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Americans with older parents often struggle about how to house those family members. When should elderly parents leave their home? Should they move into a retirement community or stay with their children’s family? For Asian Americans, the idea of a retirement home often goes against traditional ways of taking care of elders. So it may be surprising to learn that two companies are spending millions of dollars to create more housing choices for Chinese elders. And there is a high demand for such special housing for the elderly. Development manager Brian Palmore tells about the luxury retirement home he is building near Seattle. "This would be the main dining area. Directly behind us is where the Zen garden will be..."
* struggle = 몸부림치다; 힘겹게 나아가다/ house = 거처를 제공하다/ move into ~ = ~로 이동[이주]하다/ retirement community = 노인[퇴직자] 전용 주택지/ retirement home = 양로원, 노인[퇴직자] 전용 아파트/ go against ~ = ~에 위배되다[맞지 않다]/ elder = 어른, 원로[장로]
Aegis Living is a company that builds housing for the elderly. The company hopes to attract Chinese-Americans and Chinese immigrants to buy space in this $50-million retirement community. "Right next to the sports den, we have the Mahjong room, gaming room..." There will be 100 housing units in the building. Some other features include multilingual nurses, "chair Tai Chi," a tea room, Asian food and a Chinese multicultural center. Aegis Living founder and CEO Dwayne Clark says demographic research found that many people want senior care that fits well with their culture. "There's 92,000 Chinese-Americans within 25 miles. There are 30,000 within seven miles. I said, 'You're kidding.' I couldn't believe that." The builders began thinking of how to honor cultural traditions from the early stages. Clark said his company brought in a Feng Shui expert to review the site plans. The development has been named Aegis Gardens. Residents will pay $15,000 to $60,000 to move in. Monthly rents for its luxury apartments will be as high as $8,000.
* attract = 마음을 끌다/ feature = 기능; 특징, 특색/ multilingual = 여러 언어를 하는/ demographic = 인구 (통계)학의/ fit with ~ = ~와 어울리다, 맞다/ honor = 존경하다; 지키다, 이행하다/ bring sb in = ~를 관여[참여]하게 하다/ Feng Shui = 풍수
