Ageism and Race

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts November 28, 2018

Connaitre les trajectoires individuelles pour mieux agir : le cas des femmes immigrées marocaines âgées en Belgique

Il a beaucoup été question du vécu des immigrés hommes marocains qui sont venus travailler en Belgique dans les années 60. L’expérience des femmes reste peu abordée. Fatima Hanine et

Ageism, Ageism and Race, Testimonies November 28, 2018

“When I’m 64, will I be living in a community that accepts me and that I can contribute to?”

Dr. Isaiah Durosaiye is an expert of AGE Platform Europe active in the field of employment issues. In this video, he talks people’s anxiety about people migrating to the U.K.

Ageism, Ageism and Race, Blogposts November 16, 2018

Looking at the ethnic and religious minorities of Europe: they’re ageing too!

Frequently the “migrant” factor is forgotten in discussions on Europe’s ageing population, despite the fact that the EU is home to a significant population of older migrants and ethnic and

Ageism, Ageism and Race, Testimonies November 16, 2018

‘Take your money, get out of Denmark and don’t come back’

Bashy Quraishy is National Coordinator of ENAR Denmark. In this interview, first published in 2012, he reveals his perceptions and experience of becoming an older ethnic minority in Denmark, and

Ageism, Ageism and Race, Blogposts November 14, 2018

Older migrants in Europe: why we need a right-based approach

Ageing and international migration are interrelated phenomena which are currently affecting the European continent. As a consequence of these social processes, the number of older people who have been international

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts October 25, 2018

Older migrants have the right to be treated with respect: respect of their age, and respect of their culture

The ‘othering’ of older migrants in Western societies is common, also when one encounters care professionals. Saloua Berdai Chaouni and Ann Claeys investigate the experience of older migrants living with

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 24, 2018

‘Who hears the voice of older migrants?’

Fifi is a committed health professional like there are many — except that besides work, Fifi is also volunteering for Pharos, an organisation giving ‘cultural-sensitive working’ courses to address health

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Good Practices October 22, 2018

A guidebook for care professionals to respect the cultural background of people experiencing memory loss

As the Finnish population with a migrant background is ageing, the Society for Memory Disorders Expertise in Finland, published “Culture-sensitive memory work: Finnish experience”, a guidebook intended to specialists of the

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 22, 2018

Confucianism and the later life choices of older Chinese living in Belgium

Chinese emigrants are the fourth largest group of non-European foreigners in Belgium, after Morocco, Turkey and Russia. Tina Pan, a Chinese national working in Belgium at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, elaborates on

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Blogposts October 22, 2018

Housing and care needs for older migrants in the Netherlands

Older migrants, just like Dutch elderly people, prefer to live on their own for as long as possible, preferably in their current house, which they are familiar with and where