SPRING NEWSLETTER | 2024

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In this issue, you will find upcoming events, news, and showcase some of the work that our partners have been carrying out to serve the diverse Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.


If you haven't already, please click here to enroll in CARE.

 
 

As of March 4, 2024, 10,152 people have signed up to increase AANHPI's representation in research!

Click to learn more about CARE Registry

 
 

Upcoming Events

 

Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST

Virtual Event

18th Annual Chinese Alzheimer's Forum

Is your family or the life of a loved one being impacted by Alzheimer's or other dementia? More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and more than 11 million people are providing unpaid care. There is a global effort to find better ways to treat the disease, delay and prevent its onset.


This event is presented in Mandarin.


Register at: tinyurl.com/24alzchineseforum

Questions? Contact pchang@alz.org or 408.372.9943

Alzheimer's Association is a CARE community partner.

 

Sunday, April 14, 2024 @ 11:30am - 1:30pm PST

San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin

640 N. 5th St. San Jose, CA 95112 

Building A Dementia Friendly Community

A Dementia Friendly Community (DFC) is defined as a place or culture in which people with dementia and their carers feel empowered, supported and included in society, understand their rights and recognize their full potential.


We will create a society where dementia is normalized and people with dementia feel supported and want to remain within the community.


Come learn more about the start of this wonderful community and initiative.

To RSVP, please email kazokuai2024@gmail.com

by March 31, 2024

Alzheimer's Association is a CARE community partner.

Sunday, April 21, 2024 @ 10:00am - 5:00pm PST

San Jose Japantown

640 N. 5th St. San Jose, CA 95112 

46th Annual Nikkei Matsuri

Since 1978, the Nikkei Matsuri Festival has showcased the contributions and cultural achievements of the Japanese American community. Nikkei Matsuri’s origin began with the City of San Jose’s 1977 Bicentennial Celebration, Issei Legacy, which was an event that coordinated over thirty Japanese American cultural groups and associations. For the past 45 years, the all-volunteer Nikkei Matsuri Committee has worked to share and preserve the culture and heritage of the Japanese American traditions through the presentation of food, arts and crafts, performing arts, demonstrations, and cultural exhibits in the heart of historic San Jose Japantown. 


CARE and Yu-Ai Kai will be tabling at this event, so don't forget to stop by.

Yu-Ai Kai is a CARE community partner.

AT A GLANCE

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18th Annual Chinese Alzheimer's Forum

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Building A Dementia Friendly Community

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46th Annual Nikkei Matsuri

 
 

CARE in the News

VIP Appreciation Event at

Vietnamese American Services Center

On Friday, February 16, 2024, the Vietnamese Insights into Aging Program (VIP) held an appreciation event for its participants at the newly built Vietnamese American Services Center in San Jose. Many of VIP's participants are a part of CARE. At the event, participants got updates on how the study is going, learned about a new study to be involved in, and received gifts.

Lunar New Year Event at

Blanca Alvarado Community Resource Center

On Saturday, Feburary 24, 2024, CARE tabled at Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) Blanca Alvarado Community Resource Center (CRC) in San Jose! We enjoyed watching the cooking demo of a traditional dish, greeting the lion dancers, and watching traditional performances by talented local youth.

CARE Ambassador Program

The CARE Ambassador program is a volunteer opportunity by the CARE Registry, open to high school students, college students, and recent undergrad graduates. Working as a CARE Ambassador will foster new learning experiences involving hosting virtual events, in-person tabling, and more depending on your capacity.


Learn more on our website

 
 

AANHPI News & Research

New paper published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia:

The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association!

The paper, “Mapping racial and ethnic healthcare disparities for persons living with dementia: A scoping review”, has been published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.


The paper was authored by Dr. Ladson Hinton, one of CARE’s co- investigators, alongside his colleagues.


Click here to read the full paper

 
 
 
 

Caregiver Spotlight: Jaya's Story


The last two years of her life were really very sad to me because she…she would make me or say things that were all out of context and I would be keep on telling her “No, you didn't do it this way” then she got sick.


Read more about Jaya's story

 

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