New America Media: Elders

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.

Healthy Aging: Senior services for Japanese Americans in California

Nichi Bei Weekly, News Report, Tomo Hirai, Posted: Oct 25, 2011

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 72.1 million people will represent the 65-year-old and older demographic by 2030.

Retirement Investments Keep Elder Black Women Afloat

Louisiana Weely/New America Media, News Report, Nayita Wilson, Posted: Oct 20, 2011

Financing retirement is tough in the recession, but many black women have tapped their experience to rebound from their losses.

Agent Orange Studies Overlook Vietnamese Americans

New America Media, Commentary, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Oct 19, 2011

Little has been done to examine the impact of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese American community, even as symptoms continue to emerge.

Reports Show Social Security Cuts Would Hit People of Color

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Oct 19, 2011

Two new reports say minorities and women, both hard hit by the recession, would struggle more in retirement, if Congress cuts Social Security.

Report: Medicaid Cuts Would Harm Minorities

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Oct 18, 2011

A new report shows that GOP-proposed Medicaid cuts would especially harm low-income black and Latino patients.

New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty

New America Media, Commentary, Susan E. Smith, Posted: Oct 15, 2011

A new California law gives agencies on aging a more realistic measure of elders’ needs than the U.S. poverty line.

Residents Question Newark NJ High Marks for Senior Living

Amsterdam News, News Report, Greg Townes , Posted: Oct 10, 2011

Chicago-based Bankers Life and Casualty Company announced that Newark was No. 10 on its list of the 50 best places in the country for senior citizens.

Vietnamese Colonel Reunites With Cambodian Refugee, 26 Years Later

New America Media, Video, Text: Vivian Po & Cicy Wang / Video: Mike Siv, Posted: Oct 09, 2011

A former refugee from Cambodia finds the man he calls his "hero" in Oakland, CA, three decades after the war that changed their lives.

Financial Planner Pleads Guilty to Stealing Millions from Elderly

Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2011

Financial Planner Pleads Guilty to Stealing Millions from Elderly

Somali Elder Helps Seattle Refugees Be Buried Affordably with Dignity

Runta/New America Media, Profile, Mohamud Yussuf , Posted: Oct 02, 2011

After leaving his job eight years ago, Omar Abatiyow Mohamed, now 84, began helping other Somalis in Seattle gain the dignity of a proper and affordable burial.