Grandparenting responsibility among elderly Asian Americans

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-59

  Phua, Voon Chin ^a   Kaufman, Gayle ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Ethnicity; Grandparenting; Householder status; Immigration

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749162869     PISSN: 15350770     EISSN: 15350932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J194v06n01_04     Document Type: Article

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