内容简介：
This collection will present works that offer illuminating perspectives on the remarkably diverse Asian American populations of the United States. As a population that is neither black nor white, the range of experiences of these groups, many of whom arrived as refugees, presents other perspectives on the cultural mosaic that constitutes the United States. Studies of Asian Americans sheds light on issues related to immigration, refugee policy, transnationalism, return migration, cultural citizenship, ethnic communities, community building, identity and group formation, panethnicity, race relations, gender and class, entrepreneurship, employment, representation, politics, adaptation, and acculturation. The writings in this collection are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines to provide a broad and informative array of insights on these fascinating and diverse populations. The sandwich generation is a sociological term for adult children who care for their aging parents, and who still have children at home. This book examines the factors contributing to this phenomenon, the possible ways to alleviate the burden placed upon the sandwich generation, and what the future of the family will be like if current trends continue. The family unit is experiencing enormous pressures when confronted with the long-term care of aging parents. Medical costs, reduction of income, nursing homes, loss of independence, Alzheimer's Disease, and other issues confront the elderly today. Adult children who step into this arena to help often find that they are in for an emotional and financial roller-coaster. Statistics indicate that the average person retiring at age 65 has less than $250 in the bank. Tocomplicate this problem, the primary caregivers tend to be women who are in their fifties and who find themselves facing 18 years of caring for aging parents or parents-in-law. This study shows that this situation is going to continue, complicated by such related issues such as the right to die, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide. With advances in medical care that add many years of life to a person who probably would have not otherwise survived, a plan of action by families is essential in the caring of aging parents if our society is to prevent further fracturing of the family. A primary goal of this study is to help churches and community centers for the elderly to address the dilemma of the sandwich generation.