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Asian American Elders in the Twenty-First Century
Mui, Ada C.; Shibusawa, Tazuko
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Description for Asian American Elders in the Twenty-First Century
Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 tables; 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Asian Americans make up a diverse ethnic group in the Unites States and are among the fastest growing population of adults sixty-five years and older. Most Asian Americans are either first-generation immigrants who grew up in the United States or individuals who joined their American families later in life. Yet despite the significant presence of Asian Americans in this country, adequate resources tracking their health over the life span are surprisingly scarce. With this book, Ada C. Mui and Tazuko Shibusawa provide necessary data on the psychosocial well-being of Asian American elders. Focusing on the six largest Asian American groups ... Read more
Asian Americans make up a diverse ethnic group in the Unites States and are among the fastest growing population of adults sixty-five years and older. Most Asian Americans are either first-generation immigrants who grew up in the United States or individuals who joined their American families later in life. Yet despite the significant presence of Asian Americans in this country, adequate resources tracking their health over the life span are surprisingly scarce. With this book, Ada C. Mui and Tazuko Shibusawa provide necessary data on the psychosocial well-being of Asian American elders. Focusing on the six largest Asian American groups ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231135900
SKU
V9780231135900
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99-15
About Mui, Ada C.; Shibusawa, Tazuko
Ada C. Mui is a professor of social work at the Columbia University School of Social Work. As a social gerontologist, Dr. Mui has conducted research on informal caregiving, formal service utilization, self-care, and health and mental health among elders from diverse backgrounds. She was principal investigator for the Asian American Elders in New York City Study. Tazuko Shibusawa ... Read more
Reviews for Asian American Elders in the Twenty-First Century
The book achieves its goal of providing a reference point for future research on Asian American immigrant elders as well as a comparison point for the study of other populations.
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