by Jenna McDavid | Nov 22, 2019
By Jenna McDavid and Ocean Le Last week, the Diverse Elders Coalition traveled to Austin, Texas for our first-ever Gerontological Society of America annual scientific meeting. This yearly event brings together researchers, academics, and others in the field of aging...
by Diverse Elders | Nov 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) held a Congressional Forum on the Rise of Southeast Asian Deportations. Members of Congress in attendance included CAPAC Chair Judy Chu (D-CA-27), CAPAC Immigration Task Force Chair...
by Diverse Elders | Oct 21, 2019
by Bella Chen. This article originally appeared in Sampan Newspaper. To read this story in Chinese, click here. Imagine this: You live where you were born and raised for almost 30 years. You have a comfortable life with your wife, your child and your parents in your...
by Diverse Elders | Oct 16, 2019
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) was founded 40 years ago on November 1, 1979 to address the divide between AAPI elderly and the services they were entitled to. In 40 years, NAPCA has directly served tens of thousands of AAPI elders and indirectly...
by Diverse Elders | Oct 1, 2019
by Vivian Nava-Schellinger, Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & External Affairs, National Council on Aging Right now, there are more than 1.1 million immigrants aged 62 and older who are living at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. While there...
