Happy 50 Plus Foundation is honored to announce our presentation at the 2023 On Aging Conference in Atlanta

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CEO and Co-Founder of Happy 50 Plus, Amanda Lee, led a 60-minute session on “Supporting Older AAPI/Chinese Americans to Achieve Social, Information and Health Equity”, moderated by AARP’s Senior Advisor, Susan Wang.

The ASA On Aging 2023 is themed “Advancing Health and Well-Being”, and held from March 27-31, 2023.

On Aging is the nation’s largest aging conference.  Each year, thousands of experts and professionals from multidisciplinary aging fields attend the conference to learn about the latest trend related to older Americans and their families in innovation, social impact, economic security, housing, livable communities, justice, equity and all-important topics.  

Although an integrated part of the American society, older Chinese Americans have always been considered a “hard to engage” population. It is largely due to language, cultural, or structural barriers, resulting in inequity to access information, resources, or aging care. Consequently, many monolingual or limited-English proficient older Chinese Americans who experience less social network support suffer from social isolation, mental health issues, or poorer physical health.

“We are grateful that Happy 50 Plus has grown to a 10,000+ AAPI/Chinese-American community in four years. We are excited that our organization and community members will be highlighted in this important aging conference,” Lee said. “We would like to invite any of you who may attend the conference to join this session and hear what we will share. We would also love to hear from you about your efforts and challenges in engaging the older AAPI/Chinese Americans in your communities”.  

Ms. Amanda Lee shared effective strategies to reach and engage older Chinese/AAPI Americans. Specifically, how a community-based organization uses innovative and cost-effective methods to reach and engage older Chinese Americans. Ms. Lee also shared powerful culturally and language-appropriate tools, and how cross-sector engagement methods can help achieve the social determinants of health and equity for older AAPI/Chinese Americans.