by Elaine Sanchez Wilson | Jun 14, 2019
Born in Santa Ana, CA, to two Muslim refugee survivors of the Cambodian genocide, Hatefas Yop wasn’t aware of her family’s use of public services when she was a young girl. After all, her peers in her elementary school all hailed from the local neighborhood, where...
by Robert Espinoza | Jun 13, 2019
This article originally appeared on the PHI blog. Two months after my mother entered a nursing home at age 73, she made a firm request to the home’s administration: add a Spanish-language channel to the lineup being offered throughout the facility. They obliged,...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 11, 2019
by Chunxiang Jin. This article originally appeared in the World Journal. To read the original article in Chinese, click here. Cheryl “Honey” Dupris has multiple identities. She is a strong woman, a Native American, a paratrooper, and an Iraq war and Afghanistan war...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 10, 2019
It is estimated that 10,000 adults turn 65 and older everyday. Amidst an aging population and shrinking healthcare workforce, caregivers play a crucial role in the long-term care of older adults, accounting for more than 85% of all elder care in the US. According to a...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 7, 2019
For the first time, a newly-released report, resulting from a one-day summit, “Paving the Path for Family-Centered Design: A National Report on Family Caregiver Roles in Medical Product Development,” explores the vital roles that family caregivers can play in shaping...
