Category: Dementia & Alzheimer’s

• S3 E06: Travis Nguyen, interpreter & translator, on working with the deaf & deaf/blind communities, how intergenerational trauma manifests in day-to-day life, and more.

  

  Travis Giuse Nguyen (he/él) is an interpreter and translator born and raised in Southeast Texas. We talk about how trauma responses manifest in refugee communities, how the deaf do not benefit from incidental learning like hearing folks, and the struggle of being LGBTQ in an Asian American family.

  nuancespod

  July 23, 2023

  Asian American Guests, Beauty standards, Deaf & Deafblind Communities, Dementia & Alzheimer’s, Disability justice, Gay, intergenerational trauma, LGBTQIA+, Media representation, Mental health, translation/interpretation, vietnamese-american

  american sign language, deaf, deafblind, dementia, incidental learning, intergenerational trauma, language discrimination, language erasure, language skills, learn ASL, linguistic discrimination, nuancespod, ocean vuong, protactile, refugee communities, sign language, trauma responses, vietnamese american community, vietnamese diaspora

• S2 E14: Nicolas Kee Mew on recognizing signs of dementia, the importance of planning, tips on choosing a care options, and how to support without infantilizing newly diagnosed loved ones.

  

  Our guest today is passionate about providing care for dementia patients, as well as raising awareness of dementia & Alzheimer’s. We talk about the early signs, how to communicate and support loved ones with dementia, and how to decide whether professional care should be considered. Nicolas’ story is also an inspiring one, as he is…

  nuancespod

  March 5, 2023

  Care sector, Careers, chinese-american, Dementia & Alzheimer’s, Mental health

  alzheimer care, asianeuropean, care home, carehome, dementia advocate, dementia care, home care, homecare, mauritian british, mauritian-chinese, mild cognitive impairment, nuancespod, nursinghome, retirement home, retirementhome, sinomauritian