NAM original coverage and ethnic media articles on ethnic elders and policy in America. For more information on NAM's ethnic elder coverage, contact Paul Kleyman at pkleyman@newamericamedia.org.
ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: Senior Civil Rights Activist Amplifies Protest Voice Online
 

ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: Senior Civil Rights Activist Amplifies Protest Voice Online

St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Rebecca S. Rivas, Posted: Apr 19, 2012

Longtime civil rights activist Percy Green II, 77, calls social networking an “invigorating” protest tool, but online users need to protect their online information.

 

Blood and Sovereignty--Native Americans Give Voice to Studies on Them

 

New America Media, News Feature, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Apr 18, 2012

Native Americans weren’t merely outraged by genetic researchers’ misuse of their blood, but they’re taking positive steps to control needed studies.

 

ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: Becoming an E-Patient--An Elder’s Path From Cyber Games to Health Gains

 

St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Rebecca S. Rivas, Posted: Apr 17, 2012

As African American elders and other ethnic seniors get more Internet savvy, e-patients are both getting active in their own care and helping each other.

 

Later Life ‘Encore Work’ Replaces Income, Reinvents Retirement

 

MinnPost/New America Media , News Feature, Kay Harvey, Posted: Apr 16, 2012

Downsized boomers don’t have time to brood. In Minnesota many are finding new ways to earn retirement money while contributing to their communities.

 

African-American Elder Plays Key Role in Violence Prevention Efforts

 

Richmond Pulse/New America Media, Video, Monica Quesada, Posted: Apr 15, 2012

Singleton carries the memory of a time when Richmond’s reputation was not so tarnished by negativity and community violence.

 

ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: African American Elders Log-In for Computer Fun—and Jobs

 

St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Rebecca S. Rivas, Posted: Apr 07, 2012

African American elders in St. Louis wanted computer classes to link with their families and maybe get a job -- even at age 73.

 

Study: LGBT Ethnic Elders See More Poverty, Isolation, Bias

 

New America Media/La Opinion , News Report, Araceli Martinez Ortega, Posted: Apr 05, 2012

The first national health study of LGBT elders shows Latinos and other ethnic seniors are rocked daily by higher rates of poverty, isolation and discrimination.

 

More Older Vietnamese American Seeking Help for Depression

 

Viễn Đông/New America Media, News Report, Vanessa White , Posted: Apr 03, 2012

More older Vietnamese Americans in Southern California are seeking professional help for depression, and some find solace in their traditions.

 

Latina Elders With Imprisoned Children Locked in Hard Times

 

La Opinion/New America Media, News Feature, Araceli Martinez Ortega, Posted: Mar 30, 2012

The struggle of older Latina’s unable even to afford travel to see their incarcerated children exposes the hardships many seniors have simply to make ends meet.

 

San Francisco Murder of Five Spotlights Asian Gambling Addiction

 

New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen and Vivian Po, Posted: Mar 29, 2012

Was gambling behind this week’s murder of five San Franciscans? Some are focusing attention on the high rate of problem gamblers among Asians.

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