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Author:   Oliva M. Espín ,  A. Dottolo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   5.219kg
ISBN:  

9781137521460

ISBN 10:   1137521465
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   19 June 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction; Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo PART I: PLACE, RACE, MEMORY AND MIGRATION Introduction to Part 1; Andrea L. Dottolo and Oliva M. Espín 1. A Geography of Memory A Psychology of Place; Oliva M. Espín 2. Exploring Intersections of Privilege and Oppression for Black and Asian Immigrant and U.S. Born Women: Reaching Across the Imposed Divide; Karen L. Suyemoto & Roxanne A. Donovan PART II: WORK, SOCIAL CLASS AND ""TRADITIONAL"" GENDER ROLES Introduction to Part 2; Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo 3. Work and Gender Roles in East Asian Immigrant Women in the United States; Pei-Wen Winnie Ma and Munyi Shea 4. 'Good Asian Moms': Engendering the Model Minority Myth among Indian Immigrant Working Women; Sundari Balan & Ramaswami Mahalingam 5. Being a Woman, a Muslim, and Afghan in the USA: Dilemmas of Displacement; Huma Ahmed Ghosh PART III: VIOLENCE, RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE Introduction to Part 3; Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo 6. Women, Political Violence and Migration: Feminist and Clinical Issues in the Asylum Process; Diya Kallivayalil 7. Sexual Violence in an Immigrant Context: South Asian Women in the United States; Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Anmol Satiani, and Neha Patel 8. Supporting Transgender Immigrant Latinas: The Case of Erika; Danielle Quintero, Alison Cerezo, Alejandro Morales and Stephanie Rothman 9. A Study of Immigrant Latina Survivors of Domestic Violence: Becoming Líderes Comunitarias (Community Leaders); Josephine V. Serrata R. Lillianne Macias, Alvina Rosales, Rebecca Rodriguez and Julia L. Perilla PART IV: INTERGENERATIONAL IMPACT OF MIGRATION Introduction to Part 4; Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo 10. Assessing and Redressing Effects of Second Class Citizenship upon U.S. Citizen Daughters of Undocumented Immigrants; Gabrielle Stutman and Peggy Brady-Amoon 11. Intergenerational Narratives of Migration and Acculturation: Ni de aquí ni de allá; Sandra Mattar and María Teresa Pestana 12. Negotiating Identity for Young AdultWomen from Immigrant Families: Expectations, Opportunities and Challenges; Karen Kisiel Dion 13. Legacies of Migration: Italian American Women, Food and Identity; Andrea L. Dottolo and Carol Dottolo Conclusion; Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo"

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Espin and Dottolo provide the field with important information about the unique ways that migration affects women and, therefore, entire communities. ... The editors succeed in producing a work that is `contextual, reflexive and relevant' ... . Written for anyone interested in feminist psychology, migration, immigration, or intersectionality, this text may inform the therapy room or the classroom. It should also help revise policy so that immigration legislation may progress from a position of oppression to one of empowerment. (Geneva Reynaga-Abiko, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (1), January, 2016)

Espin and Dottolo provide the field with important information about the unique ways that migration affects women and, therefore, entire communities. The editors succeed in producing a work that is contextual, reflexive and relevant . Written for anyone interested in feminist psychology, migration, immigration, or intersectionality, this text may inform the therapy room or the classroom. It should also help revise policy so that immigration legislation may progress from a position of oppression to one of empowerment. (Geneva Reynaga-Abiko, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (1), January, 2016)

Author Information

Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, San Diego State University, USA Sundari Balan, Washington University, USA Peggy Brady-Amoon, Seton Hall University, USA Alison Cerezo, San Francisco State University, USA Karen Kisiel Dion, Independent Scholar Roxanne A. Donovan, Kennesaw State University, USA Andrea L. Dottolo, Rhode Island College and Brandeis University, USA Carol Dottolo, Independent Scholar Oliva M. Espín, San Diego State University and Alliant International University, USA Diya Kallivayalil, Harvard Medical School, USA Pei-Wen Winnie, William Paterson University, USA R. Lilliane Macias, Independent Scholar Ramaswami Mahalingam, University of Michigan, USA Sandra Mattar, Saint Mary's College of California, USA Alejandro Morales, California State Polytechnic University, USA Neha Patel, Independent Scholar Julia L. Perilla, Georgia State University, USA Maria Teresa Pestana, Independent Scholar Danielle Quintero, Independent Scholar Rebecca Rodriguez, Independent Scholar Alvina Rosales, Independent Scholar Stephanie Rothman, Independent Scholar Anmol Satiani, DePaul University and Roosevelt University, USA Josephine V. Serrata, Independent Scholar Munyi Shea, California State University, USA Gabrielle Stutman, Independent Scholar Karen L. Suyemoto, University of Massachusetts, Boston Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Boston College, USA

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