Women, Migration, and Domestic Work on the Texas-Mexico Border:
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Main Author: Mendoza, Christina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: El Paso LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC 2011
Series:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1: Women's Migration and Domestic Service; CHAPTER 2: Listening to Border Women; CHAPTER 3: Becoming a Cross-Border Worker; CHAPTER 4: Cross-Border Migration; CHAPTER 5: Culture, Class and Comida; CHAPTER 6: Migration Without Settlement; Bibliography; Index
Mendoza examines cross-border migration by Mexican women, who live in Mexico and work in domestic service in the U.S. She finds that multiple factors such as age, financial stability, and previous work experience draw women to?migrate? across the border daily. In addition, gender, social class, and nationality transform the spaces they encounter crossing the border. These spaces shape the reception and the perception of their status as migrants. The legality of cross-border domestic workers fluctuates and is complicated by the?safe? and?risky? spaces they inhabit on their journey. Finally
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (202 pages)
ISBN:9781593326814
1593326815

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