César Chávez Fellow Melanie Plasencia in Generations Today

Chávez Fellow Melanie Plasencia writes in Generations Today that " Addressing today's older immigrant population requires a nuanced approach—one that considers the needs of older immigrants, their health and safety, and is cognizant of different experiences across communities and geographies." Plasencia  studies race, ethnicity and aging, concentrating on aging immigrants and the older Latina/o/x experience.

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