The Journal
Topic
Immigrant families
3 articles on immigrant families, for families caring for an aging parent and the older adults they love.
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When Your Parent Can't Follow the Doctor in English
For immigrant families, the language barrier at medical appointments is a quiet, serious risk. Why leaning on a child to interpret can go wrong, and how to get proper interpretation and advocate for a parent.
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Three Generations, One House
For many families, a parent living with their children was always the plan, not a fallback. The real gifts and real strains of multigenerational living, and how to make it work with dignity for everyone.
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When 'Putting Her in a Home' Means Something Different in Your Family
In many immigrant families, facility care carries a weight of shame and broken duty that outsiders rarely see. How to navigate that decision honestly, without betraying your values or your parent.
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