by Diverse Elders | Apr 10, 2018
By Jean Van Ryzin. This post originally appeared on the NCOA blog. How we talk about aging matters. It shapes both individual and public perceptions. That’s why several national organizations are working together to reframe the story of what it’s like to grow old in...
by Diverse Elders | Mar 21, 2018
by John-Manuel Andriote. This post originally appeared on the SAGEMatters blog. A first-ever survey in 2013 of LGBT San Francisco residents aged 60 to 92 found something startling: 15 percent of the 612 respondents had “seriously considered” committing suicide within...
by Mari Quenemoen | Mar 14, 2018
For many Southeast Asian Americans, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal fight last year felt personal. When the ACA was first passed, uninsured rates in Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese American communities were high. Compared to the 15% of Americans overall who...
by Hank Trout | Feb 4, 2018
This article originally appeared in A&U Magazine. As I write this article, slightly more than a month before my 65th birthday, I wish was eagerly anticipating a lovely fun-filled celebration. But I know better. I will most likely spend the day in bed with the...
by Diverse Elders | Jan 29, 2018
by Jeneé Darden. This article was originally published by KQED Public Radio. My family packed into the black stretch limousine leaving Cal State University in the East Bay. We were heading to a restaurant after attending my mother’s college graduation. We turned on...
