Great Plains Research
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-218

Strengths and challenges in Chinese immigrant families (Review)

Xie X.* , Xia Y. , Zhou Z.
  • a Dept. of Family and Child Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, United States
  • b Dept. of Fam. and Consumer Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States
  • c First Data Resources, Omaha, NE 68134, United States

Abstract

This qualitative study involved interviewing 40 Chinese Americans residing in Lincoln and Omaha, NE, and Naperville, IL, on their perceptions of family strengths and acculturative stress. Themes related to family strengths include family support leading to achieving a renewed sense of family, contextual support from friends and community, communication among family members, spiritual well-being, and balancing host and heritage cultures. Themes pertaining to acculturative stress are language barriers, loneliness, and loss of social status and identity at the early stage of immigration. New dimensions are being added to the current family strengths model. Implications for health professionals are provided.

Author Keywords

Chinese immigrants Family strengths model Acculturation

Index Keywords

Illinois World Acculturation Naperville Omaha Lincoln [Nebraska] Asian immigrant Western Hemisphere migrants experience United States Nebraska North America immigrant population
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-7044224809&partnerID=40&md5=eb67463ed987156a85e5bf8d135c2b76
ISSN: 10525165
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English