by Jenna McDavid | May 1, 2016
May is an exciting month at the Diverse Elders Coalition. Our communities, which are so often left out of mainstream conversations, are highlighted nationally in two different ways during the month of May: not only is it Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month,...
by Ben de Guzman | Jul 2, 2015
The Diverse Elders Coalition, in collaboration with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, is hosting a Congressional Briefing on July 14, 2015, the day after the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. Coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Older...
by Aaron Tax | May 18, 2015
This year’s theme for Older Americans Month is “Get into the Act.” Although unintended, the theme made me think of how often LGBT older adults have had to “act” throughout their lives – whether it was living in the closet growing-up in a time and place when it was not...
by Ben de Guzman | May 1, 2015
May has been an important month for me for almost my entire professional career doing policy work in Washington, DC. As Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM), it has served as an opportunity to focus on the communities I’ve served, lift up issues...
by Diverse Elders | May 6, 2014
By Aaron Tax, Director of Federal Government Relations at Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE). May is of course Older Americans Month. And given that it is Older Americans Month, what is one of the most important things we can do to honor older Americans?...
