Description
Book SynopsisPresents a national portrait of immigrant women who live in the United States today. Through an examination of US Census data, this book highlights the gendered quality of the immigration process, and interrogates how human agency and societal structures interact within the intersecting social locations of gender and migration.
Trade Review...An engaging read...I would strongly recommend it as a course text. * Mobilization *
It contributes a great deal to our deeper understanding of the gendered nature of migration, as well as the ways in which human beings marshal their personal resources to reconstruct their lives. I recommend it. * Contemporary Sociology *
A must read for sociologists, gender scholars, historians, legal scholars, and policy makers interested in issues on immigration and incorporation. Highly recommended. -- K.K. Hill * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 "We Can't Go Back": Immigrant Women, Intersections, and AgencyPart I: Who They Are 2 "Your Story Drops on You": Who Are These Women? Part II: How They Come 3 "I Had to Start Over": Entering through the Front Door 4 "I Had to Leave My Country One Day": Entering through the Back DoorPart III: What They Do 5 "I Am Not Only a Domestic Worker; I Am a Woman": Immigrant Women and Domestic Service 6 "Mighty Oaks": The Entrepreneurs 7 "There Is Still Work to Do": Immigrant Women in Gender-Atypical Occupations 8 "Always in Life, We Are Ripping": Culture Work Part IV: Where They Are Going 9 "Misbehaving Women": The Agency of Activism 10 "Making History": Drawing Conclusions, Looking Forward Appendix A: Notes on Research Methods Appendix B: List of Interviewed Women Appendix C: Timeline: U.S. Immigration Policy and Women, 1875-2009 Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
