December 2023 CARE Registry Newsletter | |
Happy holidays to you and yours!
In this holiday issue, you will find upcoming events, news, and some of the work that our partners have been carrying out to serve the diverse Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.
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As of November 19, 2023, 10,134 people have signed up to increase AANHPI's representation in research! | |
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On Saturday, September 30th, many of our staff, interns, and ambassadors came out to promote CARE at the 5th Annual Bay Area Chuseok Festival in San Francisco!
KCI is a CARE Community Partner.
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1st Annual Pacific Islander Wellness Day
On Saturday, October 28, 2023 - CARE tabled at the 1st Annual PIWI Pacific Islander Wellness day hosted by the Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative in Hayward!
RAMS Inc. is a CARE Community Partner.
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6th Annual Vietnamese Caregiver Conference
On Saturday, November 4th, the 6th Annual Vietnamese Caregiver Conference took place at the Vietnamese Amerian Cultural Center. Approximately 100 attendees came to listen to speakers talk about CARE, the Vietnamese Insights into Aging (VIP) study, hospice and advance caredirectives, Alzheimer's and dementia, and health care benefits and changes to Medicare/Medical.
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CARE Ambassador Program
A volunteer opportunity by the CARE Registry, open to high school students, college students, and recent undergrad graduates!
Learn more on our website or
Apply now
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of ARISE, a research project dedicated to unraveling the impacts of multi-level discrimination on cognitive performance and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) biomarkers.
Stay tuned for updates.
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17th World Korean Day National Merit Award Ceremony: "Somang Society" Receives Presidential Commendation | |
At the government awards ceremony held to commemorate the 17th International Korean Day, Honorary Chairman Go Seok-hwa of the Bank of Hope received the National Merit of the Moran Medal, and Chairman Lee Yong-gi of the Andrew & Elizabeth Christian Foundation were was awarded the National Merit of the Magnolia Medal. Additionally, the Somang Society and the Korean-American Association of Los Angeles were included in the list of recipients of the Presidential Commendation.
Somang Society is a CARE Community Partner.
Read the detailed news article (in Korean)
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Caregiver Spotlight: Urmila's Story
This was seven years before his death that he wanted to go to India. When we reached India, he asked me, “Where am I?” I told him that we are in India, but he said, “I don’t want to be here… This is not India...I want to go back today"
Read more of Urmila's Story
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