Multi-generational Family Brave Old World

“Seeing everyone sitting at the table is a constant reminder of how lucky we are.”

Living with family in Walnut, Calif.

Produced by Sharaf Mowjood and Nushin Rashidian

Decades ago, parents no longer able to earn a living shared homes with their adult children. Social Security checks, which began flowing in 1940, allowed seniors to live on their own. But for some families, especially in certain ethnic communities, multiple generations under one roof remains the answer; today, 3.7 percent of American households contain more than two generations.

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