Posts Tagged as "Elder Profiles"

Juanito Geronimo: A Life of Removal

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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Written by John Oliver Santiago

My grandfather’s face is full of joy and amusement as he watches a Filipino program playing on satellite television...

Maria Rios: Living the Ghost Life

Sep. 28, 2011 / By
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Graphic by John Oliver Santiago.

There comes a moment in life when even the simplest tasks seem difficult on the body.  ..

Loung Vy: Gardening Through Struggle

Sep. 26, 2011 / By
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Loung Vy sits in her garden.  Photo by Sophinarath Cheang.

My grandmother Loung Vy is approaching yet another milestone in her life — her seventy-year mark...

John Livingston: Watching the City Turn

Sep. 20, 2011 / By
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“Hey! Did you hear about what they’re trying to do?” calls out John Livingston to the guy living across the street from him...

Sonya Clark: A Mother in a Bad Economy

Aug. 26, 2011 / By
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Sonya Clark, far left, with her children in their home.  Photo by Sophinarath Cheang. 

My mother, Sonya Clark, is forty-two years old...

Bunsorng Tay: Maintaining Cultural Legacies

Aug. 26, 2011 / By
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Written By Sophinarath Cheang, Voicewaves Youth Journalist

Bunsorng Tay in his home.

Bunsorng Tay is sixty-three years old...