West Indian women's experience in Los Angeles : the impact of politics and the global economy /

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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 immig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Squires, Stacey, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., ©2012.
Colección:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Women immigrants > California > Los Angeles.
West Indians > California > Los Angeles > History.
Women > Employment > California > Los Angeles > History.
Immigrantes > Californie > Los Angeles.
Antillais > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Emigration and immigration
West Indians
Women > Employment
Women immigrants
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Emigration and immigration.
California > Los Angeles
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 195 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593325060
1593325061
1593324758
9781593324759

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