American Chinese old life inventory seven ZT difficult
June 24, 2011
senior center is Chinese old man and the outside communication is an important channel. (the United States “qiaobao weekly”)
according to the United States “the weekend report” qiaobao, someone once said: & # 8221; The United States is the paradise of the children, the old man’s tomb. & # 8221; Nearly/to poor economic situation, New York city, but growing elderly population, the old man welfare and life are facing great pressure. According to city predicts that by 2020, New York city 65 years old or older will increase, a large proportion of Asian 65 years old or older will reach nearly 200000 people, compared with 2007 of the more than 90000 people, will be increased by 109.4%. Population aging will be the next New York city facing the main challenges, and immigration is to face culture, old man poverty, social aspects of the difficulties, the situation is not optimistic. What the old man how Chinese situation?
poverty, have bitterness say a
a lot of people think that, in the United States, the Chinese old man enjoy all the benefits provided by the government, should be well-fed glut. Actually otherwise, a lot of Chinese old man, especially new immigrants old man is difficult to apply to all kinds of benefits.
flushing longevity, director of the center for the old man said, although New York king to than other states of new immigrants, many low-income show: study of Polish old man will provide social grants, food stamps, medicaid and medical care, but an application for the project is not easy, and have all kinds of restrictions. For example, age more than 65 years, and no income or income in a certain level of low-income, assets under and in a certain amount of the American citizens to apply for life, and many are old man grant because language is bad to become American citizens. For example, some old man again want to apply for food stamps, but applicants must have a green card more than five years.
king to added, New York city to old people will also provide other benefits, such as to 65 years old, by bus pass to release the old man subway and bus half price. Be like again, no income for low-income people and provide energy subsidies (heating subsidies). The king said, these restrictions can cause many old people apply for government benefits under the obstruction, finally he had pay lawyers to provide help, but the results are then a lot. The king to flushing the old man center extended as an example to continue, there is introduced to the registration of Chinese old man members in total more than 11000 Nike sports shoes people, often participated in the activities and the old man about 5000 people, of which 4000 the old man’s life are in poverty in line, and some old man struggling is due to face a bitter could not say.
according to information, these old man poor different reasons, partly because some objective reasons for example, person is childless, single family, physical disability and cause poor, and some were beloved son, be eager for children cheat money cause penniless. The king can, for example, a new immigrants from China jiangsu song the old man (a pseudonym), a few years ago to all the property of the China will sell off, all with more than $30000 to see his daughter and son-in-law, immigration and their life together. The old man came to the United States, song for apply for government medicaid (white card) and related benefits, after being forced to their bank accounts of all cash all turned to her daughter’s name. Countable, daughters, after/not buy this idea, refused to return money. Father to his daughter’s behavior is also very helpless, penniless old man had to often open the song to his daughter to money, poor hard son began.
every/, the number of Chinese immigrants to America to old man is not little, but a lot of people, for this or that reason in the United States have a hard time.
learned, in queens of Chinese gathered flushing meadows center, greatly small old man center, a nursing home or medical service unit several, about nearly old man, about 60% of the old people live below the poverty line, many old people even if can & # 8221; Fortunately & # 8221; Apply to the relevant government benefits, a/life subsidies have also just 400 600 dollars, food coupons 90 dollars a month.
spiritual emptiness, mental disease increased year by year
language is Chinese old man into American society of the biggest obstacles, and almost insurmountable. It is said that Chinese old man, 99% no English foundation, a lot of people don’t know even ABC, the serious impact on the local social interaction with them. In addition, nervous working rhythm makes their children even intentional spending more time with old man and no spare capacity. And a lot of single parent families or person is childless old man is heart untold anguish. Some Chinese old man with no talk of the object, is often chat a few days can not open the mouth. So, a lot of Chinese old man not only in the United States in the suffering of poverty, but also continuously meet from the hearts of the challenge & # 8211; Empty lonely.
king can introduce said, New York a lot of Chinese old man are particularly keen to senior center, there are often overcrowded. For old people in there, get the most is a spiritual comfort. Many old people who live alone and external almost completely cut off, most of the time every day to buy vegetables, cooking and watching TV on a spiritual life. The old man center, the old man get a lot of talking, and social opportunities.
figures showed that in 2007, so far, the New York area has happened at least more than ten up Chinese old man suicide case, with 70% of those who kill themselves by depression and empty before problems occurred in recent years, flushing and a number QiLao Chinese suicide case. In 2008, 67 years old, because of suspected opposed suffering from depression in the center of the city, the queen’s building jumped off a building suicide over and killed on the spot. This year, at the age of 75, LiGuanQun suspected a breakdown commit suicide by hanging dead. According to information, a lot of old man suicide cases in the very great degree and loneliness, spirit is depressed about.
live on long island zhao said the old man, his once before going abroad in university teaching, five years ago and traveled to the United States daughter son-in-law three states eventually settled in long island to buy a house. Daughter on long island for more than 40 $to buy the house, a beautiful, but almost and outside completely cut off, go out is the road traffic are vehicles. Now he’s greatest pleasure is tease dogs play, while feeding with their edge nag. Mr Zhao says, usually after work, home, and daughter himself alone, and often is the house packed the two times also feel there is nothing to do, have to look at the sunset.
the current major Chinese old man queens center serving lunch to old people. The king said, a lot of poverty can Chinese old people to this lunch to come to the old man, some is the center for lunch, divided into several parts for noon and eat in the evening. And, of course, came to the old man center is not only to lunch, and in order to be able to gain psychological decompression. If lonely old people is the heart of a knot, so want to untie the knot, the more you need to rely on old man himself.
Chinese old life seven big difficult
talk about to meet in the life of the difficulty of life in New York, a lot of Chinese old man flowed, some complain that the subway station or bus station, some complain that the application for leave home far too limiting government public. Reporter in to listen to their visit to more than the, special summarizes the Chinese old life exists in seven of the main problem. Some of these difficulties, part of the old people, and even to have risen into an ordeal.
difficult a language exchange capacity is low. : Many in the beautiful Chinese old man English level is very low, and some even 26 letters all recognize not whole. The language barrier that they even take a bus, shopping, understand the government notice on basic announcement activities affect the.
difficult 2: travel traffic is not easy. Chinese old man in New York have few from motorists, mostly by bus or subway. But because of body reason, or bus stations, or far from your home is not safe to travel, block also often plagued by the old man.
difficult three: apply for government public difficult. According to the New York city government report, 65 years of age in the old man nearly half people with at least 35% of the monthly income to pay the rent, some still need to pay high cost such as water and electricity gas. In many old people’s eyes, check in public is a coveted from dream, some old man after the application for DuoNian didn’t get approved.
difficult four: the government subsidies for difficult. A lot of Chinese old man complain that apply for government subsidies than ascend day return difficult, many restrictions. Both social security contributions, food stamps, medicaid and so on all need the citizens of America or citizens of the five years of green card. Some welfare application also need to check income, a background check.
difficult five: cultural differences lead family conflicts. In New York, and part of the Chinese old man and his children to live in. But because children exist cultural differences, and many families are finally had a fight, some old man we encountered family violence, and finally even by the children out of the house.
difficult six: loss of social independent ability. Many old people share all rely on children, even buy a newspaper are asking for help. The old man felt he had already & # 8221; Old
