Satellite Babies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Bohr ◽  
Cindy H. Liu ◽  
Stephen H. Chen ◽  
Leslie K. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
South Asian ◽  
North American ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Chinese Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Cultural Appreciation ◽  
American Immigrant

Every year, in North American immigrant communities, thousands of infants experience separations from their parents when left or sent to live with extended family overseas. The practice of transnational, temporary boarding is widespread and poorly understood. This practice has been documented in North American Chinese, South Asian, Caribbean, and Filipino communities. This custom has raised concerns among child developmentalists and clinicians about potentially harmful consequences to children and parents. However, such separations may be misunderstood and prone to unnecessary stigma based on a lack of cultural appreciation. This chapter examines motives for and repercussions of separating parents and infants for extensive periods of time. The authors contextualize their analysis within a framework of stress management during the process of settlement and acculturation and consider the protective benefits of cultural values and practices in addition to risks. They use the Chinese immigrant community as an exemplar for the proposed framework.

Transformation of a New Chinese Immigrant Community in the United States: A Case Study in Flushing, New York (美國新華人移民社區的轉型—以紐約法拉盛為探討中心)

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-229
Author(s):  
Christine Chin-yu Chen (陳靜瑜)
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Ethnic Chinese

Early Chinese immigrants in America centered on the Chinatown, which had fixed blocks and scope of activities. The distinguishing features of its ethnic culture and economy were formed by the ethnic Chinese immigrants who dwelt there. The Chinatown has become identified with the early Chinese immigrants and become one of the most unique residential areas for any ethnic group. Ever since the 1965 amendments to the American Immigration and Nationality Act, however, new Chinese arrivals no longer inhabit Chinatowns after they reach the United States. Without stationary blocks and scopes of activities, new Chinese immigrant communities have become enclaves accommodating multiple ethnic groups instead of one particular ethnicity. These communities are closely connected to a variety of ethnic features and have a tremendously different appearance from that of Chinatown. This transformation is still in progress and has been widely-considered by many scholars researching overseas ethnic Chinese immigrants. Flushing, in New York, is the largest Chinese immigrant community in the twenty-first century. This essay takes it as a case study to look into the evolution of Chinese immigrant communities in the United States. 早期美國華人移民以唐人街為中心，它有固定的街區，一定的活動範圍。老移民住在這個範圍內，形成它鮮明的族裔文化和經濟特色，贏得了早期華人移民的認同，成為美國最具特色的族裔聚居區之一。自1965年新移民法修改後，新移民移入美國，不再以唐人街為居住區域，新華人移民社區無固定的街區，無固定的活動範圍，無單一的族裔聚集區，甚或是多族裔聚集的區域，靠著族裔特色融匯在一起，與過去的唐人街特色迥異，這種改變正在持續中，也是現今研究海外華人的學者關注的課題。本文欲藉由21世紀全球最大的華人移民社區—紐約的法拉盛（Flushing） 為例，探討美國華人移民社區的演變。 (This article is in English).

scholarly journals Exploring Knowledge and Perspectives of South Asian Children and Their Parents Regarding Healthy Cardiovascular Behaviors: A Qualitative Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2092450
Author(s):  
Adeleke Fowokan ◽  
Kaitey Vincent ◽  
Zubin Punthakee ◽  
Charlotte Waddell ◽  
Miriam Rosin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Asian Children

South Asian children and parents have been shown to have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) relative to white individuals. To design interventions aimed at addressing the comparatively higher burden in South Asians, a better understanding of attitudes and perspectives regarding CVD-associated behaviors is needed. As a result, we sought to understand knowledge about CVD risk in both children and parents, and attitudes toward physical activity and diet in both the children and parents, including potential cultural influences. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 South Asian child-and-parent dyads representing a range of child body mass index (BMI) levels, ages, and with both sexes. South Asian children and parents demonstrated good knowledge about CVD prevention; however, knowledge did not always translate into behavior. The influence of social and cultural dynamics on behavior was also highlighted. To ensure that interventions aimed at this population are effective, an understanding of the unique social dynamics that influence diet and physical activity–related behaviors is needed.

Beyond the Numbers: Hate Crimes and Cultural Trauma Within Arab American Immigrant Communities

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole J. Hendricks ◽  
Christopher W. Ortiz ◽  
Naomi Sugie ◽  
Joel Miller
Keyword(s):  
Hate Crimes ◽  
Cultural Trauma ◽  
Arab American ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
American Immigrant

New Directions in Aboriginal (N’Unga’) in South Australia

1978 ◽  
Vol 3 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
John Austin
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Basic Unit ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
New Directions

In traditional Aboriginal communities the young were cared for by the COMBINED efforts of relatives. Traditional social/cultural values included an emphasis on the extended family as the basic unit, with responsibility for the welfare of each member of a tribe being shared by all. Methods of child-rearing emphasised undemanding security and physical demonstration of affection, rather then discipline, training and material comforts. The structure of the extended family varied from tribe to tribe with different members having primary responsibility for child care.

DEISM AND THE ABSENCE OF CHRISTIAN SOCIOLOGY

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-35
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Wearne
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
North American ◽  
World War ◽  
Form Complex ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Christian Sociology

This article encourages a reconsideration of Christian sociology. It explains how deism makes a decisive impact in the theoretical foundations of the discipline. Dutch neocalvinistic philosophy in its North American immigrant setting after World War II issued a challenge which drew attention to the dogmas of deism implicit in sociology, but this challenge has not been met. Christian sociology, however, still retains its God-given vocation to find ways to encourage people everywhere to positively form complex differentiated social settings in the Spirit of the Suffering and Glorified Messiah.

Living arrangements and loneliness of South Asian immigrant seniors in Edmonton, Canada

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 552-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHEUK FAN NG ◽  
HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
South Asian Immigrants ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
South Asian Immigrant

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the relationships between self-reported loneliness and living arrangements. A structured questionnaire with some open-ended questions was administered face-to-face in English, Hindi or Punjabi to a sample of 161 elderly South Asian immigrants 60 or more years of age living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 2003. The majority of respondents said that they never felt lonely. More than one in three (37.3%) respondents indicated that they felt lonely occasionally, frequently or all of the time. Those living alone were significantly more likely to report feeling lonely at least occasionally than were those living with others, especially those living with their spouse in an extended family. The fact that South Asian immigrant seniors typically lived with others, often in an extended family with or without their spouse, and rarely lived alone protected them to some extent from loneliness. However, our findings showed that among those living with others, it was the amount of waking time spent alone at home and the quality of family relationships rather than living arrangement per se that significantly predicted self-reported loneliness. Nevertheless, living in a larger household was associated with spending less time alone. We discuss plausible influences of culture on expectations regarding family and social relationships and on the meaning of being alone, as well as practical implications for addressing loneliness in a multi-cultural society.

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