Mothers without citizenship : Asian immigrant families and the consequences of welfare reform /

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Lynn Fujiwara reveals a neglected aspect of the Asian immigrant story: the ill effects of welfare reform on Asian immigrant women and families. Fujiwara argues that these measures redefined immigrants as outsiders whose lack of citizenship was used to deem them ineligible for public benefits. At onc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fujiwara, Lynn, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Women immigrants > Services for > United States.
Asian American women > Services for > United States.
Children of immigrants > Services for > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Immigrantes > Services > États-Unis.
Américaines d'origine asiatique > Services > États-Unis.
Enfants d'immigrants > Services > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Children of immigrants > Services for
Public welfare
Women immigrants > Services for
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Lynn Fujiwara reveals a neglected aspect of the Asian immigrant story: the ill effects of welfare reform on Asian immigrant women and families. Fujiwara argues that these measures redefined immigrants as outsiders whose lack of citizenship was used to deem them ineligible for public benefits. At once astute policy analysis and insightful research, Mothers without Citizenship offers nuance to the discussion of the consequences of social policy on Asian immigrant communities.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxx, 239 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-225) and index.
ISBN:9780816656622
0816656622

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