “I’m feeling all the feels” as they might say these days. The...
Reimagine the social contract in America: caring for our loved ones
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. This past Thursday, I had the great pleasure of attending the Family Values @ Work annual convening at the Ford Foundation in New York City. It is always great to hear the voices of those who share the goal of...
Alberto’s Story
Selfless Valor by Marla Miranda Mooney I am the granddaughter of Alberto Bacani. Before he passed away in 2013, he entrusted me with his war diary and I have begun writing stories based on his entries. One incident, in particular, was deeply affecting -- through it, I...
By 2020, 70% of Those Living With HIV Will be 50 or Older
This post originally appeared on the SAGE blog and continues our weeklong commemoration of World AIDS Day. Did you know that 50% of those living with HIV are age 50 or older? By 2020, that number will grow to70%. The latest national data show that adults 50 and older...