ging ▁in ▁America ] ex am ined ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁European ▁thought ▁and ▁art ▁about ▁ag ing , ▁trac ed ▁its ▁evolution ▁in ▁America , ▁and ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁meaning ▁in ▁later ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Cole ▁wrote ▁No ▁Color ▁is ▁My ▁Kind , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁E ld re we y ▁Ste ar ns ▁and ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁Houston . ▁ ▁Cole ▁and ▁his ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁ ▁Kate ▁de ▁M ede iros , ▁taught ▁Life ▁Story ▁Writing ▁Work sh ops ▁to ▁groups ▁of ▁el ders ▁in ▁Gal vest on ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁P BS ▁film ▁Life ▁St ories ▁was ▁made ▁about ▁the ▁work sh ops . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Cole ▁became ▁the ▁found ing ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁McG overn ▁Center ▁for ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Eth ics . ▁ ▁With ▁Ron ald ▁Car son ▁and ▁Nathan ▁Car lin , ▁he ▁co - author ed ▁ ▁Medical ▁Human ities : ▁An ▁Introduction . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁No ▁Color ▁Is ▁My ▁Kind : ▁ ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁ ▁E ld re we y ▁Ste ar ns ▁and ▁the ▁Integr ation ▁of ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁J our ney ▁of ▁Life : ▁A ▁Cultural ▁History ▁of ▁A ging . ▁ ▁New ▁York : ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 2