| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 195 pages) |
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The new Americans: recent immigration and American society
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Legislation, immigration, and the labor market : the West Indian experience -- Cause and effects of globalization on women in the labor force -- Historical background : politics in the Caribbean and the effects on migration -- Historical background of West Indians immigration to the United States : New York and California -- West Indian immigrants to Los Angeles : ethnographic data -- Feminization of migration : West Indian women in the United States, California, and Los Angeles -- West Indian women in the Los Angeles labor market : the role of the feminization of labor -- West Indian women in the Los Angeles area : are they successful? -- History, politics, economics, and the labor market : what are the implications? -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles.
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West Indians -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
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Women -- Employment -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Emigration and immigration.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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West Indians. |
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Women -- Employment. |
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Women immigrants. |
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California -- Los Angeles. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Squires, Stacey, 1963- West Indian women's experience in Los Angeles. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., ©2012 (DLC) 2011036552 |
| ISBN |
9781593325060 (electronic bk.) |
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1593325061 (electronic bk.) |
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1593324758 (alk. paper) |
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9781593324759 (alk. paper) |
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9781593324759 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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