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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
Cultural Profiles


Arab
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/voices/ arab.html

Cambodian
www.diversitycoalition.org/ cambodian_culture

Chinese
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/cultures/ chinese/chinese_cp.html#china

Cuban
www3.baylor.edu/%7ECharles_Kemp/ cuban_refugees.htm

Eritrean/Eritrea/Africa
www.xculture.org/resource/ library/download/eritrean.pdf

Haitian
www3.baylor.edu/%7ECharles_Kemp/ haitian_refugees.htm

Hmong/Laos
www.culturalorientation.net/hmong/ hreset.html

Korean
www3.baylor.edu/%7ECharles_Kemp/ korean_health.htm

Laotian
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/ voices/lao.html

Liberian
www.culturalorientation.net/liberians/ liberian_050406_1.pdf

Mien/China
www.xculture.org/resource/library/ download/mien.pdf

    

Muslim
www.culturalorientation.net
/muslims/ mc4.html


Oromo/Ethiopia
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/ cultures/oromo/oromo_cp.html

Samoan/Western Samoa
www.xculture.org/resource/ library/download/samoan.pdf

Somali Bantu
www.culturalorientation.net/bantu/ sbintro.html

Somali
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/ cultures/somali/somali_cp.html

South Asian (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan,
Bhutan)
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/
voices/ soasia.html


Soviet Jewish
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/
voices/ sovjew.html


Tigrean/Ethiopia
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/ cultures/tigrean/tig_cp.html

Ukrainian
www.ethnomed.org/ethnomed/
voices/ ukraine.html


Vietnamese
www.diversitycoalition.org/ vietnamese_culture

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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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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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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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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
Center for Mental Health Services, Homeless Programs Branch www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/KEN95-0015/default.asp

 

 

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