Download or read book Work Roles Gender Roles and Asian Indian Immigrant Women in the United States written by Arpana Sircar and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addresses the way gender mediates the lives of employed immigrant women in an ethnic minority community. Light is shed on the interplay of race-ethnicity, social class, and history and generates multiple contexts within which individual and collective attitudes are situated.
Download or read book Indian Immigrant Women and Work written by Ramya Vijaya and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, interest in the large group of skilled immigrants coming from India to the United States has soared. However, this immigration is seen as being overwhelmingly male. Female migrants are depicted either as family migrants following in the path chosen by men, or as victims of desperation, forced into the migrant path due to economic exigencies. This book investigates the work trajectories and related assimilation experiences of independent Indian women who have chosen their own migratory pathways in the United States. The links between individual experiences and the macro trends of women, work, immigration and feminism are explored. The authors use historical records, previously unpublished gender disaggregate immigration data, and interviews with Indian women who have migrated to the US in every decade since the 1960s to demonstrate that independent migration among Indian women has a long and substantial history. Their status as skilled independent migrants can represent a relatively privileged and empowered choice. However, their working lives intersect with the gender constraints of labor markets in both India and the US. Vijaya and Biswas argue that their experiences of being relatively empowered, yet pushing against gender constraints in two different environments, can provide a unique perspective to the immigrant assimilation narrative and comparative gender dynamics in the global political economy. Casting light on a hidden, but steady, stream within the large group of skilled immigrants to the United States from India, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of political economy, anthropology, and sociology, including migration, race, class, ethnic and gender studies, as well as Asian studies.
Download or read book Desi Dreams written by Ashidhara Das and published by Primus Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desi Dreams focuses on the construction of self and identity by Indian immigrant professional and semi-professional women who live and work in the US. The focus in this anthropological fieldwork is on Indian immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area. They have often been defined as a model minority. Indian immigrant women who have achieved entry into the current technology based economy in the Silicon Valley value the capital-accumulation, status-transformation, socio-economic autonomy, and renegotiation of familial gender relations that are made possible by their employment. However, this quintessential American success story conceals the psychic costs of uneasy Americanization, long drawn out gender battles, and incessant cross-cultural journeys of selves and identities. The outcome is a diasporic identity through the recomposition of Indian culture in the diaspora and strengthening of transnational ties to India.
Download or read book Asian Indian Immigrant Women in the San Francisco Oakland Bay Area written by Ashidhara Das and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My dissertation research focuses on the construction of self and identity by Indian immigrant professional and semi-professional women who live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have made an ethnographic study of the manner in which economic mobility and professional achievement remake gender, race, and class relations. The major issues are: What are the selves and identities of professional Indian women? How is continuity of selves and identities accomplished when individuals constantly shuttle between starkly different ethnoscapes of American workplace, Indian immigrant home, and transnational ideoscapes of ethnic belonging and cross-border ties? Indian immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area have often been defined as a model minority. Indian immigrant women who have achieved entry into the current post-industrial service-related and technology -based economy in the Bay Area value the capital accumulation, status transformation, socio-economic autonomy, and renegotiation of familial gender relations that are made possible by their employment. However, this quintessential American success story conceals the psychic costs of uneasy Americanization, social misrecognition, long drawn out gender battles, and incessant cross-cultural journeys of selves and identities. Americanization increases with the length of residence in the United States and duration of participation in the American labor force. However, despite their concerted attempts at being "American", my subjects continue to be viewed as "Indians", that is, as representatives of a foreign and exotic culture. Essentialization, whether positive or pejorative, causes psychological dissonance. My respondents are called upon to "speak for" Indian culture precisely when they are drifting away from old Indian habits and adopting new American ways. Nostalgia for the "homeland", as well as, "misrecognition" as "Indian" (rather than "Indian American") leads to a partial abandonment of the path to assimilation, and hence, it results in the reproduction of an Indian diasporic identity that is activated as and when needed. Thus, the Indian immigrant home becomes a principal site for the recomposition of Indian culture, and transnational ties to the "home-country" are strengthened. Code-switching back and forth between the performances of their dual American and Indian identities, my subjects have formulated a unique response to the contradictions in the expectations of American society and workplace on one hand, and the Indian immigrant home and community on the other.
Download or read book Asian Indian Immigrants written by Brij B. Khare and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Negotiating Identities written by Aparna Rayaprol and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about how immigrant communities conceptualize, and indeed actualize, the process of reconstruction in a foreign land. Faced with a disjunctive crisis, a community can find in religion "a major symbolic resource" that helps to make such rebuilding possible. In this book, the community in question is South Indian, and the material representation of their coming together is the Sri Venkateswara temple in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The author examines the dynamics of gender roles within this specific occurrence of India-to-America immigration, emphasizing the ways in which both women and girls (by way of cultural and religious activities related to the temple) have created a niche for themselves with in the community.
Download or read book Work Experiences of Professional West Indian Immigrant Women in the United States written by Kyla-Gaye Simone Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation explores the work experiences of professional West Indian immigrant English-speaking women in the United States. Much study has been dedicated to the experiences and success of West Indian immigrant women and men in service and domestic roles. The study explores these professional immigrant women's experiences attaining career success in United States racial society. Data was obtained from 12 professional West Indian immigrant women using semi-structured interviews conducted by the researcher. These interviews explored: the participants' experiences with immigration, their employment experiences as immigrants, the challenges they faced in their work environments, their experiences in attaining career success and their experiences interacting with non-West Indians and with individuals born in the United States. Major findings include migration motivated by financial and educational improvement, mixed experiences with West Indian cohesiveness and general job satisfaction. Challenges at work included cultural differences, ethnic/racial tensions, being excluded by Americans, low expectations for professional West Indian women, slower career progression, limited professional and social interaction with non-West Indians, greater efforts expended in balancing work-family demands, weakened family relationships with relations back home, and limited use and reliance on mentors and professional networks and associations. Qualitative analysis revealed a high level of career success among these West Indian women, attended by significant psychological, emotional, financial and professional costs. The challenges faced by these Black professional West Indian women in the United States mirror those encountered by African Americans in various studies. Due to their meritocratic outlook and socialization to de-emphasize race, the professional West Indian women of this study were initially unprepared to maneuver these challenges and some struggled to attain career success. Additionally, higher levels of social and professional interactions (for example mentoring relationships and professional networking) with non-West Indians and West Indians of these professional West Indian women were associated with higher levels of career success in the United States.
Download or read book Gendered Journeys Women Migration and Feminist Psychology written by Oliva M. Espín and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings a psychological perspective to the often overlooked and understudied topic of women's experiences of migration, covering topics such as memory, place, language, race, social class, work, violence, motherhood, and intergenerational impact of migration.
Download or read book Immigration Nativity and Socioeconomic Assimilation of Asian Indians in the United States written by Gopal Krishna Singh and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gender Role Attitudes and Marital Satisfaction Among Asian Indian Couples Living in the U S an Exploratory Study written by Archana Jain and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social institution of marriage has maintained its importance in cultures across the world. In recent times though, globalization has paved the way for significant changes in how marriage and the gender roles of men and women are viewed. Indian society has only just begun to embrace these changes, posing a challenge for immigrant Asian Indian couples who find themselves in a culture far more egalitarian than the one they were raised in. The present exploratory study investigated how shifting gender role attitudes impact marital satisfaction. A qualitative research design combining ethnographic and grounded theory was used. Interviews were conducted with 6 married; Asian Indian couples between the ages of 22 and 50 who had at least one child. Five main research questions were addressed: a) How would Asian Indian couples characterize their experience of marriage amid conflicting Indian and American cultural and gender ideologies? b) What are the links between husbands and wives gender role attitudes and their report of marital satisfaction? c) Are the factors contributing to marital satisfaction navigated in egalitarian or traditional ways and how does that impact marital quality? d) What values are being imparted to the next generation in terms of gender role socialization? e) What are the implications for providing culturally competent therapy to this population? The interview data was analyzed to reveal important findings such as a significant growth in egalitarianism among Asian Indian men. Couples also reported increased marital satisfaction as a result of egalitarian gender role attitudes. As parents, couples reported a shift toward gender-neutral role socialization for boys and girls, also showing an increased openness to their children dating as well as choosing to marry a non-Indian person when they grow up. The study revealed that although the cultural bias against seeking mental health services persists in this community, there is increasing openness to it. These findings have important implications for training of mental health professionals who should understand how attitudes within this community are shifting away from the stereotypes as Asian Indians embrace more values of the host culture while still remaining true to their Indian heritage.
Download or read book Gender and U S Immigration written by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resurgent immigration is one of the most powerful forces disrupting and realigning everyday life in the United States and elsewhere, and gender is one of the fundamental social categories anchoring and shaping immigration patterns. Yet the intersection of gender and immigration has received little attention in contemporary social science literature and immigration research. This book brings together some of the best work in this area, including essays by pioneers who have logged nearly two decades in the field of gender and immigration, and new empirical work by both young scholars and well-established social scientists bringing their substantial talents to this topic for the first time.
Download or read book Voices of the Heart written by Huping Ling and published by Truman State Univ Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian American women have played significant roles in Asian American history, yet their voices are not often heard. A firsthand look at Asian women of the Midwest, Voices of the Heart is a comprehensive and comparative oral history that includes Chinese, Japanese, Filipina, Korean, and Asian Indian women as well as the newer Asian groups of Vietnamese, Laotians, Hmong, Thais, and Pakistanis. Huping Ling gathers these women's heartfelt stories about their journeys to America, their aspirations, their strides in education and employment, their cultural heritage, and their family dynamics. The women featured tell how their experiences align with their expectations of life in America, and the challenges of adjusting to a new culture while preserving their own. These colorful personal stories allow for a unique glimpse into the worlds of these often overlooked women.
Download or read book Intergenerational Comparisons of Perceptions of Gender Roles Dating and Marriage Among Asian Indians Living in the United States written by Seema Singh and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immigration Experiences written by Harshi Shah and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guided by the principles of grounded theory, this qualitative study aimed to explore the Asian Indian immigrant women’s experiences in maintaining and promoting the Indian cultural values for themselves and their children, living in the United States. Components of acculturation theory were also utilized as a lens to interpret the data. Thirteen firstgeneration Asian Indian mothers were recruited through a combination of snowball and theoretical sampling techniques. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant. Four themes emerged from the data analysis: (a) Maintaining core Indian values in daily life, (b) Maintaining transnational connections, (c) Preference for Indian enclaves, and (d) More “Indian” here than in homeland. The findings suggest that Asian Indian immigrant women made conscious efforts to maintain their “Indianness” and raised their children with Indian values. Residing in Indian enclaves, celebration of Indian festivals, and participation in one’s religious activities were some of the means of recreating “Indian” culture on a foreign land. The findings also suggest that the participants continued to maintain strong relational ties with the family members in India. The role of information and communications technology (ICTs) emerged as pivotal in helping the immigrants and their families to stay connected. Implications of the study and future directions were discussed.
Download or read book South Asians in the Canadian Mosaic written by Rabindra Nath Kanungo and published by Montréal, Québec : Kala Bharati. This book was released on 1984 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Other One Percent written by Sanjoy Chakravorty and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most remarkable stories of immigration in the last half century is that of Indians to the United States. People of Indian origin make up a little over one percent of the American population now, up from barely half a percent at the turn of the millennium. Not only has its recent growth been extraordinary, but this population from a developing nation with low human capital is now the most-educated and highest-income group in the world's most advanced nation. The Other One Percent is a careful, data-driven, and comprehensive account of the three core processes-selection, assimilation, and entrepreneurship-that have led to this rapid rise. This unique phenomenon is driven by-and, in turn, has influenced-wide-ranging changes, especially the on-going revolution in information technology and its impact on economic globalization, immigration policies in the U.S., higher education policies in India, and foreign policies of both nations. If the overall picture is one of economic success, the details reveal the critical issues faced by Indian immigrants stemming from the social, linguistic, and class structure in India, their professional and geographic distribution in the U.S., their pan-Indian and regional identities, their strong presence in both high-skill industries (like computers and medicine) and low-skill industries (like hospitality and retail trade), and the multi-generational challenges of a diverse group from the world's largest democracy fitting into its oldest.
Download or read book Immigrant Identity and the Politics of Citizenship written by John J Bukowczyk and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The next volume in the Common Threads book series, Immigrant Identity and the Politics of Citizenship assembles fourteen articles from the Journal of American Ethnic History . The chapters discuss the divisions and hierarchies confronted by immigrants to the United States, and how these immigrants shape, and are shaped by, the social and cultural worlds they enter. Drawing on scholarship of ethnic groups from around the globe, the articles illuminate the often fraught journey many migrants undertake from mistrusted Other to sometimes welcomed citizen. Contributors: James R. Barrett, Douglas C. Baynton, Vibha Bhalla, Julio Capó, Jr., Robert Fleegler, Gunlög Fur, Hidetaka Hirota, Karen Leonard, Willow Lung-Amam, Raymond A. Mohl, Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, Lara Putnam, David Reimers, David Roediger, and Allison Varzally.
