Description
The book explores the intersection of emotions and migration in a number of case studies from across the USA, Europe and Southeast Asia, including the transmigration of female domestic workers, transmigrant marriages, transmigrant workers in the entertainment industry and asylum seekers and refugees who are the victims of domestic violence.
Table of Contents
List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Understanding Emotions in Transmigration in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States The Significance of Emotions in Contemporary Social Theorizing Gender, Emotions and Migration in a European Context The Feminization of Emotions in Transmigration in Southeast Asia Agency in the Construction of Emotions in Transmigration in Different Cultural and Work Contexts 'Unseen America': Citizenship and the Politics of Migration in California 'California Dreamin'': Transformation and Identity in the Experiences of Migrants into the San Francisco Bay Area Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
