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HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE AARC IN FACILITATING THE W ELL-BEING OF OLDER ADULTS Culture & Arts Activity Specialist and Graduate Policy Intern, Asian American Resource Center To n y Vo Cu lt u r e & Ar t s Ed u c a t io n Ma n a g e r , As ia n Am e r ic a n R e s o u r c e Ce n t e r S e n io r P r o g r a m P a r t ic ip a n t s , As ia n Am e r ic a n R e s o u r c e Ce n t e r N ir a li Th a k k a r AGENDA 0 1 NATIONAL AND LOCAL INCREASE OF OLDER ADULTS 0 2 THE AARC AS A MEANINGFUL SP ACE FOR OLDER ADULTS 0 3 0 4 AARC’S P ROGRAMMING FUTURE HEAR FROM P ROGRAMMING P ARTICIP ANTS OLDER ADULTS IN AUSTIN Between 2010 -20 20 , t h e Asia n p o p u la t io n w a s t h e fa st e st - g ro w in g ra c e /e t h n ic it y g ro u p a m o n g o ld e r a d u lt s in Au st in . Th is is p a rt ic u la rly a p p a re n t in No rt h w e st a n d No rt h e a st Au st in . W ORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: AGE- FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES • The age -friendliness framework helps cities and communities plan for a setting where older adults can actively participate in society and age in place. • Since 2016, the City of Austin has shifted to this framework. Each year, the Commission on Aging provides recommendations to councilmembers across all 8 domains. P HOTOVOICE AT THE AARC • Our process focused on respect and social inclusion from the age -friendliness framework. • Participants received a photo journal (translated to Mandarin and Korean) with 6 prompts related to this domain. They took/selected one photo of their life to answer each question. 14 Participants AAPI and other ethnic minorities 6 6 Weeks Participants learned new technology (Airdrop) and connected with one another. Photos One per prompt that captured their experiences of respect and social inclusion. OF 14 P ARTICIP ANTS, 7 USED THE AARC IN THEIR P HOTOS, ACROSS MULTIP LE P ROMP TS. Pro m p t Pa rt ic ip a n t s t h a t u s e d AARC in t h e ir p h o t o P1. Wh e re o r wh e n d o yo u fe e l m o s t c o n n e c t e d t o c u lt u re in Au s t in ? P2. Wh a t is a m is c o n c e p t io n yo u fe e l o t h e r ge n e ra t io n s h a ve a b o u t yo u r a ge gro u p ? P4 . Wh a t is a n a c t ivit y t h a t yo u wis h yo u c o u ld d o (o r d o m o re o f) in Au s t in ? P6 . Wh e n o r wh e re d o yo u fe e l m o s t u n d e rs t o o d / s e e n / va lu e d ? 2 2 3 3 W HAT THE AARC MEANS TO P ARTICIP ANTS: MRS. SU LI P 4 . W HAT IS SOMETHING YOU W ISH YOU COULD DO MORE OF IN AUSTIN? : 1/10 /20 23, AARC Date and Location of Photo Ca p t io n : “只要是Asia n -Am e ric a n Re so u rc e Ce n t e r组织的活动我都希望能参加。” Tra n sla t io n : “I w ish I c o u ld a t t e n d a ll a c t ivit ie s o rg a n ize d b y AARC.” W HAT THE AARC MEANS TO P ARTICIP ANTS: MR. LIU P 6 . W HERE/W HEN DO YOU FEEL MOST SEEN/VALUED/UNDERSTOOD? : 12/13/20 22, AARC Date and Location of Photo Ca p t io n : “In d ia d a n c e t e a c h e r a n d AARC se n io r m e m b e rs. I fe e l a t AARC p e o p le a re u n d e rst o o d , frie n d ly, a n d t o le ra n t , like b e in g a t h o m e .” Th e AARC’s p h o t o vo ic e e x h ib it is a va ila b le fo r vie w in g a n d e n g a g e m e n t in t h e c e n t e r’s b a llro o m u n t il Ma y 31s t , 20 24 . INDIVIDUAL P HOTO COLLECTIONS P ROMP T P HOTO COLLAGES THE FUTURE OF THE AARC’S P ROGRAMMING THE AARC SENIOR P ROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXP AND: Ou r c e n t e r se rve s in d ivid u a ls w it h va rio u s e t h n ic id e n t it ie s: Th a i, Ch in e se , Ta iw a n e se , Ko re a n , Vie t n a m e se , b ira c ia l, Wh it e , Hisp a n ic , Bla c k, So u t h Asia n , Bu rm e se , a n d m o re . 4 ,712 Program a t t e n d a n c e in FY20 23 6 ,26 9 Me a ls o n Wh e e ls m e a ls se rve d in FY20 23 2,9 76 P ro g ra m a t t e n d a n c e fro m Oc t o b e r 20 23- Ma rc h 20 24 4 ,10 2 Me a ls o n Wh e e ls m e a ls se rve d fro m Oc t o b e r 20 23- Ma rc h 20 24 O UR S E N IO R P R O GR AM ADDS VALUE TO P AR TICIP AN TS ’ LIVE S . Fe m a le , In d ia n , 73 ye a rs o ld “On e t h in g is t h e w a y p e o p le g re e t yo u . Yo u fe e l t h a t yo u a re w e lc o m e . Th a t is t h e c u lt u re o ve r h e re . Wh e n e ve r so m e o n e n e w c o m e s, t h e y t ry t o m a ke frie n d sh ip w it h t h e m , m a ke t h e m fe e l t h a t yo u a re a t h o m e .” Co u p le , Th a i, 75 (M), a n d 72 ye a rs o ld (F) “It’s the social aspect. It’s close to home. You d e ve lo p frie n d sh ip s. We lo ve it . I like t h e sm ilin g p e o p le . It 's a so c ia l c o n t a c t . Th o se h e re a re sm ilin g a n d a re u n d e rst a n d in g , a n d t h o se a re t h e kin d o f p e o p le t h a t yo u w a n t t o t a lk t o a n d sh a re w it h .” “My vie w o n c o n n e c t io n is o u r frie n d sh ip t o d iffe re n t c u lt u re s. Be in g h e re , it c a n h e lp b re a k d o w n t h e w a ll.” P ARTICIP ANT P ERSP ECTIVES CONTINUED “We h a ve a lo t o f c u lt u re s. I t h in k t h a t w e a ll e m b ra c e t h o se c u lt u re s. It ju st h a s b e e n a re a l, h a p p y e n viro n m e n t fo r a lo t o f p e o p le t h a t h a ve g o n e t h ro u g h d iffe re n t t h in g s in t h e ir live s.” “We got to learn about each o t h e r’s h ist o ry a n d sh a re o u r o w n e xp e rie n c e s. It w a s n ic e t o m e e t n e w p e o p le a n d se e d iffe re n t id e a s.” TH E AAR C R E MAIN S TH E O N LY CULTUR AL CE N TE R TH AT P R O VIDE S A YE AR - R O UN D S E N IO R P R O GR AM. IN ADDITIO N , W E CO N TIN UE TO E XP E R IE N CE AN IN CR E AS E IN P R O GR AM ATTE N DAN CE AN D IN TE R E S T ACR O S S ALL AGE GR O UP S . These programs include, but are not limited to: • Yo u t h Vo ic e s Ris in g (m id d le s c h o o le rs ) • Te e n Me n t o rs h ip Pro gra m (in t e rge n e ra t io n a l) • Art is t Wo rks h o p s (in t e rge n e ra t io n a l) • FY26 Su m m e r Ca m p (c h ild re n a n d yo u t h ) • AAPI Mo vie Sc re e n in gs (in t e rge n e ra t io n a l) Th e AARC h o p e s t o a lwa ys h o n o r a n d s e rve o u r s e n io rs . As we re s p o n d t o in c re a s e d in t e re s t , we wa n t t o c o n t in u e t o u p h o ld t h e q u a lit y o f s e n io r p ro gra m m in g wh ile a ls o e n ga gin g m o re wit h AAPI in d ivid u a ls a c ro s s t h e life s p a n . To le a rn m o re a b o u t t h e t h e p h o t o vo ic e a n d q u a lit a t ive p ro je c t s, c o n t a c t : THANK YOU! Nirali Thakkar n ira li.t h a kka r@a u st in t e xa s.g o v QUESTIONS? n t h a kk9 9 @g m a il.c o m