30631 - From Youth to Elders: The Social Worlds of Immigrants Across the Lifespan

Description

Immigrants evolve as they age, and their social worlds shift across the lifespan. This panel features papers at the intersection of aging and immigration. From the challenges of coming of age in a new country, to balancing multigenerational care as part of the “sandwich generation,” to facing old age in diasporic contexts, this panel will offer insights into the evolving experiences, identities, and support systems of immigrants across the lifespan.

Sub Unit

• International Migration Section / From Youth to Elders: The Social Worlds of Immigrants Across the Lifespan

Individual Presentations

• Aging with Joy: Transnational Boy Idol Fandom among Hong Kong Immigrant Women in Canada - Pamela Tsui, University of Toronto

• “I Don’t Want to be a Burden”: Autonomy and Dignity in Later-Life Migration - Yiran Yu, UCLA

• International Immobility Across the Lifespan: How Undocumented Immigrants and Their Families Contend with the Golden Cage - Kristina M. Fullerton Rico, University of Michigan

Session Organizers

• Emine Fidan Elcioglu, University of Toronto

• Vanessa Delgado, Washington State University