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Diversity
The Face of America: African Americans
"In the southern/Black tradition, elderly people are highly valued because of
their longevity. Their longevity represents the culmination of a lifelong process
of obtaining wisdom, knowledge and appreciation of universal biblical truths.
Since African American elders maintain substantial status in their families,
churches and communities, family caregiving for African American elders is
highly socially valued and strongly encouraged."
— Ethnic Elders Care, African Americans and Dementia.
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The Face of America: American Indians/Alaska Natives
"Native American elders often share needs that are taken for granted by other
elder populations. Services to address these needs remain unavailable,
underdeveloped or un-accessible. The elderly native people comprise a
rapidly growing population in the United States."
— National Resource Center on Native American Aging
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The Face of America: Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
"The population of Asian Americans has been increasing in number and
diversity. Cultural and linguistic differences as well as varying immigration
experiences make it critical to have formal services available that are both
accessible to and appropriate for Asian American elders from many ethnic
groups."
— Asian American Elders in New York City, Asian American Foundation of
New York, 2003
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The Face of America: Hispanics/Latinos
"Over the last 100 years, few racial or ethnic groups have had as great an
impact on the demography of the United States as Latinos. In 1900, there were
only slightly more than 500,000 Latinos. Today, the national Latino population
numbers more than 35 million and represents one of the most dynamic and
diverse racial/ethnic groups in the United States."
— R. Saenz, Latinos and the Changing Face of America, Population
Reference Bureau, 2004
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The Face of America: Immigrants and Refugees
"Language spoken by recent immigrants often differs significantly from that of
individuals who immigrated several years ago. And among long term
immigrants, those who live in isolated communities develop different dialects
from those who routinely interact with English speakers."
— National Institute on Aging, Diverse Voices: The Inclusion of Language
Minority Populations in National Studies: Challenges and Opportunities, 2001
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- Aging Among Southeast Asian Americans in California: Assessing
Strengths and Challenges, Strategizing for the Future (Southeast Asia
Resource Action Center, 2005)
- Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian Communities in the San
Francisco Bay Area (Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and
Refugees, 2004)
- Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America (Population Reference
Bureau, 2003)
- The Older Foreign-Born Population in the United States (U.S. Census
Bureau, 2002)
- Recent Immigration, Limited English Skills and Elderly Poverty Common
Among Korean American New Yorkers, Census Analysis Shows (Asian
American Federation of New York, 2004)
- Southeast Asian American Elders in California: Demographics and
Service Priorities (Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, 2003)
- We the People of Arab Ancestry in the United States. Census 2000
Special Reports (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005)
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The Face of America: Individuals with Disability
"While disability can arise at any age, the likelihood of acquiring a disability
increases as a person ages. With America's baby-boom generation
approaching retirement age, our nation must pay greater attention to the social,
economic, physical, and mental well-being of middle-aged and older adults
who are living with long-term disabilities, acquired at birth, in childhood or
young-adulthood, as well as to those who are aging into disability for the first
time in later life."
— Disability & Aging: Seeking Solutions to Improve Health, Productivity, and
Community Living - A Mini-Conference of the 2005 White House Conference
on Aging
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The Face of America: Isolated Rural Populations
"In rural communities diverse cultures can be invisible [and] not reflected in the
community's projection of its self image. …In healthy diverse communities
there should be a consciousness of the changing demographics and the
willingness to continually re-evaluate community self-image."
— Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute, Cultural Diversity in
Rural Communities, 1992
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- Rural Development Strategies: Federal Funds and Development Policy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, n.d.)
- Frontier Counties in the U.S. (National Clearinghouse for Frontier
Communities, n.d.)
- Non-metro Rural Counties Map (U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Economic Research Service, 1990)
- Special Needs of Frontier Communities (National Clearinghouse for
Frontier Communities, n.d.)
- A Targeted Look at the Rural Health Care Safety Net (National Advisory
Committee on Rural Health, 2002)
- What Is Rural? (Rural Assistance Center, n.d.)
- What is Frontier? (Rural Assistance Center, n.d.)
- Defining Frontier (National Center for Frontier Communities, n.d.)
The Face of America: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender (LGBT) Elders
"We estimate that one to three million Americans over 65 are gay, lesbian,
bisexual, or transgender, based on a range of three to eight percent of the
population. The number and proportion of LGBT elders will increase
significantly over the next few decades, along with the overall elder
population. By 2030, one in five Americans will be 65 or older. Roughly four
million of these will be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender."
— National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
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- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Issues and Family
Caregiving (Family Caregiving Alliance, National Center on Caregiving, 2003)
- Make room for all: Diversity, cultural competency and discrimination in an aging America (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 2006)
- Outing Age: Public Policy Issues Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (The Policy Instituted of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation, 2010)
- 'Invisible and Overlooked' A Growing Population of Lesbian and Gay Senior Citizens Seeks Recognition for Their Unique Needs and Challenges (Newsweek, 2008)
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The Face of America: Older Homeless
In 2004, Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) grantees served more than
600,000 men, women, and children. Many, 30 percent, were individuals
between 45 and 64 years old. People over 65 comprised 2 percent of clients.
— Health Resources and Services Administration, Health Care for the
Homeless Grantee Profiles 2005-2006
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