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Senior Immigrants in the U.S.: Challenges and Dilemma
Photo by Huy Phan on Unsplash In 2019, 44.9 million immigrants (foreign-born individuals) accounts for 14 percent of the U.S. national population. Nearly 17 percent of them belonged to the age group of 65 years and older, higher than the 16 percent of the U.S. born in this age group. Apart from that, the average age of immigrants…
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The National Council on Aging (NCOA)
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is the first national voice for older adults. It helped end mandatory retirement and advocated securing Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act. Local organizations turned to NCOA for support as they served older adults every day. And NCOA builds digital tools that empower older adults with knowledge. On…
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Justice in Aging
Justice in Aging is a national advocacy organization that fights senior poverty through law with more than 50 years of history. They focus their advocacy, training, and litigation on Health Care and Economic Security to benefit the lives of low-income seniors. They work directly with state and federal agencies to ensure that essential government programs…
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TFE Winter Internship in Philadelphia: making voices heard
Translators for Elders held a six-week winter internship program in Philadelphia. Our intern Jizong Yao provided community translation and interpretation for the elderly Chinese community at 99 Adult Day Care Center to make their voices heard. Many aging immigrants in the U.S. face the challenges of language barriers, cultural differences, digital gap, and interrelated physical and mental…
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Tripalink Story
Are you interested in networking directly with a business owner who could potentially offer you a position on the spot? Have you ever dreamed of building your own company? Do you want to know what goes behind the scene of turning an idea into a million-dollar business? Patrick Liang, the CEO of Tripalink and A+Labs,…
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Spotlight on Eldercare: Introducing American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
“To serve, not to be served.” Ethel Percy Andrus (1884-1967), the founder of AARP Founded in 1958, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. AARP, with over 38 million members, empowers those aged 50 and above, offering them autonomy and choices beneficial to both individuals and society. They maintain political neutrality,…
