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.

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.

Filipinos Worry After State of the Union Address

"Balitang America"-The Filipino Channel, Video, Henni Espinosa, Posted: Jan 27, 2011

Many Filipino Americans who watched the President's State of the Union Address remain apprehensive about the country's slow economic recovery including seniors who fear cuts on health care & Social Security benefits because of the national deficit. President Obama gave his State of the Union speech last night. Education, Medicare, Social Security, economy, and immigration reform were issues that the president talked to America about.

Obama's Call to Strengthen Social Security Is Key for Ethnic Elders

Center for American Progress, Commentary, Christian E. Weller, Posted: Jan 27, 2011

In his State of the Union message, Obama called for strengthening Social Security. Economist Christian Weller says doing it right will help seniors of color.

Senior Citizens on the Gulf Coast After Environmental Catastrophes

News Orleans Agenda/New America Media, News Report, Katrina Rogers, Posted: Jan 25, 2011

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 12% of the New Orleans population was comprised of residents 65 years of age or older.

Innovations Bring Depressed Elders Back From “Living Hell”

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Jan 23, 2011

Innovative programs aim to reach ethnic seniors before the mental illness many experience for the first time in their lives pushes them to desperation or suicide.

Who Got Loan Modifications and Who Didn't—Gov't Stalls on Data

New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Jan 21, 2011

Housing advocates have been waiting for a year for information on people who've received loan modifications—critical information that could prevent foreclosures.

Hospital Closings Jeopardize Care in Ethnic Communities

America's Wire, News Analysis, Marjorie Valbrun, Posted: Jan 20, 2011

Government cuts are aggravating the national epidemic of public hospital closures, leaving vulnerable ethnic communities with little—and often poor—care.

Sicker Quicker, Broke Faster: Seniors’ Fate If Health Law Is Repealed

Center for American Progress, Commentary, Marilyn Moon, Posted: Jan 19, 2011

Republicans plan to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But doing so would severely harm seniors and Medicare, as well as people of color and small businesses..

Calif. Health Advocates Decry “Painful” Cuts for Seniors

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Jan 16, 2011

Advocates for seniors are dismayed that Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget would eliminate or slash already-cut help for the state’s most vulnerable citizens.