by Marsha Aizumi | Sep 12, 2016
Almost two years ago, I left the home I have lived in for close to twenty years: the home where my children were raised most of their lives, and the home that I considered my dream house. To be honest, I went through a period of sadness and fear because of this move....
by Diverse Elders | Sep 7, 2016
This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. by Nkauj Iab Yang Like many Hmong parents, my parents, Soua Toua Yang and Song Vang, came to the United States as Hmong refugees. By the age of 13, my dad was a soldier of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Secret Army...
by Dr. Wes Lum | Jul 27, 2016
In August, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) will convene focus groups to better understand how to communicate with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults. NAPCA is working with the University of Washington Healthy Brain Research...
by Marsha Aizumi | Jul 15, 2016
This article originally appeared in the Pacific Citizen. Recently, I received a message from a mother who asked me, “How do you deal with all the hatred that is in the world?” She has a transgender son, and so I knew her question was directed at me because I, too,...
by Dr. Maria Glover Wallace | Jun 30, 2016
In the Austin community on the Westside of Chicago, Father Chris Griffin serves a diverse congregation of elders, adults and youth at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. St. Martin’s is an open and affirming space offering a safe haven for LGBTQ people. In the...
