by Elaine Sanchez Wilson | Aug 16, 2018
Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census to record the number of people living in the nation, regardless of immigration status. More than a mere tally, the U.S. Census provides valuable insight into the country’s ever-shifting demographic and geographical...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 1, 2018
by Monica Speight. This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. Protect Southeast Asian Americans’ rights to be counted and seen Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that he has directed the Census Bureau to add an untested and unnecessary citizenship...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 26, 2018
July 23, 2018 Dear Secretary Ross, The Diverse Elders Coalition, a national advocacy organization working to advance policies that improve aging in communities of color, American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and LGBT communities, opposes the inclusion of a...
by Diverse Elders | May 17, 2018
by Linh Chuong. This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. In 1986, my dad was forced to flee Vietnam because of persecution. He came to the United States as a refugee and was relocated to Oakland along with my three older brothers. As a child, I remained in...
by Diverse Elders | May 3, 2018
by Beth Baker. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Micaela Rios, 64, who immigrated to rural western Kansas from Mexico 20 years ago, has a difficult job in a meatpacking plant. After years of packing beef in cold, wet conditions, she developed arthritis...
