Indian immigrant women and work : the American experience / / Ramya M. Vijaya and Bidisha Biswas

• Autore: Vijaya Ramya Mahadevan <1974-, >
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (124 pages) : illustrations, photographs, tables
• Disciplina: 331.4089/91411073
• Soggetto topico: Foreign workers, East Indian - United States; Women foreign workers - United States; Women, East Indian - Employment - United States; Women immigrants - Employment - United States
• Soggetto geografico: India Emigration and immigration Economic aspects; United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects
• Altri autori: BiswasBidisha
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : marking a place in history -- 2. Choosing to leave -- 3. Rising above or hitting the glass ceiling? -- 4. Leaning in and reaching out : personal networks and political processes -- 5. Merging histories : charting feminist journeys in the US and India -- 6. Learning from the past and shaping new legacies.
• Sommario/riassunto: Recently, interest in the numbers of skilled immigrants coming from India to the US has soared. However, this immigration is seen as being overwhelmingly male. This book investigates the work trajectories and related assimilation experiences of independent Indian women who have chosen their own migratory pathways in the US. It explores the links between individual experiences and the macro trends of women, work, immigration and feminism. The authors use historical records, previously unpublished gender disaggregate immigration data, and interviews with Indian women who have migrated to the US to demonstrate that independent migration among Indian women has a long and substantial history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Indian immigrant women and work
• ISBN: 1-134-99024-3; 1-315-53712-5; 1-134-99017-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910149379103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Focus.