ISBN:
9780815653479
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (208 pages)
Series Statement:
Gender and Globalization Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.8914/95073
Keywords:
Women immigrants Economic conditions
;
Transnationalism
;
Nepali people Economic conditions
;
Nepali people Social conditions
;
Women immigrants Social conditions
;
Nepal - Emigration and immigration - Social aspects
;
Nepal - Emigration and immigration - Social aspects
;
Electronic books
;
Nepal Emigration and immigration
;
Social aspects
;
United States Emigration and immigration
;
Social aspects
Abstract:
Intro -- Resistance and Survival in America -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Coming to America: Gendered Labor, Women's Agency, and Transnationalism -- 2 Nepali Women Coming to America: Why and How? -- 3 The Informal Economic World: Shifting Roles, Experiences, and Identities -- 4 Informal Economic Work: Delusions, Challenges, and Contradictions -- 5 Shifting Gender Roles in Private and Public Domains: Immigration, Migration, and Transnational Family Dynamics -- 6 Transnational Community Building: Ties, Connections, and Practices -- 7 Conclusion: From Informal Workers to Transnational Community Builders -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Works Cited -- Index.
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