 Diaspora: An Introduction
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5340-9
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320 pages
March 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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PREFACE: Between Homelands and Homelessness? New Diasporas, Global Refugees.
INTRODUCTION: Introducing Diaspora: Key Terms.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
1. Diasporic Workers, New Global Economy.
Case Study: "La Frontera": Transborder Migrations, Mexican-American Diasporic Workers.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
2. Gender and Diasporas.
Case Study: Filipina Working Diasporas in the U.S., Hong Kong, and Italy.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
3. Global Traffic.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
4. Queer Diasporas.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
5. Race and Diasporas.
Case Study: Barred Entry: Haitian and Southeast Asian Asylees in the U.S. and Australia.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
6. Transnational Activism, Diasporic Arts of Resistance.
Case Study 1. Troubled Waters, Dam Nation, Grass Roots, and Transnational Indian Diasporic Resistance: Whence Narmada?.
Case Study 2: Haitian Diaspora and Transnational "Tenth Department" Activism.
Case Study 3: Filipina Maids in Hong Kong.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
POSTFACE: Diasporic Shifts Post-9/11.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index
INTRODUCTION: Introducing Diaspora: Key Terms.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
1. Diasporic Workers, New Global Economy.
Case Study: "La Frontera": Transborder Migrations, Mexican-American Diasporic Workers.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
2. Gender and Diasporas.
Case Study: Filipina Working Diasporas in the U.S., Hong Kong, and Italy.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
3. Global Traffic.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
4. Queer Diasporas.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
5. Race and Diasporas.
Case Study: Barred Entry: Haitian and Southeast Asian Asylees in the U.S. and Australia.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
6. Transnational Activism, Diasporic Arts of Resistance.
Case Study 1. Troubled Waters, Dam Nation, Grass Roots, and Transnational Indian Diasporic Resistance: Whence Narmada?.
Case Study 2: Haitian Diaspora and Transnational "Tenth Department" Activism.
Case Study 3: Filipina Maids in Hong Kong.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
POSTFACE: Diasporic Shifts Post-9/11.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion.
Additional Research.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index
