1st Edition
Filipino Care Workers in Israel Migration, Trans-local Livelihoods and Space
By Anna Lim
Copyright 2025
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book traces the construction of migrant space in Israel’s urban periphery with a focus on the flat that Filipino care workers co-rent for their day-off and provides insight into the migrant lives and journeys in trans-local contexts. The author selects the flat not only as the central field site for fieldwork but also as an analytical lens for grasping the various social networks and the... Read more
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Between a 'National Hero' and a 'Global Servant', 2. 'Unsettled Settlers' in South Tel Aviv, 3. Flat as a Nodal Site in the Mobile Circuit, 4. Networking through Weekend Rituals, 5. Seeking a Shelter behind Gate, Conclusion: Creating an 'Imagined Community' in Displacement, Acknowledgements, Bibliography.
Biography
Anna Lim is a Senior Researcher of Institute of Social Sciences at Kangwon National University, South Korea. She is an anthropologist with interests in labor migration, space, and citizenship issues. She is currently conducting research on the labor migration between the Philippines and South Korea.
