Empire of care : nursing and migration in Filipino American history /

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An interdisciplinary examination of how the migration of nurses from the Philippines to the U.S. is inextricably linked to American imperialism and the U.S. colonization of the Philippine Islands in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Choy, Catherine Ceniza, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2003.
Colección:American encounters/global interactions.
Temas:
Nurses > Philippines.
Nurses, Foreign > United States.
Nursing.
Nursing
Emigration and Immigration > history
Foreign Professional Personnel > history
History of Nursing
Nursing Care
Infirmières > Philippines.
Infirmières étrangères > États-Unis.
Soins infirmiers.
nursing (health science)
MEDICAL > Nursing > Medical & Surgical.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Reference.
MEDICAL > Nursing > General.
Nurses
Nurses, Foreign
Einwanderung
Krankenpflege
Frau
Verpleegkundigen.
Immigranten.
Philippines
United States
USA
Filipinos.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Contours of a Filipino American History
  • Part I. Nurturing Empire
  • 1. Nursing Matters: Women and U.S. Colonialism in the Philippines
  • 2. "The Usual Subjects": The Preconditions of Professional Migration
  • Part II. Caring Unbound
  • 3. "Your Cap Is a Passport": Filipino Nurses and the U.S. Exchange Visitor Program
  • 4. To the Point of No Return: From Exchange Visitor to Permanent Resident
  • Part III. Still the Golden Door?
  • 5. Trial and Error: Crime and Punishment in America's "Wound Culture"
  • 6. Conflict and Caring: Filipino Nurses Organize in the United States
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: On Sources.

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