An archipelago of care : Filipino migrants and global networks / Deirdre McKay

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKay, Deirdre

Series:

Global research studies.

Global research studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service industries workers--Social networks--England--London.

Service industries workers.

Household employees--Social networks--England--London.

Household employees.

Kankanay (Philippine people)--Social networks--England--London.

Kankanay (Philippine people).

Foreign workers, Filipino--Social networks--England--London.

Foreign workers, Filipino.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Focusing on the experience of Filipino caregivers in London, some of whom are living and working illegally in their host country, Deirdre McKay considers what migrant workers must do to navigate their way in a global marketplace. She draws on interviews and participant observations, her own long-term fieldwork in communities in the Philippines, and digital ethnography to present an intricate consideration of how these caregivers create stability in potentially precarious living situations. McKay argues that these workers gain resilience from the bonding networks they construct for themselves through social media, faith groups, and community centers. These networks generate an elaborate "archipelago of care" through which migrants create their sense of self"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

In London

At church

On Facebook

In the community center

At our house

Back home

In transit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253024985

0253024986

OCLC:

959372472