Finding a Sense of Home across the Pacific in Old Age- Chinese American Senior's Report of Life Satisfaction in a Foreign Land.
Finding a sense of home for international migrants is challenging. It is even more so for older adults who migrate to a foreign country later in life to follow their adult children. This study examines Chinese immigrant elders' report of their sense of home and life-satisfaction. Based on 21 intensi...
| Published in: | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 31 - 56 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Mar2017
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