1st Edition
Indian Immigrant Women and Work The American experience
124 Pages
by
Routledge
124 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
124 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In recent years, interest in the large group of skilled immigrants coming from India to the United States has soared. However, this immigration is seen as being overwhelmingly male. Female migrants are depicted either as family migrants following in the path chosen by men, or as victims of desperation, forced into the migrant path due to economic exigencies. This book investigates the work... Read more
- Introduction: Marking a Place in History
- Choosing to Leave
- Rising Above or Hitting the Glass Ceiling?
- Leaning in and Reaching Out- Personal Networks and Political Processes
- Merging Histories: Charting Feminist Journeys in the US and India
- Learning from The Past and Shaping New Legacies
Biography
Ramya M. Vijaya is a Professor of Economics at Stockton University, New Jersey, US. Besides courses in Economics, she also teaches in the interdisciplinary Global Studies Minor.
Bidisha Biswas is Professor of Political Science at Western Washington University, US. She previously served as a policy adviser on South Asia to the United States Department of State.
