Part I - Nikkei Eldercare in Los Angeles
My mother is in some ways a typical Southern California Nisei. She has participated in organized Nikkei ballroom dance, camera club, and widow’s groups. She plays marathon card games regularly with a group of Nisei friends, and travels the world on organized Japanese-American tours. A lot of her time also seems to be taken up arranging club dinners or luncheons, or the entertainment and door prizes that are an expected feature of these events.
Although my mother is healthy and sharp-minded, she is at the age where she and many of her friends are thinking about the prospect of moving …