Gender and Immigration
An exploration of the varied and complex ways in which women experience international migration: the chapters are concerned primarily with the question of whether international migration provides women with opportunities for liberating themselves from sub
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Gregory A. Kelson and Debra L. DeLaet
GENDER AND IMMIGRATION
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Gender and Immigration Edited by
Gregory A. Kelson and
Debra L. DeLaet
Selection and editorial matter © Gregory A. Kelson and Debra L. DeLaet 1999 Text © Macmillan Press Ltd 1999 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1999 978-0-333-74177-1
All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 1999 by MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 978-0-333-74178-8
ISBN 978-0-333-98346-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9780333983461
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To Lori Andrews, J.D. and Nanette Elster, J.D., M.P.H. for the support and encouragement they have given to me as a policymaker Gregory A. Kelson
To my parents, Jack and Sandy DeLaet, for their constant support and encouragement Debra L. DeLaet
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Contents List of Tables
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List of Contributors
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Preface 1
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Introduction: The Invisibility of Women in Scholarship on International Migration Debra L. DeLaet
Part I The Economic Status of International Female Migrants 2 Seeds for Self-Sufficiency? Policy Contradictions at the US–Mexico Border Kathleen Staudt 3 Labor Migration and International Sexual Division of Labor: A Feminist Perspective Shu-Ju Ada Cheng 4 Asian Women in Business in Australia David Ip and Constance Lever-Tracy 5 Immigration Policy, Cultural Norms, and Gender Relations Among Indian-American Motel Owners Nandini Narain Assar 6 Third World Immigrant Women in American Higher Education Cecilia G. Manrique and Gabriel G. Manrique Part II The Social Status of International Female Migrants 7 Mail Order Brides: The Legal Framework and Possibilities for Change Lisa Simons 8 Sri Lankan Tamil Immigrants in Toronto: Gender, Marriage Patterns, and Sexuality Lynn Morrison, Sepali Guruge, and Kymberly A. Snarr 9 Gender Implications of Immigration: the Case of Russian-Speaking Women in Israel Larissa I. Remennick
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Contents Social Services for Immigrant Women in Eur
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