
Wife or Worker?
Asian Women and Migration
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published on 21. April 2003
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-7425-2377-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume challenges the dominant discourse that perceives Asian women as either "mail-order" brides or overseas workers. Providing the first sustained critique of the artificial analytical division between brides and workers, the book demonstrates women's transition from brides to workers and from workers to brides. Focusing on how women workers use marriage as a strategy to gain citizenship and how migrants for marriage become workers, the authors present these modern Asian women in their multidimensional roles as wives, workers, mothers, and citizens.
The case studies explore a wide gamut of experiences, including Filipino caregivers in Canada, Thai sex workers in Germany, Filipino brides in Australia, Singaporean expatriates in Shanghai, Taiwanese families split between Taiwan and California, Asian migrants for marriage in Japan, and Filipino domestic helpers in Spain and Italy. All of these show the multiplicity of roles women maintain and emphasize the point that marriage, work, and migration are inextricably linked.
Contributions by: Maria W. L. Chee, Michelle Lee, Deirdre McKay, Pat Mix, Tomoko Nakamatsu, Rogelia Pe-Pua, Nicola Piper, Mina Roces, Katie Willis, and Brenda Yeoh.
The case studies explore a wide gamut of experiences, including Filipino caregivers in Canada, Thai sex workers in Germany, Filipino brides in Australia, Singaporean expatriates in Shanghai, Taiwanese families split between Taiwan and California, Asian migrants for marriage in Japan, and Filipino domestic helpers in Spain and Italy. All of these show the multiplicity of roles women maintain and emphasize the point that marriage, work, and migration are inextricably linked.
Contributions by: Maria W. L. Chee, Michelle Lee, Deirdre McKay, Pat Mix, Tomoko Nakamatsu, Rogelia Pe-Pua, Nicola Piper, Mina Roces, Katie Willis, and Brenda Yeoh.
Reviews / Votes
Wife or Worker? is a fascinating collection of case studies drawn from a diverse range of disciplines. The text not only challenges feminist thinking about Asian women's migration patterns, but also raises important topics for further scholarly research. * Australian Feminist Studies *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7425-2377-7 (9780742523777)
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Persons
Nicola Piper is a senior researcher at the Regulatory Institutions Network, The Australian National University. Mina Roces teaches in the School of History, The University of New South Wales.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction: Marriage and Migration in an Age of Globalization
Chapter 2: Filipinas in Canada: Deskilling as a Push toward Marriage
Chapter 3: Does Marriage Liberate Women from Sex Work? Thai Women in Germany
Chapter 4: Sisterhood Is Local: Filipina Women in Mount Isa
Chapter 5: Gender, Marriage, and Skilled Migration: The Case of Singaporeans in China
Chapter 6: Reflections on Transnational Life-Course and Migratory Patterns of Middle Class Women: Preliminary Observations from Malaysia
Chapter 7: Migrating for the Children: Taiwanese American Women in Transnational Families
Chapter 8: Wife, Mother, and Maid: The Triple Role of Filipino Domestic Workers in Spain and Italy
Chapter 9: International Marriage through Introduction Agencies: Social and Legal Realities of "Asian" Wives of Japanese Men
Chapter 2: Filipinas in Canada: Deskilling as a Push toward Marriage
Chapter 3: Does Marriage Liberate Women from Sex Work? Thai Women in Germany
Chapter 4: Sisterhood Is Local: Filipina Women in Mount Isa
Chapter 5: Gender, Marriage, and Skilled Migration: The Case of Singaporeans in China
Chapter 6: Reflections on Transnational Life-Course and Migratory Patterns of Middle Class Women: Preliminary Observations from Malaysia
Chapter 7: Migrating for the Children: Taiwanese American Women in Transnational Families
Chapter 8: Wife, Mother, and Maid: The Triple Role of Filipino Domestic Workers in Spain and Italy
Chapter 9: International Marriage through Introduction Agencies: Social and Legal Realities of "Asian" Wives of Japanese Men