by Diverse Elders | Sep 19, 2018
by Liz Tung and Jad Sleiman. This article was originally published by WHYY. It’s a Friday morning, and the Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center in Flushing, Queens is bustling with activity. In one room, around two-dozen Asian seniors are practicing tai chi....
by Meera Venugopal | Aug 20, 2018
This article originally appeared on the India Home blog. Nurul Khan and his wife Farida Begum are an older Bengali couple from Queens who lived for 30 years in damp basement apartments in Jamaica, Queens. “It was so damp I got arthritis,” Farida Begum said to visitors...
by Meera Venugopal | Jun 6, 2018
This article originally appeared on the India Home blog. Three mornings a week, Abu Sayeed, 64, wakes up in his home in Cyprus Hills in Brooklyn, NY, worrying about the subway. He wonders if he’ll manage get the right train. How long will he have to wait? As he gets...
by Diverse Elders | May 30, 2018
by Kimberley Fowler. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Culture means different things to different people, but no matter who you speak to, there’s agreement it’s important. In fact, over the last 40 years there have been numerous studies showing...
by Nicole Van Nelson | May 9, 2018
May is Older Americans Month! This year, the theme is Engage at Every Age, which emphasizes that you are never too old (or young) to take part in activities that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It also celebrates the many ways in which...
