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Article: Psychometric properties of the Intergenerational Congruence in Immigrant Families: child scale in Chinese Americans *.
- Article from:
- Journal of Comparative Family Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
- Author:
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(Son): I am a different generation. Things aren't the same here, things are different. (Father). How different? You mean you don't have to work anymore? (Son) Of course, I want to work. I want to be a writer ... This is ... the path I have chosen to follow ... (and) whatever support I do not get ... must not shut down my dreams, my purpose (Anonymous, 1995).
Migration is often associated with a myriad of challenges. While those that involve adaptation to a new cultural and social world, such as learning a new language and new customs, come readily to mind, others are less expected, such as conflict between parents and their children. Recently, the literature has ...