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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fujiwara, Lynn, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women immigrants > Services for
Public welfare
Children of immigrants > Services for
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Enfants d'immigrants > Services > États-Unis.
Americaines d'origine asiatique > Services > États-Unis.
Immigrantes > Services > États-Unis.
Public welfare > United States.
Children of immigrants > Services for > United States.
Asian American women > Services for > United States.
Women immigrants > Services for > United States.
United States
Electronic books.
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 (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816656622

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