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- Title
Seeking “A Place Where One Belongs”: Elderly Korean Immigrant Women Using Day Care Services in Japan.
- Authors
Lee, Kumsun; Herrera C., Lourdes R.; Lee, Setsuko; Nakamura, Yasuhide
- Abstract
Purpose: The study examined the subjective life experiences of elderly first-generation Korean women living in Japan and investigated their adjustment to the local Japanese community. Design: The study group comprised 14 elderly Korean women residents at a Korean-oriented, insurance-based, day services center in midwestern Japan. They were interviewed in depth, and the data were analyzed using the modified grounded theory approach. Findings: The study designated the core category as “conservation of ethnic identity” and identified five subcategories: (a) loneliness, (b) returning to one’s homeland culture, (c) physical decline as a result of aging, (d) family ties, and (e) a place where one belongs. Conclusions: The results elucidated that although the participants had adapted to Japanese culture, they were strongly influenced by the memories of their hometowns and wished to return to their homeland. Implications for Practice: The study suggests that elderly immigrants need day care support that provides an environment where they can enjoy their culture.
- Subjects
KOREA; JAPAN; KOREANS; IMMIGRANTS; AGING; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CULTURE; EXPERIENCE; GROUNDED theory; GROUP identity; INTERVIEWING; LONELINESS; SOCIAL adjustment; QUALITATIVE research; FAMILY relations; ADULT day care
- Publication
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2012, Vol 23, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
1043-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1043659612441027