September 21, 2019

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the diversity of cultures that make our country great

At a time when Latinx citizens and immigrants are targeted because of their language and culture, the Diverse Elders Coalition rejects harmful, discriminatory policies and practices. Instead, we join our member organization the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month and the many contributions that Hispanic older adults bring to our communities and our country. Read on for Hispanic Heritage Month highlights from the coalition and beyond.

Wisdom from Hispanic Elders and Leaders to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month / Con la sabiduría de los adultos mayores y líderes Hispanos celebramos el inicio del Mes de la Herencia.... Read More

September 17, 2019

Ta Heng: “The older generation, my generation, needs resources.”

By Diverse Elders

by Ravi Seng, Community Organizer, The Cambodian Family Community Center

Heng Kem (whom we affectionately refer to as “Ta Heng” which means “Grandpa Heng” in Khmer) has always been one of The Cambodian Family’s most active residents. He and his wife came to the United States back in 2008, when his son (who arrived here in the late 90s) was finally able to sponsor them both. Ta found about our agency through his daughter-in-law, who used to be a client of ours, and has been an active participant and responsible community member ever since.

One of our proudest moments with Ta was when he finally passed his citizenship test and became U.S. citizen! The Cambodian Family.... Read More

September 11, 2019

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with NHCOA in D.C. and Maryland

By Diverse Elders

by Christine S. Perez, Program and Resource Development Associate, NHCOA

Next week, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) will be hosting two events in Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, M.D. to celebrate Hispanic Heritage and support Hispanic older adults nationwide. We hope you will join us at one or both of these important events!

The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) invites you to join us at the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday, September 17th at 9:30am EDT to release our “2019 Status of Hispanic Older Adults: Recommendations from the Field”.... Read More

September 4, 2019

SEARAC Launches Census Factsheets for the Southeast Asian American Community

By Elaine Sanchez Wilson

The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) recently launched its first set of census factsheets to bolster education and civic participation among Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) in 2020. These resources, which will be translated in-language, target the general SEAA community, in addition to communities that are historically harder to reach and harder to count, including:

Immigrants Elders Young adults Children and youth

Mandated by the US constitution, the census is charged with counting.... Read More

July 19, 2019

Moving Mountains in My Own Community

By Diverse Elders

by Cha Vang, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Hmong Innovating Politics and a member of SEARAC’s Advisory Council for Moving Mountains 2019. This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog.

The Southeast Asian American (SEAA) community has always had an abundance of resilient, strong, and powerful leaders. SEARAC’s Moving Mountains Equity Summit brought together these leaders in 2017, and it allowed me to see the enormous possibilities when generations of leaders are put in one room. My organization, Hmong Innovating Politics, led a workshop on building power with civic engagement, and it was.... Read More

June 27, 2019

SEARAC’s LAT Program: The Power of Advocacy

By Ocean Le

For the last 20 years, the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) has been mentoring advocates from Southeast Asian American (SEAA) and ally communities. Through SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) program, SEAA members and allies participate in three days of training to develop communication and advocacy skills. SEARAC’s LAT program enables participants to transform their community’s story into policy change with focuses on health policy, education policy, and immigration policy. The program ends with a day of advocacy where participants meet with their Congressional representatives and/or staff to address the issues in their respective communities. Last week I got to attend SEARAC’s LAT program and it was one of the most memorable experiences I have.... Read More

May 1, 2019

Confronting the Wounds of Racism

By Diverse Elders

by Andi Mullin and Amanda Ptashkin. This article originally appeared on the Community Catalyst blog.

During our recent visit to Montgomery, Alabama, we had the opportunity to confront our nation’s gruesome history of slavery, mass incarceration and racism, while also being able to witness descendants of that history participating in democracy, lifting up their voices to make sure their elected officials heard them – and elevating our faith in our democracy in the process.

On our first day, we visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, confronting the harms our nation has inflicted on Black people throughout its history. This visit was –.... Read More

April 25, 2019

Spotlighting aging and caregiving in diverse communities at the 2019 Aging in America Conference

By Jenna McDavid

Last week, I traveled to New Orleans for the 2019 Aging in America Conference, hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA). This annual event brings together thousands of people working in the aging field for a week of workshops, film screenings, events and receptions. It’s a great opportunity for the Diverse Elders Coalition to connect with partners who are normally scattered across the globe but find themselves in the same room for this one week every year!

This year was an especially exciting one because not only were all five of the Diverse Elders Coalition member organizations in attendance, but we have two new leaders in the coalition since the last.... Read More

March 18, 2019

What happens when the heroes of Stonewall descend on Capitol Hill?

By Jenna McDavid

Fifty years ago this June, the global movement for LGBTQ rights was born at New York City’s Stonewall Inn, and the people who started that movement — first a riot, then a revolution — are responsible for the access that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people have today. Many of those heroes are still among us, and on Wednesday, March 13th, SAGE brought a busload of activists, allies, and the heroes themselves down to Washington, D.C. for a national day of advocacy. More than 100 people spent the day on Capitol Hill, meeting their Members of Congress and urging support for policies that would improve the lives of LGBT elders.

I.... Read More

February 25, 2019

Harnessing the Power of Narrative for Positive Change: SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training

By Diverse Elders

by Alyssa Tulabut, Training Manager, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC).

Stories have been described as “the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wrote, “The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.” These sentiments particularly seem to resonate under an administration that weaves tall tales and spreads misinformation tweet after tweet. Stories have the power to make people feel, and unfortunately for advocates of immigrant and refugee communities, the narratives being circulated have been carefully crafted to stoke fear and to label some communities as untrustworthy “others.” As we’ve witnessed over the.... Read More

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Civic Engagement

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the diversity of cultures that make our country great

Ta Heng: “The older generation, my generation, needs resources.”

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with NHCOA in D.C. and Maryland

SEARAC Launches Census Factsheets for the Southeast Asian American Community

Moving Mountains in My Own Community

SEARAC’s LAT Program: The Power of Advocacy

Confronting the Wounds of Racism

Spotlighting aging and caregiving in diverse communities at the 2019 Aging in America Conference

What happens when the heroes of Stonewall descend on Capitol Hill?

Harnessing the Power of Narrative for Positive Change: SEARAC’s Leadership and Advocacy Training