by Ben de Guzman | Apr 3, 2015
On April 2, the White House Conference on Aging hosted its third in a series of five Regional Forums in Seattle, WA at the Bell Harbor International Center. With our member organization the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging a hop, skip, and a jump away in...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 4, 2014
by Ben de Guzman, Diverse Elders Coalition National Managing Coordinator On Tuesday, November 25, the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC), in partnership with the U.S. Department on Health and Human Services (HHS), hosted a briefing on the Affordable Care Act and diverse...
by Randella Bluehouse | Nov 28, 2014
Note: This post is lovingly submitted in recognition of Native American Heritage Month It’s so a matter of fact when English Americans speak about American History. It becomes focused on the “Discovery” of America and the influx of immigrants from across the...
by Terry Gomez | Nov 24, 2014
The 20th Biennial National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. (NICOA) Conference took place September 3rd through 6th at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona. The NICOA conference was held in partnership with the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, and the Area...
by Terry Gomez | Nov 10, 2014
Moribund: In terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor. (Oxford Dictionary) “Languages across the world are in crisis. Half of the world’s languages are “moribund, spoken only by adults who no longer teach them to the next generation.” The language...