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.
Eldercare Stress: What's Different for Males—Especially Black Men
 

Eldercare Stress: What's Different for Males—Especially Black Men

Caring.com/New America Media, News Feature, Paula Spencer Scott, Posted: Mar 04, 2012

In family eldercare for illnesses like Alzheimer’s, men handle stress differently than women--and black men are especially vulnerable. Here are helpful tips.

 

Struggle for Equality Continues for Civil Rights Generation

 

New America Media, Commentary, L. Toni Lewis, Posted: Mar 03, 2012

As some of the youngest activists of America’s civil rights movement begin to consider retirement, they are once again confronting another struggle for economic equality.

 

Will Psychiatry Replace Elders’ Old “Normal” With New “Mentally Ill” Diagnoses?

 

RedwoodAge.com/New America Media, News Feature, Pamela A. MacLean, Posted: Mar 02, 2012

Should an elder’s grief be medicalized? Psychiatrists are debating this and other new diagnoses as they revise the DSM, mental health’s diagnostic Bible.

 

Avoiding Stress in Eldercare: What 7 At-Risk Groups Need to Know

 

Caring.com/New America Media, News Feature, Paula Spencer Scott, Posted: Feb 28, 2012

Family caregivers for elders often hit the breaking point, but especially at risk are women, those dealing with Alzheimer’s and five other overstressed groups.

 

Study Shows Latinos Save Less for Retirement

 

New America Media/Forbes, News Report, Kerry Hannon, Posted: Feb 27, 2012

A new survey by ING Retirement Research Institute echoes other findings showing that Latinos tend to save less than other ethnic groups for retirement.

 

Voter IDs: The ‘Hanging Chads’ of 2012

 

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Feb 23, 2012

Voter ID laws in a growing number of states threaten to disenfranchise millions of elderly, youth and minority voters.

For Arizona's Latino Elders, Becoming U.S. Citizen Easier Than Expected

 

New America Media/Univision Arizona, News Report, Karla Gomez-Escamilla , Posted: Feb 22, 2012

Univision Arizona found that the government has made it easier for elderly legal residents to become a U.S. citizen.

 

Aging Migrant Workers Face Perilous Future in Salinas

 

New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, Commentary, Joaquin Magon, Posted: Feb 20, 2012

I know an old man who bends down low, his hands calloused and eyes going blind. He looks at the fields he worked for decades

 

To Help Elders, South Asian Scholars Build Global Network

 

India Currents/New America Media, News Feature, Nadia Maiwandi, Posted: Feb 19, 2012

Researchers helping South Asian elders from India to California rely on networking face-to-face and online to build knowledge globally.

 

Fair Pay for 2.5 Million Home Care Aides Facing Industry Opposition

 

New America Media, Commentary, Jodi Sturgeon and Ai-Jen Poo, Posted: Feb 16, 2012

President Obama wants over 2.5 million home care aides protected by the U.S. Fair Labor Act, but the home care industry is fighting the move.

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