by Ashley Muraoka-Mamaclay | Jun 29, 2016
It’s been nine months since the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) started the technical assistance project with Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) and State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) grantees, which was enabled by a grant from the...
by Tomi Nagai-Rothe | Jun 26, 2016
I am carrying my eight-month old grandson around the house, trying to help him let go and go to sleep. As I chant “Ne-ne Ko-ko, Ne-ne Ko-ko, Ne-ne Ko-ko, Yoh-oh” (sleep baby, sleep baby) over and over, I remember my grandmother carrying me on her back before my...
by Vega Subramaniam | May 25, 2016
I find myself attending LGBTQ Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) events with less and less frequency over time. At one point, queer AAPI community events made up most of my calendar; now, hardly at all. Part of it is that other activities and responsibilities...
by Diverse Elders | May 24, 2016
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) Heritage Month! Back in 2014, we profiled Quyen Dinh, Executive Director of Diverse Elders Coalition member organization Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC). This year, the DEC is excited to...
by Diverse Elders | May 18, 2016
by Jeffer Giang, Research Analyst in the Demographic Research Project (DRP) for Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA. Those who work with older adults may generally know that the population is growing in size very quickly. In fact, Los Angeles County’s entire 50-plus...
