Social Work in Health Care
Volume 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-359

Factors associated with reverse-migration separation among a cohort of low-income chinese immigrant families in New York City (Article)

Kwong K.* , Chung H. , Sun L. , Chou J.C. , Taylor-Shih A.
  • a Hunter College School of Social Work, City University of New York, 129 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075, United States
  • b New York University, New York, NY, United States
  • c University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • d Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, New York, NY, United States
  • e Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States

Abstract

A survey was administered to 219 Chinese immigrant women receiving prenatal and postnatal care in a community health center in New York City to examine the practice of and factors associated with reverse-migrationsending American-born children to China to be raised by extended family members, and bringing them back upon reaching school age. Results suggest that this practice was common (57%), and was significantly associated with certain maternal and family sociodemographic characteristics. Reasons leading to and perceived impact of reverse-migration separation were also explored. The long-term consequences of reverse-migration separation on child development or family dynamics are unknown. Further research is indicated on larger samples of low-income Chinese immigrant families to explore the prevalence and consequences of this practice.

Author Keywords

Childcare Separation Chinese American immigrants

Index Keywords

information processing China prenatal care psychological aspect human United States Young Adult Humans Emigrants and Immigrants female pregnancy Mothers Parenting Article adult mother migration New York City Emigration and Immigration postnatal care social class Data Collection child parent relation
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-67449107878&doi=10.1080%2f00981380802599174&partnerID=40&md5=0567987ce0c8d76f28e1e2961d0bfe5e
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802599174
ISSN: 00981389
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English