With the growth in engineering/technology industries, the United States has seen an increase in the arrival of highly skilled temporary migrant workers on H1B visas from various Asian countries. Limited research exists on how these groups maintain family ties from afar including caring for aging parents. This study explores the experiences and challenges that Asian H1B workers face when providing care from a distance. A total of 21 Chinese/Taiwanese, Korean, and Indian H1B workers participated in in-depth qualitative interviews. Key findings indicate that despite distance, caring relationships still continue through regular communications, financial remittances, and return visits, at the same time creating emotional, psychological, and financial challenges for the workers. Findings highlight the need for further research in understanding how the decline of aging parent’s health impacts the migrants’ adjustment and health in the United States. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Financial/Psychological distress Care provision Asian H1B migration transnational caregiving

Parents Caregivers Population Dynamics human trends middle aged Asian continental ancestry group statistics and numerical data work Stress, Psychological mental stress Aged ethnology qualitative research interview Humans psychology Interviews as Topic male female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics Family Relations adult migration family relation Emigration and Immigration Transients and Migrants caregiver parent