Aging Services Inclusive of Asian American Networks (ASIAAN), a national technical assistance and resource development center, addresses health care and social service barriers experienced by Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults by building capacity for culturally relevant care within service systems, fostering health literacy among older adults and their caregivers, and cultivating cultural sensitivity among future health and social service providers.
Our objectives Heading link
- To build capacity among AAPI older adults and their caregivers to access and navigate health and social services by developing culturally-tailored informational resources
- To build capacity within aging service organizations to provide culturally meaningful and linguistically accessible outreach and service delivery
- To build capacity within ethnic CBOs for staff to serve as liaisons between mainstream services and AAPI older adults and their caregivers
- To enable the future workforce of health and social service providers to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and competencies for providing culturally-sensitive and family-centered care for AAPI older adults and their families
- To create a mechanism for knowledge translation and dissemination of health and disability-focused information through culturally-tailored and accessible messaging and products
Our Partners Heading link
Community Partners:
We collaborate with essential community-based organizations to represent the diverse AAPI subgroups. Community Partners serve as advisors and stakeholders to ensure resources are culturally tailored and accessible to all aging network community members.
Hana Center
South-East Asia Center (SEAC)
Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA)
Chinese American Service League (CASL)
Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS)
South Asian American Research & Policy Institute (SAAPRI)
Rizal Center
Cambodian Association of Illinois (CAI)
Older Adults Equity Collaborative (OAEC) Partners:
Established in 2020, OAEC includes five ACL-funded national Minority Aging Technical Assistance and Resource Centers (TARCs) that each focus on serving a unique community. Together, they work to ensure access and equity across aging services programs by providing technical assistance (TA) to the aging services network.
Services and Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Aging (SAGE)
National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA)
National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
The Center for Healthy Aging at the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
National Partners:
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Funding Heading link
The creation of this website was supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $620,918 with 67% percentage funded by ACL/HHS (Grant number # 90HDRC001 l-01-00, PI: Mirza) and $207,960 or 33% percentage funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.