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Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.

May is designated as a month for honoring both older Americans and Asian Pacific American heritage. The latter designation honors the completion of the transcontinental railroad May 10, 1869, by railroad workers who were predominantly Chinese immigrants. Our first story highlights how to overcome cultural barriers to financial management among aging Asian-Americans. Other stories illustrate the ways our network members help balance affordable housing with community identity and assist new Americans to find jobs.
Financial education begins by knowing the audience
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Adapting to a new culture is always challenging, and it’s particularly so for older Asian-Americans who may have grown up elsewhere. The U.S. health insurance and legal systems can be intimidating, and financial management is often daunting. Los Angeles-based Little Tokyo Service Center found a solution in culturally sensitive financial education.

Excerpted from NeighborWorks Works: Practical Solutions from America's Community Development Network
Nonprofit steps up to keep Chinatown affordable and diverse
In San Francisco's Chinatown community, there was a 19 percent drop in the Asian population from 2000-2010. NeighborWorks member Chinatown CDC rose to the challenge of developing and managing an affordable housing solution while also embracing diversity.

Excerpted from NeighborWorks Works: Practical Solutions from America's Community Development Network
New York NeighborWorks member helps new Americans land jobs
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The opportunity for a better economic future is a driving force for new immigrants. Yet it’s overwhelming to find a job when the language and culture are new, even when you have a strong work history. Network member Asian-Americans for Equality helps jobseekers find success in New York City’s workforce.
SPOTLIGHT
How to cultivate a culture of health and safety
A group of young people lined up, each standing next to a bicycle.
How do you transform the built environment and the community culture that surrounds it to facilitate safe physical activity that promotes health? Two NeighborWorks organizations, Avenue CDC in Houston and NeighborWorks Orange County in California, are tackling this challenge with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
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Green circle with text: 61 percent of recent Asian immigrants, ages 25 to 64, have a college degree.
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