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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825748603321

Titolo

As the leaves turn gold : Asian Americans and experiences of aging / / Bandana Purkayastha ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanhalm, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012

ISBN

1-4422-0913-5

1-283-52396-5

9786613836410

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Diversity and aging

Altri autori (Persone)

PurkayasthaBandana <1956->

Disciplina

305.2608995/073

Soggetti

Older Asian Americans

Older Asian Americans - Social conditions

Aging - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Whose lives? whose voices? : methodological choices for studying Asian Americans and -- Aging -- The life course within and beyond families -- Care work within and beyond families -- Constructing new lives -- Citizenship and aging -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">As the Leaves Turn Gold</span><span> focuses on the experiences of aging among women and men of Asian origin-both immigrants and citizens-in the contemporary U.S. Drawing on interviews and survey data, the book discusses the experiences of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">different</span><span> groups of Asian Americans to analyze how ideologies, interactions, and institutional arrangements shape racialized, gendered, and classed aging in contemporary America.</span></span></span>