FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 Contact: Jenna McDavid, National Director, Diverse Elders Coalition 646-653-5015 The Diverse Elders Coalition mourns the passing of so many lives over the weekend in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH. The El Paso murders were...
Cast in Bronze: An Artist’s Legacy
by Mark Ray. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. The ongoing debate over whether to remove Confederate statues in the South (and beyond) demonstrates how public art highlights what a society finds significant. By that measure, Ed Hamilton was pretty...
Dances With Manangs
By Mariel Toni Jimenez. This article originally appeared in Positively Filipino magazine. My mother looked forward to Sunday because it was a day that she and her friends went to the dance hall in Daly City, located in the park off Acton Street at the Top of the Hill....
NAPCA 40 for 40 Spotlight: Carmen Mendones
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) was founded 40 years ago on November 1, 1979 to address the divide between AAPI elderly and the services they were entitled to. In 40 years, NAPCA has directly served tens of thousands of AAPI elders and indirectly...
Take action: Submit a comment to protect health care rights for all
This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. Health is a human right, and that is why we believe that a patient’s health should come first. The Trump Administration has introduced a new proposed rule that would radically reinterpret civil rights protections under...
As Death Approaches, Older Indian Americans Unprepared for the End
by Viji Sundaram. This article originally appeared on India West. See the full slide show by Viji Sundaram at https://tinyurl.com/y5kc8fpk The 88-year-old man looked gray and emaciated, the outline of his collarbones clearly visible under the loose fitting gown he...