Caring Across Generations

Grace J. Yoo

ISBN 10: 0814768970 / ISBN 13: 9780814768976

Published by NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS Jun 2014, 2014

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Neuware - Drawing on interviews with 137 second and 1.5 generation Korean Americans, the authors explore issues such as their childhood experiences, their interpreted cultural traditions and values in regards to care and respect for the elderly, their attitudes and values regarding care for aging parents, and their observations of parents facing retirement.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Caring Across Generations
• Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS Jun 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814768970
• ISBN 13: 9780814768976
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 237W x 161H x 23D millimeters 237 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 485 grams

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Synopsis

More than 1.3 million Korean Americans live in the United States, the majority of them foreign-born immigrants and their children, the so-called 1.5 and second generations. While many sons and daughters of Korean immigrants outwardly conform to the stereotyped image of the upwardly mobile, highly educated super-achiever, the realities and challenges that the children of Korean immigrants face in their adult lives as
their immigrant parents grow older and confront health issues that are far more complex. In Caring Across Generations, Grace J. Yoo and Barbara W. Kim explore how earlier experiences helping immigrant parents navigate American society have prepared Korean American children for negotiating and redefining the traditional gender norms, close familial relationships, and cultural practices that their parents expect them to adhere to as they reach adulthood. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 137 second and 1.5 generation Korean Americans, Yoo & Kim explore issues such as their childhood experiences, their interpreted cultural traditions and values in regards to care and respect for the elderly, their attitudes and values regarding care for aging parents, their observations of parents facing retirement and life changes, and their experiences with providing care when parents face illness or the prospects of dying.

A unique study at the intersection of immigration and aging, Caring Across Generations provides a new look at the linked lives of immigrants and their families, and the struggles and triumphs that they face over many generations.

About the Authors

Grace J. Yoo is Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State

Barbara W. Kim is Professor of Asian American Studies at California State University, Long Beach."