An Archipelago of Care: Filipino Migrants and Global Networks

by Deirdre McKay

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253024676
• ISBN13: 9780253024671
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher