Older Chinese women immigrants and their leisure experiences: before and after emigration to the United States. In: Todd S. 2002. Proceedings of the 2001 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-289. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Services, ...
For many Chinese women, the integration of household and leisure has been necessary to find meaning in life. Based on this concept, we explored older Chinese women immigrants' leisure experiences before and after their emigration to the United States and barriers that they faced in the United ...
“He was a Vet Med student at ISU and was living on a teacher’s assistant’s salary, trying to support us,” recalls Sarvinder. “His major professor was very helpful and invited us over for Thanksgiving every year, and helped him get a permanent visa to the States. That isn’t to...
Political, social and economic crises and living arrangements of older persons: the case of Ukraine In some countries of the former Soviet Union the transition from centrally planned to market-oriented economies is progressing more or less smoothly in oth... VV Bezrukov,NA Foigt - 《Population ...
Research on older immigrants' health service use in the United States is important for making intelligent plans for and delivering services to this population. However, despite the growing importance of the topic, there has been little discussion in the literature regarding the comparative merits of ...
in the United States while there were significant associations between social support, social networks and psychological distress among older Koreans in South Korea.This is the first time that a comparative study has been used to understand psychological distress among older Koreans in both countries....
“I just want her to focus on her education,” Arega said, speaking her native Amharic language. “People come to this country to work and change their lives, not to get into an argument with the government.” The number of Black immigrants to the United States has increased in recent ...
In 1907, no passports or visas were needed to enter the United States through Ellis Island. In fact, no papers were required at all.
Within the context of ongoing social and demographic transformation, including the trend towards globalization, changing patterns of longevity and increasing ethnic diversity, this thesis examines the lives older Asian-Indian immigrants in the United States. To date, much of what little research exists ...
“Jyotsna Sreenivasan’s short stories are clearly, and aptly entitled:These Americans. These are stories about everyday Indian American people in the United States. We learn more details of lives that are lived parallel to the mainstream, Hollywood vision of America. The stories are a valuable...