Ivan Miranda, A Native Of Acapulco, Mexico - 868 Words

â€Å"We all have respect for our elders because of their hard work. We wouldn’t be in the U.S. or have what we do now if it wasn’t for them†, Ivan stated during the interview. I interviewed Ivan Miranda; a native of Acapulco, Mexico, about elderly roles in his family. Ivans grandparents are the first and the oldest generation of his family in America, therefore, a majority of the answers are of direction of his family’s values towards his grandparents and the ethics that are taught by them. In addition, I came to understand more about his family’s thoughts on the importance of elderlies, along with the loss of their heritage’s way of life towards the elders. Ivan and his siblings were raised to love and respect their elders. The elders are the origin of the family and without the elders, none of them would be here today. Elders are wise and are sought out not only for advice and guidance, but are the caretakers of the family. Since elders a re the root of the family and the up-most respected, there are not one elder family member in a nursing home. â€Å"When they are sick or too old to care for themselves, they live with a family member, we wipe their butt’s, like they did ours,† Ivan declared. As elders get vulnerable and unable to maintain a typical lifestyle, they will either move in with a child or even more commonly, a child will move into their home to help. If there are no offspring, the family member that no longer can care for themselves, will move in with a brother or