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West Indian women's experience in Los Angeles [electronic resource] : the impact of politics and the global economy / Stacey Squires.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Squires, Stacey, 1963-
- Series:
- New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- The new Americans: recent immigration and American society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women immigrants--California--Los Angeles.
- Women immigrants.
- West Indians--California--Los Angeles--History.
- West Indians.
- Women--Employment--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Women.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Squires examines West Indian women in Los Angeles. Most studies on West Indians are conducted in New York City or Miami. Examining this group of immigrants in Los Angeles shows how similar and different they are from those that settle in New York City. In addition, it adds to the literature on immigrant groups to Los Angeles. The most exciting conclusion is that West Indian women are faring well economically when compared to other ethnic groups. Though some of the West Indian women, especially those from Belize are working in service occupations, many other islanders are employed in managerial
- Contents:
- Legislation, immigration, and the labor market : the West Indian experience
- Cause and effects of globalization on women in the labor force
- Historical background : politics in the Caribbean and the effects on migration
- Historical background of West Indians immigration to the United States : New York and California
- West Indian immigrants to Los Angeles : ethnographic data
- Feminization of migration : West Indian women in the United States, California, and Los Angeles
- West Indian women in the Los Angeles labor market : the role of the feminization of labor
- West Indian women in the Los Angeles area : are they successful?
- History, politics, economics, and the labor market : what are the implications?
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-59332-506-1
- OCLC:
- 787842713
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