Asian Americans are most likely to live in multigenerational homes. Here's how Covid-19 has impacted these families. - NBCAsianAmerica
to mixed-status households. Heated and confusing rhetoric surrounding immigration adds a fear factor:"At a time where people really need [to] lean on public benefits,” Choimorrow says, “they're not — because they're afraid of either losing their chances of becoming a citizen, or that their family member might get deported because of them."
"In Asian American households, not [to] generalize, but I think many of us come from cultures where putting family and community before yourself is highly valued,” South Korea-born Choimorrow said. “We come [from] very communal cultures. And so those things are expected of young people right now.
With a child’s innocence, Catrina's take on pandemic life sums up what many families like hers are facing in a broader sense.For Gao, her role as translator even before the onset of the pandemic took on heightened importance. Although her mother can communicate in English, Gao says she's still acted as family interpreter in dealing with utilities or doctors:"I think the biggest help I have [been] is just helping with language barriers.
"We live in a relatively white area, [and] so I think we do feel a little anxious… Thankfully, everyone has been friendly, but we're just never sure what could ever happen, because [my] mom and I both read the news," Gao said."I [have] other AAPI friends who are in Tennessee, and I have another friend who has a mother living in a more rural area of Georgia, and I know we all shared concerns about our parents going out ...
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