AGING
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New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA)
Guide to the wide range of services available to older New Yorkers and their families.
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Social Security Online
Official website of the US Social Security Administration.
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VCNY Your Portal to Community Care
Village Care of New York - Your Portal to Community Care.
ART
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Roger Shimomura's Paintings, Performance and Sculpture
Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints and theatre pieces address socio-political issues of Asian America and have often been inspired by the diaries by his grandmother...
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The Wing Luke Asian Museum
The Wing Luke Asian Museum engages the Asian Pacific American Community and the Public in Exploring Issues Related to the Culture, Art & History of Asian ...
FILM
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2006 Tribeca Film Festival - The Cats of Mirikitani
The Cats of Mirikitani. Jimmy Mirikitani is a fiercely independent, homeless 80-year-old Japanese-American artist who lost family and friends to both WWII ...
HOMELESSNESS
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Elderly increasingly at risk for homelessness - Newsday.com
Elderly homelessness may be more apparent at Peter's Place, which is nearly always over its 125-person capacity and serves about 2000 people a year...
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Glide Memorial Church
An open church serving a diverse population. Covers history, programs, job opportunities and calendar. Executive Director of Glide's 52 programs. Janice Mirikitani...
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Programs-Peter's Place
Peter's Place is New York City's only 24-hour, multi-service center for older and frailhomeless men and women. Located on West 23rd Street in Manhattan, ...
JAPANESE AMERICAN
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Densho
A nonprofit organization documenting oral histories by Japanese Americans.
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JAA Home
JAA (the Japanese American Association of New York - Community Center for Culture and Welfare) is a non-profit organization and has been serving the Japanese American community for close to a hundred years.
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Japanese American Citizens League - JACL
National civil rights advocacy organization for people of Japanese American descent.
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Tule Lake Internment Camp
Tule Lake was the largest and most controversial of the ten War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps used to carry out the governmentÕs system of exclusion and detention of persons of Japanese descent, mandated by Executive Order 9066.