Geoforum
Volume 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 181-196

Skilled migration and cumulative disadvantage: The case of highly qualified Asian Indian immigrant women in the US (Article)

Purkayastha B.*
  • a Department of Sociology, University of Connnecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2068, United States

Abstract

The research on skilled international migration focuses primarily on the experiences of male migrants. Little work has been done on female migrants, especially those who migrated as dependents of highly skilled males. This paper presents some data on Asian Indian women in the US, and argues that these women suffer from cumulative disadvantage. The paper emphasizes that it is necessary to adopt a complex model involving the interaction of gendered/racialised immigration laws, workplace and household experiences in order to understand the experiences of these women. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Gender Asian Indians in the US Skilled migration Racialisation cumulative disadvantage Immigration

Index Keywords

World skilled labor Asian immigrant Western Hemisphere gender disparity United States migrant worker North America immigrant population
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2003.11.006
ISSN: 00167185
Cited by: 93
Original Language: English