Parenting and Prosocial/Moral Development in Asians and Asian Immigrants to the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 212-226
Author(s):  
Alexandra Main
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
Prosocial Development ◽  
Empirical Approaches

This chapter discusses theoretical and empirical approaches to studying moral development (particularly the development of empathy-related responses and prosocial behavior) in Asians and Asian immigrants to the United States, including processes of acculturation. Individuals of Asian origin make up roughly 60 percent of the world’s population, but connections between moral development and parenting in this population are poorly understood. In reviewing the available research, this chapter emphasizes an understanding of risk and protective factors and within-culture approaches to understanding links between parenting and prosocial development in Asians and Asian Americans. Recommendations for future research are outlined, including understanding the functions of prosociality and parenting through a cultural lens, the need for more research on the heterogeneity of the experience of Asian and Asian American subgroups, and a greater appreciation of the multifaceted nature of moral development and parenting in theory and empirical research with these populations.

Secular Living as a Context for Moral Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 612-628
Author(s):  
Phil Zuckerman ◽  
Kyle Thompson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Philosophical Discussion

Despite widespread suspicion to the contrary, secular living can and does serve as an adequate, or even excellent, context for moral development. In this chapter, the authors present the contours of contemporary anti-atheist prejudice, with an emphasis on the United States. Next, they explore the empirical data showing that individual atheists and highly secularized societies, such as Sweden and Denmark, are often quite moral, which serves to counter and debunk anti-atheist prejudice. Then, the authors move to a philosophical discussion centering around secular morality itself, outlining general merits of atheistic morality specifically while simultaneously pointing out various problematic assumptions of theistic morality. Finally, the authors conclude and make recommendations for future research.

Engaging South Asian youth and families: A clinical review

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 584-592
Author(s):  
Neha Sharma ◽  
Deepika Shaligram ◽  
Grace H Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Mental Health Stigma

Objective: South Asians (SAs), a rapidly growing minority group in the United States are underrepresented in mental health research. They represent a unique sub-group of Asian immigrants in that their journey to the United States in the last 50 years was driven by the pursuit of academic and career opportunities. Our goal is to provide a topical overview of factors contributing to the mental health challenges of South Asian American (SAA) youth and to describe culturally sensitive approaches that would provide effective treatment for SAA youth and their families. Methods: We conducted a review of published literature in PubMed and PsycInfo search engines using the key words South Asian immigrants, South Asian Americans, psychological, psychiatric, mental health treatment, therapy and interventions. Results: The challenges faced by these highly educated families are distinctive in that there is a struggle to maintain ethnic identity based on collectivism while embracing American ideals of individualism. These opposing values along with model minority expectations put SAs at high risk for mental health concerns and acculturative family distancing. Furthermore, mental health stigma impedes help-seeking. Mental health practitioners must navigate the different value systems of the parent–child dyad without ostracizing either generation and deliver effective care. Hence, culturally adapted family therapy and community-based approaches may be particularly relevant in SA youth. Conclusion: Our article outlines common family attitudes and issues pertinent to mental health in youth and discusses useful clinical approaches to dealing with SAA youth and their families.

scholarly journals Factor Structures of Reasons for Immigration Among Older Asian and Latino Immigrants in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soohyun Park ◽  
Giyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Latino Immigrants ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Older Immigrants ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Interventions ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Abstract Backgrounds and Objectives Although reasons for immigration are significant predictors of immigrants’ health, factor structures of reasons for immigration are still unclear among older immigrants. The present study examined the factor structure of reasons for immigration among older Asian and Latino immigrants in the United States. Research Design and Methods Drawn from the National Latino and Asian American Study, 396 Latino and 298 Asian immigrants over 55 years of age were selected for analysis. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted for nine items concerning reasons for immigration in each immigrant group. Results Three factors were extracted from both Asian and Latino immigrant elders: (a) “voluntary reasons” to pursue development, (b) “involuntary reasons” due to uncontrollable situations, and (c) “semivoluntary reasons” regarding family/medical duties. While immigration to join family members was located in the “semivoluntary reasons” factor among older Asian immigrants, it was located in the “voluntary reasons” factor among older Latino immigrants. Discussion and Implications These findings suggest that three underlying factors of reasons for immigration should be understood considering the different characteristics of two racial/ethnic groups of immigrants. In addition, a migratory reason to join the family should be considered differently for elderly Asian and Latino immigrants. This three-factor framework of reasons for immigration can help clinicians provide more culturally sensitive interventions for older minority immigrants.

scholarly journals The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Daisuke Akiba ◽  
Ana Sofia Velazquez Lopez ◽  
Mari Hirano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stereotype Content Model ◽  
Content Model ◽  
Stereotype Content ◽  
Autobiographical Recall ◽  
Potential Applications

Background. The current Coronavirus pandemic has been linked to a dramatic increase in anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate incidents in the United States. At the time of writing, there does not appear to be any published empirical research examining the mechanisms underlying Asiaphobia during the current pandemic. Based on the stereotype content model, we investigated the idea that ambivalent attitudes toward AAPIs, marked primarily with envy, may be contributing to anti-AAPI xenophobia. Methods. Study 1 (N = 140) explored, through a survey, the link between envious stereotypes toward AAPIs and Asiaphobia. Study 2 (N = 167), utilizing autobiographical recall tasks, experimentally induced the affect of envy in order to establish causality between feelings of envy toward AAPIs and Asiaphobia. Results. In Study 1, envious stereotypes toward AAPIs were found to be predictive of Asiaphobia and, in Study 2, the inducement of envy led to heightened levels of Asiaphobia. Conclusions. The current research provides support for the proposition that, consistent with the stereotype content model, stereotypes and attitudes toward AAPIs marked with ambivalent and envious views, consisting of a mix of perceived competence and lack of “human warmth,” may be fueling Asiaphobia. Implications for potential applications and future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Jasmine’s Travail from Widowhood to Selfhood in Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Shukla Saha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Asian American ◽  
New World ◽  
American Culture ◽  
The United States ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Bharati Mukherjee ◽  
Indian Village ◽  
Shifting Identities

Bharati Mukherjee happens to be a prominent Asian American writer who has in her works vividly represented the experiences of Asian immigrants and the evolution of their migrant selves in America.Her works reflect both, her pride in her Indian heritage and also her earnestness for embracing the new world, America. Mukherjee’s much acclaimed novel Jasmine depicts the story of a young Punjabi woman who dares to rebel against the norms of patriarchy since her childhood. Her stifling experiences of leading the life of a widow in a small Indian village of Hasnapur doesn’t dent her spirit as she dares to sail on her own as an illegal immigrant to the United States on a mission to perform ritual Sati on the campus where her dead husband had enrolled to study. The problems of acculturation drags immigrants like her into an identity crisis. But it does not deter her, as she continuously strives to refashion herself to fit into the mainstream American culture. In this context, the paper attempts to explore how the feminist protagonist, Jasmine, through her shifting identities rediscovers her own independent self by assimilating into the land of opportunity, i.e., America.

scholarly journals New Land, New Rubrics: Presenting Diasporic Experience of Asian-American Immigrants in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Selected Short Stories

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 278-285
Author(s):  
Hassan Bin Zubair ◽  
Akifa Imtiaz ◽  
Asma Kashif Shahzad
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Short Stories ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Her Family ◽  
American Society ◽  
Central Characters ◽  
Asian American Immigrants

This research explored the lives and worldviews of Asian immigrants in the United States presented in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's stories in The Unknown Errors of Our Lives (2001). Central characters in Divakaruni's narratives embody the sufferings of immigrants in the New Land. Precisely it was proposed to study the stories from the perspective of the diaspora. In this collection, the researcher has selected five stories, including "Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter," "The Intelligence of Wild Things," "The Blooming Season for Cacti," "The Names of Stars in Bengali," and "The Unknown Errors of Our Lives." Since the characters like Mrs. Dutta, Mira, Radhika, and Kahuku's mother emigrate from India to different zones of America, they combat issues of cultural contradiction, identity crisis, disruption and family strives. Unlike them, Tarun, Mrs. Dutta's son, and her family are assimilated into the American society, whereas the characters such as Mrs. Dutta, Didi, and Mira recurrently remember their original house and early childhood days with friends. It is because they are fragmented and frustrated in America. The study concluded that the characters in her stories are ambitious and want to live a luxurious life but because of the lack of opportunities, they could not fulfill their desires and even some of them decided to return to their homeland to get a better life.

scholarly journals Talent Selection and the Reshaping of Asian North America

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin N. Ho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Talent Selection ◽  
Asian Immigration ◽  
Socioeconomic Diversity ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Skilled Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Selection

Policies that admit immigrants based on their education have dramatically reshaped the demographics of the United States and Canada. In the mid-1960s, facing pressures to open their borders to non-Europeans, both countries replaced previous policies of racial and nationality discrimination with new systems of socioeconomic discrimination. These policies explain the growth of Asian immigration from the 1970s onward, as well as the high levels of education among Asian immigrants and their descendants. Refugees and family migrants, however, added socioeconomic diversity. Recent developments in skilled immigrant selection programs will continue to shape Asian American and Asian Canadian demographics in the future.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 198-207
Author(s):  
Emily Hunt ◽  
Cindy Y. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Psychological research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) people of color has grown in recent years; however, little is still understood about the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs. The purpose of this chapter is to synthesize the current research that examines the intersections of the racial identity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, SGM identity, and the mental health of Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs. Historical contexts of attitudes toward SGMs in Asian and Pacific Island countries as well as in the United States are provided to contextualize the specific sociocultural issues faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs in the United States. The authors also discuss the role of specific Asian American and Pacific Islander cultural values such as gender norms, family values, and loss of face in the development and expression of SGM identity. This chapter also examines the unique mental health risks faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs through the lens of double minority stress. The authors conclude with recommendations for directions of future research.

scholarly journals Talent Selection and the Reshaping of Asian North America

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 57-84
Author(s):  
Calvin N. Ho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Talent Selection ◽  
Asian Immigration ◽  
Socioeconomic Diversity ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Skilled Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Selection

Policies that admit immigrants based on their education have dramatically reshaped the demographics of the United States and Canada. In the mid-1960s, facing pressures to open their borders to non-Europeans, both countries replaced previous policies of racial and nationality discrimination with new systems of socioeconomic discrimination. These policies explain the growth of Asian immigration from the 1970s onward, as well as the high levels of education among Asian immigrants and their descendants. Refugees and family migrants, however, added socioeconomic diversity. Recent developments in skilled immigrant selection programs will continue to shape Asian American and Asian Canadian demographics in the future.

Palliative Care for the Asian American Adult Population: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 104990912092806
Author(s):  
In Seo La ◽  
Mei Ching Lee ◽  
Katherine A. Hinderer ◽  
Iris Chi ◽  
Ruotong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Scoping Reviews

Background: The Asian American (AA) population is rapidly becoming one of the largest racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Despite this growth and advances in palliative care (PC) programs in the United States, the scope and nature of the literature regarding PC for AAs remains unclear. This review provides an overview of existing research on PC for AAs, identifies gaps in the research with recommendations for future research and delineates practice implications. Methods: A scoping review of studies published in English was conducted. Electronic Databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases) were searched up to December 2019. No starting date limit was set. Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework was followed for scoping reviews. Results: Of 2390 publications initially identified, 42 studies met our inclusion criteria for this review. Southeast AA subgroups remain understudied compared to East and South AAs. Most studies were descriptive; a few (n = 3) evaluated effectiveness of PC interventions for AAs. Research synthesized in this review addresses the following topics and includes considerations in PC related to care recipients and their relatives: treatment choice discussions (73%), coordination of care with health care providers (26%), symptom management (14%), and emotional support (10%). This review identified various factors around PC for AAs, specifically the influence of cultural aspects, including levels of acculturation, traditional norms and values, and religious beliefs. Conclusion: A culturally inclusive approach is vital to providing appropriate and accessible PC for AAs. Further research is needed concerning core PC components and effective interventions across diverse AA subgroups.

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