Poverty among elderly Asian Americans in the twenty-first century

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-92

  Phua, Voon Chin ^a   McNally, James W ^b   Park, Keong Suk ^c  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian elderly; Family support; Immigration; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548308633     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v11n02_04     Document Type: Article

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