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.
Positive Deviance: Combatting High School Dropouts
 

Positive Deviance: Combatting High School Dropouts

New America Media, News Report, Vivian Po, Posted: Mar 07, 2011

Half of Merced High School's class of 2009 didn't graduate. A new program hopes to address the high dropout rate.

 

Millions Are Raising Their Grandkids in Poverty

 

New America Media, News Report, Charlene Muhammad, Posted: Mar 03, 2011

Marquise Cormier is one of 6.7 million American youths being cared for by grandparents or other kin—many of them ethnic families struggling in poverty.

 

Child Prodigy and Grandmother Show Hidden Face of Poverty

 

New America Media, News Feature, Charlene Muhammad, Posted: Mar 02, 2011

Marquise’s life was happy as a budding child author and youthful entrepreneur. Then his grandmother became ill and his grandfather died.

 

Wii-Type Video Games May Help Elders Beat Depression

 

The Atlantic, News Feature, Aylin Zafar, Posted: Feb 22, 2011

Could doctors start prescribing Wii Bowling instead of Zoloft to help seniors beat the blues? New research shows that video games may cut elders' depression in half.

 

Study: Blacks End Up Back in Hospitals More Often Than Whites

 

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

A new Harvard study shows that many black Medicare patients must be readmitted to hospitals within 30 days of being sent home.

 

Death of a General Haunts Hmong Memories of Home

 

New America Media, Commentary, Mai Der Vang , Posted: Feb 19, 2011

The recent death of Hmong icon General Vang Pao haunts immigrants in exile and their American children with memories of the Vietnam War and longing for home.

 

Not Home Alone: Chicago Programs Help Isolated Seniors

 

Chicago Tribune, News Feature, Jane Adler, Posted: Feb 14, 2011

Programs have emerged in Chicago to help home-alone elders network with others in retirement communities, enhancing their quality of life.

 

As Boomers Turn 65, Docs Learn to Close Eldercare Gap

 

Star Tribune, News Feature, Warren Wolfe, Posted: Feb 12, 2011

A whopping 10,000 U.S. boomers a day are turning 65, but the U.S. lacks enough doctors trained in eldercare. A Minnesota program has an unusual solution.

 

Obama's Budget Ax: Why the Neediest People Should Be the Most Afraid

 

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Feb 08, 2011

Obama skirted the issue in his State of the Union speech, but when his 2012 budget is unveiled next week, the neediest Americans will face the biggest cuts.

 

Black Men Say Doctor’s Visits Are Often a Bad Experience

 

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jan 31, 2011

African-American men avoid going to the doctor because they find the visits stressful and often unhelpful.

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