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Intergenerational relationships and well-being of East Asian older adults in migrant families

Population aging and migration are two formidable social trends that reshape the demographic profiles of many countries. With population aging that is occurring in most part of the world, advancing long and productive lives for the burgeoning number of older adults is a topic of increasing significance. At the same time, intensified population mobility, both within and beyond a country’s boundary, challenges the migrant families’ ability to provide reliable care for their aging family members, possibly leading to reduced eldercare, weakened family relationships, and poorer physical and mental health of older adults in these families. While the literature on immigrant families has largely derived from young immigrant populations from Europe or Latin America (Glick, 2010), this special issue focuses on the relatively less studied population of East Asian older adults. Addressing the intersection between aging and migration in the family context, this special issue examines the intergenerational relations and well-being of East Asian older adults in various types of migrant families in both East Asia and the United States. Collectively, this collection of work addresses two overarching questions: (a) To what extent doesmigration affect intergenerational relations in migrant families in both migration origin and destination countries? (b) What are the implications of these family dynamics on the well-being of older adults? Using both secondary and original data, this collection of work sheds light on the experience of older adults in transnational families in East Asia, in which children move abroad, and immigrant families in the United States, in which older adults themselves are immigrants.