Aging of a Model Minority: A Diachronic Analysis of Two Quantitative Research Studies on Aging of Japanese in New York
Aging of a Model Minority: A Diachronic Analysis of Two Quantitative Research Studies on Aging of Japanese in New York
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DOI：
10.1093/geroni/igab046.890
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发表时间：
2021-12-17
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7
通讯作者：
Nakashima T
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作者：
Toyama I;Nakashima T
本文是对两项关于大纽约地区日裔和日裔美国人老龄化的定量研究进行历时分析。曾经被称为“模范少数族裔”的日本老年人是如何在大纽约地区生活和衰老的？本文所有数据均基于2006年的第一项研究和2018年的第二项研究（伦理批准参考号6,2018）。本文揭示了大纽约地区日本老年社区的社会过渡性和文化不变性。以下是调查结果的摘要：(1)越来越多的日裔美国人拥有美国国籍，学历更高，沟通能力也更好。(2)扩大了聘请私人看护人员的私人费用允许范围。不仅对晚年生活的担忧和焦虑，而且对老年生活的计划和准备也大同小异。(4)为老年人提供有文化特色的照顾（在语言、饮食、照顾理念等方面），甚至允许老年人与其他日本人一起生活，满足了了解日本文化的照顾者的需求。(5)社区中几乎有一半的人认为很难排除回日本的可能性，其中一些人已经选择了移民回日本。
This is a diachronic analysis of two quantitative research studies on the aging of Japanese and Japanese Americans living in Greater New York. How have older Japanese individuals, who once have been referred as “model minority,” lived and aged in Greater New York? All the data in this paper are based on the first research study conducted in 2006 and the second in 2018 (Ethical approval reference number 6, 2018). This paper reveals both the social transitoriness and the cultural immutability of the Japanese elderly community in Greater New York. The following is a summary of the findings: (1) a growing Japanese American community with US citizenship, higher academic qualification, and better communication competency has been observed. (2) The allowable range of private expense to hire personal caregivers has been widened. (3) Not only the concerns and anxieties for later lives but also the plans and preparations for aging are much the same. (4) The elderly are provided with culturally specific care (with regard to language, food, and concept of care)—even allowed to live with other Japanese people—and the needs of caregivers who can understand Japanese culture are satiated. (5) Almost half of those in the community find it difficult to eliminate the possibility of returning to Japan, and some of them have already chosen to migrate back to Japan.