New America Media: Elders

Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

A new report shows that California’s younger and older women have been especially hit by the recession and are being held back even more by state budget cuts.

As Eldercare Grows, So Do Labor Battles

Investigative Reporting Workshop , News Report, Michael Lawson, Posted: Jan 26, 2012

Aging boomers will heighten demand for eldercare, and poor pay and job conditions are prompting unions to organize home care and nursing home workers.

111-Year-Old Iraqi Chaldean Becomes Naturalized American

Arab American News, News Report, Natasha Dado, Posted: Jan 24, 2012

A 111-year-old immigrant from Iraq became the second-oldest person on record to gain citizenship in the United States.

Why Budget Cuts are Bad For Your Health, Part II

Iexaminer.org, News Report, Nan Nan Liu, Posted: Jan 23, 2012

Asian American elders in Washington are imperiled due to budget crisis that will cut basic services.

Why Washington Governor’s Proposed Cuts Will Hit Hard

Iexaminer.org, News Report, Nan Nan Liu, Posted: Jan 22, 2012

People are going to suffer. They are going to starve, predicted Tony Lee, one of the founders of the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition.

Historical, Generational Trauma Haunt Vietnamese Seniors in U.S.

New America Media/Vien Dong, News Report, Vanessa White , Posted: Jan 21, 2012

The Vietnam War continues in the depression of many Vietnamese seniors decades after moving to the U.S.

Vietnamese Elders Struggle With Depression Years After War

Vien Dong/New America Media, News Report, Vanessa White, Posted: Jan 18, 2012

Vietnamese people who came to the U.S. after the war often fall into depression as years pass. But the stigma of mental illness keeps many from getting help.

Tips For Late-Career Entrepreneurs (For- or Non-Profit)

New America Media, Roundup, Posted: Jan 18, 2012

If the idea of retirement sounds to you like a one-way ticket to boredom, you’d to well to read personal finance writer Kerry Hannon’s latest group of articles.

99% to NYT’s David Brooks: Get Real, Not Simple

New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Jan 15, 2012

The New York Times’ David Brooks says seniors are wealthier than the young and should agree to Medicare cuts. But ethnic elders live in a tougher reality.