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Homesickness and Immigrant Grief
- Pauline Boss grew up in a Swiss-American immigrant family, where homesickness was a constant presence.
- Her grandmother refused to learn English, clinging to her native language and grieving the loss of her homeland.
Denying Immigrant Grief
- American culture often overlooks the grief associated with immigration.
- Boss argues that denying this grief prolongs it; embracing both old and new cultures is healthier.
Two Types of Ambiguous Loss
- Ambiguous loss has two types: physical absence with psychological presence (e.g., MIA soldiers) and physical presence with psychological absence (e.g., dementia).
- Boss's work on ambiguous loss began with absent fathers and expanded to encompass broader losses like those from disasters.