The health coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect you, your loved ones and your communities. The Diverse Elders Coalition represents millions of diverse older people age 50+ who are among those affected: they include the Health Insurance...
Webinar. Dec. 5: The Affordable Care Act and Medicare
When: Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 2:00pm ET Where: Please register early for the event. Webinar link: https://12-5acaandmedicare.eventbrite.com Who: Cara V. James, Director, Office of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department...
What Being American Indian Means to Me: In Recognition of Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month and November 29, 2013 is Native American Heritage Day. What does this mean to me? I am American Indian of Navajo descent. I was raised on the Navajo Nation all my life. Since I grew up on the Navajo Nation I thought the world...
Sharing Stories, Leaving Legacies: How Intergenerational Programs Empower Diverse Elders
By Hitomi Yoshida, Research Associate, Temple University Intergenerational Center Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, reunions, and celebrations with family. However, many of us have ambivalent feelings about these family interactions. Our mixed feeling can range...
Caught in the Deportation Machine: Elders, Family Separation, and Immigration Reform
This year, the Obama administration will surpass the 2 million mark – this is, it will have deported 2 million people since 2008, more than any other administration in history. The largest numbers of people being deported are those without legal status, but many Green...
Our Issues Entwine: LGBTQ Aging and Economic Justice
MY IMMIGRANT MOTHER sits silently in a room the size of a small kitchen. Earlier this year, she survived multiple failures of the heart, kidneys, and limbs over the course of six weeks. She is seventy-three, uses a wheelchair, and for the first time in her life is...