by Meera Venugopal | Mar 19, 2018
Salma Abdul* was born and grew up in Bangladesh. Her children left for the US to study, then settled in the country as permanent residents. When her husband died, she found herself alone. Her children, unable to leave their lives in the US, but worried about her aging...
by Meera Venugopal | Dec 6, 2017
This post originally appeared on the India Home blog. It’s India Independence Day, 2017, and at the celebration being held at Queens Borough Hall in Queens, NY, the young announcer invites the next act to come up on stage. Ten women from India Home file in and start...
by Meera Venugopal | Oct 20, 2017
This post originally appeared on the India Home blog. By all accounts, Bharti Parikh, 66, has led an exciting life. Her life has been an adventure that took her from a childhood in the tiny village of Patton in Gujarat, India, to a law degree, and fulfilling years in...
by Tyrell Ma'ae | Sep 6, 2017
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is pleased to introduce and welcome you to our newly established Affiliate Network (AFN)! The AFN is a partnership between NAPCA and organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults and...
by Diverse Elders | Aug 27, 2017
by Ramón Cuauhtémoc Taylor. This article was originally published by Voice Of America News. On a fluorescent-lit stage at Desi Senior Center, an instructor leads a group of mostly Muslim Bangladeshi immigrants, ages 60 and older, in a session of balance and core...
