Category Archives: International Perspective
News from ACE/121: CPR Workshop
Residents at ACE/121, our multigenerational Arts Colony in Glendale, CA, participated in a CPR Workshop provided by USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and the American Heart Association. ~ Marshall Ayers, Program Director
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Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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International Perspective: Aging in Canada, Mexico, and Japan
It’s always interesting and instructive to learn how other countries are dealing with their aging populations. Here’s a collection of articles about: Canada – “Boom, Bust, and Economic Headaches” Mexico – “An Aging Population with Limited Services” Japan – “Japan’s Bold … Continue reading
International Perspective: Japan Is Changing How We’ll Grow Old
“Japan is on a demographic collision course with an aging population and a declining birth rate. But around the country experiments are under way that may turn the burdens into benefits.” This post contains a 360 degree video. It’s shot … Continue reading
Three Marines Return to Cuba for a Special Task
“Around noon on Jan. 4, 1961, after spending hours feeding mounds of government documents into an incinerator, three American Marines assigned to the embassy guard force in Havana turned their attention to a solemn task: lowering the American flag. . … Continue reading
International Perspective: Trouble for Pensions in Greece
Greece’s economic woes have been in the news quite a lot recently. “As it confronts creditors over its huge debts and how best to recover from a still-crippling downturn . . . Greece’s big creditors — other eurozone countries, the … Continue reading
International Perspective: The Babayagas’ House
France: “It’s been 15 years in the making but the Babayagas’ House, a name taken from Slavic mythology meaning ‘witch,’ has just been inaugurated in Montreuil, on the east side of Paris. It’s a self-managed social housing project devised and … Continue reading
International Perspective: Reviving Pakistani Classical Music
“In his home in Lahore, Pakistan, Saleem Khan holds up his late father’s violin. There are no strings, the wood is scratched and the bridge is missing. ‘There was a time when people used to come to Lahore from … Continue reading
