title: Generational differences in Japanese Americans' preferred senior service environments.
abstract: Japanese American social service agencies and senior centers were created during the 1970s based on the needs of the first (Japanese-speaking) and second (bilingual) generations of Japanese Americans. In 2011, the oldest baby boomers turned 65. Acculturated, English-speaking Japanese American baby boomers may have different preferences about types of services and activities. This study compared the preferences of 230 Japanese American baby boomers and 183 seniors regarding ethnic-specific and nonethnic-specific social service and senior center environments. Despite acculturation, the baby boomers preferred the mixed service environment that included both Japanese-specific and nonethnic-specific activities, suggesting the importance of maintaining Japanese culture.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105-6299, USA. chrismi@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Christina E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Miyawaki
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D011158:Population Growth; D064407:Senior Centers; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D012947:Social Work