Introduction: marking a place in history -- Choosing to leave -- Rising above or hitting the glass ceiling? -- Leaning in and reaching out- personal networks and political processes -- Merging histories: charting feminist journeys in the US and India -- Learning from the past an…
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"In recent years, interest in the large group of skilled immigrants coming from India to the United States has soared. However, this immigration is seen as being overwhelmingly male. Female migrants are depicted either as family migrants following in the path chosen by men, or a…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Gender, Transmigration, and Citizenship -- 1 Transmigrants: Identity, Nationalism, and Bridge Building -- 2 Engineer Brides and H-1B Grooms: Visas, Marriage, and Family Formation -- 3 Trans…
"Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft promote the free flow of data worldwide, while relying on foreign temporary IT workers to build, deliver, and support their products. However, even as IT companies use technology and commerce to transcend national barriers, t…
"N this up-close and personal look at the heroines who make family, community, and society tick, Miriam Ching Yoon Louie showcases immigrant women workers speaking out for themselves, in their own words. While public outrage over sweatshops builds in intensity, this book shows u…
Taking as her subjects migrant Filipina domestic workers in Rome and Los Angeles, transnational migrant families in the Philippines, and Filipina migrant entertainers in Tokyo, Parreñas documents the social, cultural, and political pressures that maintain women's domesticity in …