Media Coverage
Stories resulting from the MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program
2013
- Aging Between Two Worlds: Hispanic Elders Thrive on Faith, Optimism, Tradition (HuffPost Voces/New America Media)
- Aging Between Two Worlds -- Hispanic, Old and Poor on the Texas Border (HuffPost Voces/New America Media)
- PEARLS Helps End Depression for Seattle’s Filipino Elders (Filipino American Bulletin/New America Media)
- DOCTOR’S WORD: Can Physicians Cope with a ‘Silver Tsunami?’ (Physician's Money Digest/New America Media)
- Financial Abuse: Could You Spot It? (Today's Caregiver/New America Media)
- The Case for Mandatory Full-Time Nursing Home Doctors (Psychology TodayNew America Media)
- “Make Love, Not War” Boomers Now the Valentine Generation (Providence Journal/New America Media)
- Goal Shifts to Keeping Aging Drivers at the Wheel (Sarasota Herald-Tribune/New America Media)
- Aging Boomers with HIV Teaching Doctors to Keep Them Independent (WHYY/New America Media)
- At War With Alzheimer’s - A Latina Immigrant's Story (Mundo Hispanico/New America Media)
- Aging Arab Americans: The Invisible Elders (Arab American News/New America Media)
- Social Security, Medicare Safe From Fed Cuts—Until March (L.A. Watts Times/New America Media)
- Detroit’s Caldo de Pollo for the Soul—Feeds Latino Seniors' Needs (WDET News/New America Media)
- Baby Boomers: Start Turning Nursing Homes Upside Down (Psychology Today)
- Global Aging: Engine for Growth--or Fiscal Nightmare? (Reporting on Health/New America Media)
2012
- Birds Do It. Bees Do It. So Why Shouldn’t Grandparents Do It? (California Health Report/New America Media)
- Social Security Advocates Fight to Keep Program from Fiscal Cliff (Irish Echo/New America Media)
- U.S.-Japan Study: Japanese Elders May Be Happier (Rafu Shimpo/New America Media)
- Despite Poverty Today, Latinos May Define Rules in Aging America (HuffPost Voces/New America Media)
- Entrepreneurship One Answer for Aging Boomers As Jobs Dwindle (El Semanario/New America Media)
- Doctor's Word: Why Bridging Practitioners to Elder Research Makes Sense (Physician's Money Digest/New America Media)
- From Trauma to Dancing—Eldercare Will Challenge Boomer Generation (The Providence Journal/New America Media)
- Aging: Medicine’s Poster Child (Physician's Money Digest)
- GSA's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting Held in San Diego (Runta, Somali language)
- White House Release of Report May Help Filipino WWII Vets Get Their Due (Filipino-American Bulletin/New America Media)
- Older women dating revealing too much (information) online (WHYY Philadelphia/New America Media)
- America’s Demographic Destiny—Aging Fast, But Unprepared (Physician's Money Digest/New America Media)
- Study: Education Extends Longevity—Except for Black Males (Sarasota Herald-Tribune/New America Media)
- Help for helpers of the homebound (News & Observer)
- Silver-Haired Retirees in U.S., China Can Be Golden Asset (Global Times/New America Media)
- Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform (News & Observer)
- Why does education play such a big role in longevity? (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
- Many family caregivers lack the training they need (News & Observer/New America Media)
- Is It All In Our Minds? Memory and Aging (Psychology Today/New America Media)
- Adult caregivers, don’t quit your day job (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
- It’s not old vs. young, but rich vs. poor (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
- Gerontologists urge caution in Social Security changes (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
- Keynote Speech at the 65th Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (Physician's Money Digest)
- The graying of America’s rainbow could rock the vote (Sarasota Herald Tribune)
- Report: Deaths rose after nursing home evacuations (USA Today)
- Survey shows Americans support maintain social security system (Sing Tao Daily, Chinese language)*
- GSA Convention raised curtain; Mental health of Asian Seniors is one focus (Sing Tao Daily, Chinese language)
- Research of happiness of Chinese seniors hampered by lack of data (Sing Tao Daily, Chinese language)
- Chinese Scientists Aim to Prove Tai Chi’s Positive Effect on Elders (Sing Tao Daily/New America Media)
- An Aging Immigrant Rebuilds Life, Career in U.S. (CNN/New America Media)
- Women's Longevity Declining in Parts of U.S. (Connecticut Health I-Team/New America Media)
- The Other Death Sentence: Aging and Dying in America’s Prisons (Mother Jones/New America Media)
- As "Lone Deaths" Rise in U.S., Korean Elders "Reverse Immigrate" Home (Korea Daily/New America Media)
- A “Lone Death”-- Elderly Korean Immigrants' Worst Nightmare (Korea Daily/New America Media)
- Seniors Grow Old Under Debt (The Baltimore Sun/New America Media)
- Making hard decisions: Families face progression of care choices in Alzheimer's disease (Twin Cities Daily Planet)
- When Alzheimer’s Meets Race, Black Caregivers Face Toughest Challenges (Twin Cities Daily Planet/New America Media)
- Alzheimer’s at the Outset—A Black Family Coping at the Crossroads (Twin Cities Daily Planet/New America Media)
- African American Families Face Alzheimer's Disease (Twin Cities Daily Planet/New America Media)
- Seniors Get Crafty for Online Fun--and Profit (St. Louis American/New America Media)
- Recession Makes Latino Seniors Put Retirement on Hold (Mundo Hispanico/New America Media)
- African American Elders Log-In for Computer Fun—and Jobs (St. Louis American/New America Media)
- Senior Civil Rights Activist Amplifies Protest Voice Online (St. Louis American/New America Media)
- Boomers begin to wonder: Who will take care of me? (MinnPost)
- Home sweet home: Many want to 'age in place' (MinnPost)
- After careers: ‘Encore work,’ reinvention and service (MinnPost)
- Challenges and change confront the boomers (MinnPost)
- Later Life ‘Encore Work’ Replaces Income, Reinvents Retirement (MinnPost/New America Media)
- Becoming an E-Patient: One Elder’s Path From Online Games to Health Gains (St. Louis American)
- Study: LGBT Ethnic Elders See More Poverty, Isolation, Bias (La Opinion/New America Media)
- Experts: Vietnamese Parents Could Stem Youths’ High Depression Rates (Viễn Đông Daily News/New America Media)
- More Older Vietnamese American Seeking Help for Depression (Viễn Đông Daily News/New America Media)
- Want to Live Comfortably in Retirement? Your Job Hunt Starts Now (Forbes)
- Growing Old, Sick and Latino in the South Without Papers (Mundo Hispanico/New America Media)
- Latina Elders With Imprisoned Children Locked in Hard Times (La Opinion/New America Media)
- Elderly Latino Parents Struggle When Children Are Behind Bars (La Opinion/New America Media)
- Will Psychiatry Replace Elders’ Old “Normal” With New “Mentally Ill” Diagnoses? (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- Abuse of Mind-altering Drugs Rising in Elder Care Facilities (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- New Options In Dementia Care Offer Hope With Fewer Drugs (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- Unique Elder Court Protects Seniors With Special Needs (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- 7 Ways to Save Your Relationships From Caregiver Stress (Caring.com/New America Media)
- How to Beat Caregiver Stress Syndrome and Stay Healthy (Caring.com)
- Eldercare Stress: What's Different for Males—Especially Black Men (Caring.com/New America Media)
- Avoiding Stress in Eldercare: What 7 At-Risk Groups Need to Know (Caring.com/New America Media)
- To Help Elders, South Asian Scholars Build Global Network (India Currents/New America Media)
- Nunca es tarde para convertirse ciudadano (Univision Arizona, Spanish language)
- Hacerse ciudadano: proceso rápido y sencillo (Univision Arizona, Spanish language)
- For Arizona's Latino Elders, Becoming U.S. Citizen Easier Than Expected (Univision Arizona/New America Media)
- Study Shows Latinos Save Less for Retirement (Forbes/New America Media)
- Young Doctors Flock to New Specialty-- End-of-Life Care (San Jose Mercury News/New America Media)
- Historical, Generational Trauma Haunt Vietnamese Seniors in U.S. (Viễn Đông Daily News/New America Media)
- Aging in Asia (India Currents)
- Vietnamese Elders Struggle With Depression Years After War (Viễn Đông Daily News/New America Media)
- Train like Muhammad Ali: Read These Tips For Boomer Entrepreneurs (Forbes)
- Tips For Late-Career Entrepreneurs (For- or Non-Profit) (Forbes/New America Media)
- Alzheimer’s Studies May Help Prevent Shrinking Brains, “Silent Strokes” (CNN/New America Media)
2011
- Eying a Late-Career Change? You've Got Company (Forbes)
- Want to Start Your Own Business? Get a Business Mentor (Forbes)
- How to Prepare for Non-Profit Work (Forbes)
- Great Way For Boomers to Prepare for Nonprofit Work (Forbes)
- Services Not Reaching Atlanta's Elder Koreans (Korea Daily/New America Media)
- Jobs Program for Older Americans Struggles (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- GSA 2011 focuses on minority aging and family caregiving (Korea Daily, Korean language)
- Older workers face bleak prospects, program cuts (Twin Cities Daily Planet/New America Media)
- 90-Year-Old Latina Brings Art to Life and Life to Her Art (Mundo Hispanico/New America Media)
- Recognizing complexities in depression, reporting accurately (Viễn Đông Daily News)
- Scientists Gleaning Longevity’s Secrets From Okinawa to Loma Linda (HealthPolicyForum.org/New America Media)
- Estudios sobre latinos de la tercera edad (Univision Arizona, Spanish language)
- Kulankii GSA 64th Annual Scientific Meeting ee Boston ee Gabowga Ku Saabsanaa! (Runta, Somali language)
- Suxufi yiintii Lagu Martiqaaday shirka GSA ee ka dhacay Boston (Runta, Somali language)
- Ancianos gays sufren mayor discriminación (La Opinion, Spanish language)
- Access to caregiving can have barriers for immigrants (The Baltimore Sun)
- Online dating: Seniors bring different values to the process (MinnPost.com)
- The Future of Old Age in America (The Guardian/New America Media)
- Unemployment triples for older, low-income workers (St. Louis American)
- Study: Recession Hits Low-Income, Older, Ethnic Women Workers Hardest (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- Want a happy marriage? Have more sex (The Baltimore Sun)
- To Live Longer, Make Changes Big and Small (Caring.com)
- Having Dementia Doesn't Make You a "Hopeless Patient" (Caring.com)
- Happiness is More than Finding A Dream Job for 65+. Try Sex, Study Finds (Forbes)
- Buscan ayudar a las personas de la tercera edad en conferencia (Univision Arizona, Spanish language)
- Race is on to sequence centenarian DNA (The Baltimore Sun)
- Want a happy marriage? Have more sex (The Baltimore Sun)
- The Greatest Race: X Prize Enlists Elders in Quest for Vitality (Redwood Age/New America Media)
- This is how you live to be 105 (The Baltimore Sun)
- As more get old, experts advise: Move it (USA Today)
- Want to beat that record-setting age? (USA Today)
- Former Assistant Secretary of Department of Aging Calls Immigrant Communities to Judge Candidates by Elderly Care Policies (Sing Tao Daily*, Chinese language)
- Study: Elder Abuse a Serious Problem for Chinese Seniors (Sing Tao Daily/New America Media)
- Federal Budget Cuts Hit Heavily on Older Workers Employment Program (Sing Tao Daily, Chinese language)
- Archon Genomics X Prize Begins Recruiting Centenarians (Sing Tao Daily, Chinese language)
- AK: Caring for Elders (Alaska Public Radio Network)
- Elders Seek Chinese Healers Despite U.S. Malpractice Threat (The Epoch Times/New America Media)
- How Chinese Seniors Navigate the U.S. Health Care System (The Epoch Times/New America Media)
- Experience sheds light women’s post-retirement investment practices (The Louisiana Weekly)
- Somali Elder Helps Seattle Refugees Be Buried Affordably with Dignity (Runta/New America Media)
- Facebook for Centenarians: Senior Citizens Learn Social Media (The Atlantic)
- How Seniors Survived Katrina—Family, Faith and Community (New Orleans Agenda/New America Media)
- Grandparent caregivers relievers of the foster care system (El Nuevo Sol)
- Wise Investments: Financial Realities Face Black Boomers (Louisiana Weekly/New America Media)
- Health Coverage Crucial to Latino Grandparent Caregivers (El Nuevo Sol/New America Media)
- Latino grandparents face challenges when raising children anew (Pasadena Star-News)
- Native Americans offer 'success stories for healthy aging' (USAToday)
- Seniors exercise right to a better, more youthful life (USAToday)
- “Renpin” Factor—Why Asian Elders Sometimes Support Mixed Marriages (Sing Tao Daily/New America Media)
- Dissonant Wedding Bells: Generations Clash Over Asian Mixed Marriages (Sing Tao Daily/New America Media)
- The Amazing Racer -- Safe Driving Possible Even at Age 90 (Redwoodage.com/New America Media)
- A Falling Risk in Camden (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Finding Your Niche Housing in Retirement — or Before! (AARP Bulletin)
- Retirement Communities Say 'Bring In the Kids!' (AARP Bulletin)
- Not home alone: Retirement communities provide companionship (Chicago Tribune)
- Physical Video Games May Help the Elderly Psychologically (The Atlantic)
- Health and Disease: Living longer brings own set of problems (The Sacramento Bee)
- Finances: Most won't have the money to live comfortably in retirement (The Sacramento Bee)
- Where will boomers get long term care? (The Sacramento Bee)
- Elder Cohousing: A new option for retirement — or sooner! (AARP Bulletin)
- Senior Citizens on the Gulf Coast After Environmental Catastrophes (New Orleans Agenda/New America Media)
- 'Green House' Homes: A Model for Aging That Promotes Growth (AARP Bulletin)
- As we age, number of specialists in aging lags (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
2010
- Abused at the Nursing Home: Physical violence is on the rise in long-term care facilities (AARP Bulletin)
- A Shelter From Elder Abuse: A new protection concept emerges at one long-term care facility (AARP Bulletin)
- Phila. effort aims to make parks fit for seniors (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- A sustainable solution to the senior transportation gap (SmartPlanet)
- Wisdom and Bayonets: Chinese Scholars Reveal Longevity Secrets (SingTao Daily/New America Media)
- Nursing homes are seeking to end the stupor (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- Retirement: Older Californians Need Twice the Federal Poverty Level to Make Ends Meet (The Epoch Times)
- Somali language report on the meeting (Bulshada.com)
- Aging: A Global Challenge (The Louisiana Weekly)
- GSA Annual Convention Focuses on the Diversity of Elderly Population (Sing Tao Daily)
- Scholars Call for Community-based Senior Care System in China (Sing Tao Daily)
- Scholars Found 40% of Seniors in China Developed Depression Mood (Sing Tao Daily)
- Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement Proved Effective in Hong Kong (Sing Tao Daily)
- Ada Mui from Columbia Won Outstanding Mentorship Award (Sing Tao Daily)
- Bing Chen Won Robert Kleemeier Award from GSA (Sing Tao Daily)
- Chinese-American Professor Honored for Research on Aging (New Tang Dynasty Television)
- Demographers Dispel Misconceptions About Aging Adults (National Real Estate Investor)
- To thrive in old age, keep an open mind (USAToday)
- Experts on aging: Stay fit after 65 to live longer, better (USAToday)
- Experts on aging ponder best way to reduce disabilities (USAToday)