Taiwanese American Transnational Families

Women and Kin Work
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-65432-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

Reihe: Studies in Asian Americans

This book explores the differences for participants when the wives migrate for reproductive labor in the United States. This book also adds a much needed non-working class dimension to the impact of migration on women and marital relations, particularly in the Pacific Rim: where husbands remain in Taiwan, the country of origin, and send remittances to support their wives and children in the United States, the receiving country. This book thus contributes to theorizing the class and gender dimensions of international migration, and provides comparative data for the study of transnational migration. It also sheds light on understanding the familial aspect of the many interactions across the Pacific Rim, an aspect that remains understudied.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chee, Maria W.L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Theoretical Framework and Methodology 2. Historical Chinese American Transnational Families 3. Immigration from Taiwan: From Early Arrivals to Concentration in Southern California 4. Taiwanese Immigrants Impact on Local Communities 5. Migration from the Woman's Standpoint 6. Global Political Economy, Local Disadvantages, and Transnational Families 7. Migration Decision and Power Relations 8. Impact on Women as Workers, Mother, and Individuals 9. Impact on Marital Relations 10. Summary and Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Maria W.L. Chee received her doctorate in sociocultural anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.