Can you live with a friend? In my community, a student (also Asian) was experiencing a similar situation at home. He was friends with my neighbor’s son and often spent the night, just for a sleepover. Once a week on Fridays soon turned into the entire weekend and soon spilled into the weekdays. Before long, he just refused to go home. His host family (my neighbors) talked it over with him and decided to call child protective services (the mom is actually a school counselor in another district, so she’s a mandatory reporter). The student now lives with my neighbors.