Bibliograph

Disposable domestics, immigrant women workers in the global economy, Grace Chang ; forewords by Ai-Jen Poo and Mimi Abramovitz ; afterword by Alicia Garza

Type

Label

Disposable domestics, immigrant women workers in the global economy, Grace Chang ; forewords by Ai-Jen Poo and Mimi Abramovitz ; afterword by Alicia Garza

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Disposable domestics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

908071975

Responsibility statement

Grace Chang ; forewords by Ai-Jen Poo and Mimi Abramovitz ; afterword by Alicia Garza

Sub title

immigrant women workers in the global economy

Summary

The prevailing image of migrants, particular women of color, is that of a drain on "our" resources. Grace Chang's vital account of migrant women-- frequently undocumented and disenfranchised, working as nannies, domestic workers, janitors, nursing aides, and home care workers-- proves just the opposite

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Breeding ignorance, breeding hatred -- Undocumented Latinas : the new employable mother -- The nanny visa : the Bracero Program revisited -- Global exchange : the World Bank, "Welfare Reform," and the trade in migrant women -- Immigrants and workfare workers : employable but "not employed" -- Gatekeeping and housekeeping

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