Ageing in an inconvenient paradise: the immigrant experiences of older Korean people in New Zealand.

Australas J Ageing

School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

Published: September 2013

Aim: The purpose of this paper is to explore the immigrant experiences of older Korean people and their intergenerational family relationships in the New Zealand context.

Methods: Data were collected from qualitative interviews with older people, community leaders and professionals in Christchurch and Auckland. Data analysis was conducted using concept mapping techniques in the cross-cultural context where two languages were simultaneously used.

Results: The findings of the study show that older Korean people in New Zealand were likely to face multiple challenges due to the combined effects of immigration and ageing in a new country. Some older people experienced difficulties in managing their immigrant lives and intergenerational relationships in the transnational family context in which their family members were dispersed across two or more nations.

Conclusion: The immigrant experiences of older migrants might be affected by an 'invisible' source of isolation and exclusion at familial, community, societal and transnational levels.

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