by Diverse Elders | Dec 21, 2022
By Lavina Melwani. This article originally appeared on Khabar Magazine. Dek: “Over 300,000 Indian seniors long for their cultural roots in their sunset years. Will they find them in a changing America? Here is a look at the varied retirement living arrangements...
by Diverse Elders | Nov 29, 2022
Diverse Elders Coalition’s National Director, Lauren Pongan, talks with Didier Trinh, the newest member of the DEC team and our inaugural Director of Policy and Advocacy, about why he’s come to the DEC. Lauren: Welcome Didier! I’m so excited to have you on board as...
by Jenna McDavid | Jun 30, 2021
By Jenna McDavid. This article originally appeared on the SEARAC blog: Our Voices. I love that June is both Pride Month and Immigrant Heritage Month, because at SEARAC, it gives us an opportunity to celebrate so many members of the Southeast Asian American communities...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 4, 2020
By Mandy Diec. This article originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. In 1991, my family and I arrived in California as part of the final wave of refugees resettling in the United States after the Vietnam War. My dad has retold this story many times. I loved these...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 8, 2020
This article originally appeared on the SEARAC website. On June 19, 1865, more than 250,000 African Americans enslaved in Texas were notified of their freedom, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. One hundred fifty five years later, on...
