Nai Chin “Nelson” Koo, aged 100, was born in Zhejiang Province, China. His father was a medical doctor in a private clinic. Nelson fled to Shanghai to escape the advancing Japanese armies and to further his studies. He studied agriculture in ...
Celebrating Our Centenarians: Ai Tanaka
Ai Tanaka carries herself with the same grace as she did when she performed traditional Japanese dance in her youth. She was born in Loomis, CA, in November 1918. Her family returned to Japan to take care of her grandparents. Her father had a fish far ...
Celebrating Our Centenarians: Emiko Nakano
Emiko Nakano grew up in Isleton, the second oldest of ten children. Her parents sent her older sister back to Japan to be raised by her grandparents, effectively making Emiko the oldest child in America. Her dad was a farmer, and eventually became a fore ...
Darrick Lam Appointed to Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee
ACC President and CEO Darrick Lam has been appointed to the State-level committee that will develop the roadmap that provides all Californians, regardless of race, economic status or level of support, an opportunity grow old safely, with dignity and inde ...
Grand Opening of Jimmie R. Yee Park
By Donna Yee It is no surprise that the Southgate Recreation and Park District recently named a new park for Jimmie R. Yee on April 27, 2019. It is also no surprise that so many family, friends, and colleagues showed up to honor him. What is surpr ...
Big Day of Giving Raises $50,000
Hundreds of donations poured into ACC on May 2nd, Big Day of Giving. All the money went to ACC Programs which offers social services, classes, and transportation for older adults and their caregivers. “We rely on donations to cover our teaching and s ...
Marching to Her Own Drum Beat
“My parents immigrated from Mexico. My dad was a laborer in the timber industry, and my mom worked for a linen company. I was an ESL student in grade school and the first in my family to go to college.” Yesenia Jones is the Director of Independent Liv ...
New Executive Director Joins Meals on Wheels by ACC
Kevin McAllister has joined Meals on Wheels by ACC as its new Executive Director. Kevin was the Executive Director of Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director for California Coalition for Youth where he and h ...
ACC to Host Free RMD Workshop on June 19
You’re getting closer to the age of 70 and you keep hearing the term “RMD.” But what does that term “RMD” mean and, more specifically, what does it mean for you? If you’ve participated in a qualified retirement plan you cannot enjoy the tax-deferred e ...
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
On June 15, 2019, communities in the US and all over the world will sponsor events to highlight solutions to this systemic social challenge. As Americans, we believe in justice for all. Yet we fail to live up to this promise when we allow older membe ...
