Immigration and Women : : Understanding the American Experience /

Immigration and Women : : Understanding the American Experience / / Susan C. Pearce, Reena Tandon, Elizabeth J. Clifford.

The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, working in kitchens or delis, driving taxis, and sending money to their wives and families in their home countries, while women are often left out of these pi...

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Pearce, Susan C.,
Clifford, Elizabeth J.,
Tandon, Reena,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. “We Can’t Go Back”
  • I. Who They Are
  • 2. “Your Story Drops on You”
  • II. How They Come
  • 3. “I Had to Start Over”
  • 4. “I Had to Leave My Country One Day”
  • III. What They Do
  • 5. “I Am Not Only a Domestic Worker; I Am a Woman”
  • 6. “Mighty Oaks”
  • 7. “There Is Still Work to Do”
  • 8. “Always in Life, We Are Ripping”
  • IV. Where They Are Going
  • 9. “Misbehaving Women”
  • 10. “Making History
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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