RESUMING THE "SKILLED WORKER" IDENTITY: The Filipinas' Strategies in Labor Market Participation in Melbourne, Australia.
Through the lens of culture intersecting with gender, race and class, this monograph looks at the reconfiguration of skilled worker identity of 20 Philippines-born women who have immigrated to Australia. Through interviews and analyses of their lived experiences, it attempts to comprehend the comple...
| Publicado en: | Kritika Kultura no. 26; pp. 523 - 608 |
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