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The Gerontologist Advance Access originally published online on August 26, 2009
The Gerontologist 2009 49(5):717-720; doi:10.1093/geront/gnp129
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The Aging Experience Across the Pacific

Heying Jenny Zhan, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 5020, Atlanta, GA 30302-5020

A. C. Mui, & T. Shibusawa (2008). Asian American Elders in the Twenty-First Century—Key Indicators of Well-Being. New York: Columbia University Press. 208 pages. $40.00 (hardcover).

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The Asian American population is growing at a pace faster than Whites, Blacks, or Hispanics, and the number and proportion of Asian elders are growing even faster. Based on the 2000 Census, Asian elders aged 65 years and older comprised 2.3% of the U.S. elderly population; by 2050, this proportion is projected to be 8%. Yet, little is known about the health and well-being of this population. Ada Mui and Tazuko Shibusawa's book, Asian American Elders in the Twenty-first Century, offers a first comprehensive study of this diverse population. The book contains nine chapters, six of which are based on research data from the Asian American Elders in New York City (AAENYC) study. This book offers excellent baseline knowledge of Asian American elders to undergraduate and graduate students in the field of social gerontology, race and ethnic relations, family studies, Asian American studies, and social policy studies in global . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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