Asian Families in Canada and the United States

This book presents a comprehensive overview of Asian families residing in Canada and the United States by portraying and analyzing Asian Canadian and Asian American immigrant families in an integrated yet nuanced way. Chapters use an interdisciplinary approach to provide more comprehensive coverage of the vast diversity as well as common trends and shared characteristics of Asian families. Specifically, the volume examines the experiences of families whose ancestry can be traced to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia.

Key areas of coverage include: 

• Integrated overview of Asian American and Asian Canadian families, including an exploration of the historical and current immigration policies.
• Experiences of families of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and West Asian ancestry across Canada and the United States.
• Asian religious traditions and worldviews, traditional practices, and religio-cultural views on gender, sexuality, and family.
• Specific Asian immigrant groups on immigration demographics, family dynamics and relationships, gendered roles, parenting practices and beliefs, and implications for mental health.
• Challenges and issues that families face as Asians and immigrants, the strength and resilience of families, with extensive reviews on various intervention and prevention programs.
• Methodological strategies in investigating Asian families and their impact on the field.

1. The Complexities of Asian Families from Around the World: Creating New Lives in Canada and the United States.- Part A: History, Religion, and Culture.- 2. Comparing and Contrasting Asian Families in Canada and the United States.- 3. Asian Families: Religion, Spirituality, and Worldviews.- Part B: Specific Countries and Regions of Origin.- East Asia.- 4. Chinese Families from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.- 5. Growing up in Two Worlds: Young Chinese Americans in New York City.- 6. Japanese Families.- 7. Korean Families.- South Asia.- 8. Bangladeshi Families.- 9. Indian Families.- 10. Pakistani Families.- West Asia.- 11. Arab Families from the Levant.- Part C: Counseling and Therapy for Mental Health and Wellbeing.- 12. Asian-Origin Families in Canada and the United States: Challenges and Resilience.- 13. Providing Therapy with Asian Immigrant Families: A Review of Prominent Issues and Treatment Considerations.- Part D: Methodology Considerations.- 14. Critically Assessingthe Methodological Challenges of Exploring Chinese.