With just one month left in the second round of enrollment for the Marketplace to get health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the Diverse Elders Coalition is launching “Sign Up Before the Time’s Up”- a mini campaign for ACA enrollment. Until the February...
The 114th Congress Begins: New Faces and Ongoing Challenges for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
The U.S. Congress had a “first day of school” feel to it on Tuesday as the 114th Congress officially started in Washington, DC. On the “Senate side” north of the U.S. Capitol building, Vice President Joe Biden swore in the new Senate. Meanwhile, on the House side, the...
Diversity Within Diversity: The Uniqueness in Our Ethnic Elders
Guest blog by Maria Hernandez Peck It is my privilege to have an opportunity to share some of my thoughts about what needs to be considered when serving ethnic minority elders. As service providers, it is imperative that we know where we find ourselves in...
AARP and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders: New Information about Elder Communities
by Ben de Guzman, the National Managing Coordinator for the Diverse Elders Coalition. Last week, AARP was busy in the Asian American/ Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. On December 9, they issued a report entitled “Are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Financially...
LGBT Elders, Discrimination, and Accessing Health Care: Addressing Real Challenges
by Ben de Guzman The Center for American Progress’ LGBT Research and Education Project (CAP LGBT) has generated lots of important information about LGBT communities, their needs and challenges, and their strategies for resiliency and growth. Their research provides...
Pearl Harbor’s Legacy: Memories of What We’ve Gained and What We’ve Lost
by Ben de Guzman, Diverse Elders Coalition National Managing Coordinator December 7, is a day that, in the now famous words of President Franklin Roosevelt, has gone down in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese Imperial military forces resulted in the death...