Acculturation and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study of Japanese-Americans and Indo-Americans.

Kar, Snehendu B.; Jimenez, Armando; Campbell, Kevin; Sze, Felicia

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Publication Date: 1998

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Acculturation and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study of Japanese-Americans and Indo-Americans.

Kar, Snehendu B.; Jimenez, Armando; Campbell, Kevin; Sze, Felicia

Amerasia Journal, v24 n1 p129-42 Spr 1998

Examines the effects of acculturation on quality of life of Japanese Americans and Indo Americans in California. Data are from an ongoing multinational study. Responses from 956 adults show significant differences between the two groups in terms of quality of life, health risks, intergenerational conflicts, and health-care behavior. (SLD)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Conflict, Cultural Differences, Health, Indochinese, Japanese Americans, Quality of Life

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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