Financial Capability and Economic Hardship Among Low-Income Older Asian Immigrants in a Supported Employment Program

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 239-250

  Huang, Jin ^a   Nam, Yunju ^b   Lee, Eun Jeong ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c National Director of Senior Community Service Employment Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic security; Elderly Asian immigrants; Financial access; Financial literacy; Material hardship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930092413     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-014-9398-z     Document Type: Article

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