When women come first: gender and class in transnational migration

Abstract

List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Maps Introduction 1. Contradictions of Gender When Women Immigrate First 2. Work: Nursing, Women's Networks, and Tied to a Stake 3. Home: Redoing Gender in Immigrant Households 4. Community: Creating Little Kerala and the Paradox of Men Who Play in the Church 5. Transnational Connections: The Janus-Faced Reproduction of an Immigrant Community 6. Conclusions Appendix 1: Interview Participants by Household Type Appendix 2: Types of Nursing Jobs Appendix 3: Transnational Organizational Structure of the Indian Orthodox Church Notes References Index