Transnational Immigrants
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-8541-4 (ISBN)
The study reveals that the temporary stay of these professionals and their families in the U.S. necessitates day-to-day balancing of two cultures in terms of food, clothing, recreation, and daily activities, creating a transnational lifestyle for these young professionals. Transnational activities at the workplace, which are forced by the work culture of the MNCs that employ them, can be considered as ‘transnationalism from above.’ Simultaneously, being bi-lingual at home, cooking and eating Indian and Western food, socializing with Indian and American friends outside work, and all the cultural activities they perform on a day-to-day basis, indicates ‘transnationalism from below’. The book is of interest to researchers and academics working on issues relating to culture, social change, migration and development.
Uma Sarmistha is an adjunct faculty at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida, and a Visiting Scholar at the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna, India. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Kansas State University (KSU), USA and holds a Master’s in Sociology from KSU and a Master’s in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India. Her research interests are mainly in the areas of development studies; migration and transnationalism; urban and regional development; economic sociology and gender issues. She was the country representative for IDRC project on UICT4D and has been a resource person for the University of East London project on the impact of ICT on rural poverty. Her publications include: “ICTs in Rural India: User Perspective Study of Two Different Models in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar” (co-authored) (Science Technology & Society) and, “A Rural Handloom Textile Industry in Bihar: A Case Study of Rural Informal Sector” (Social Change). Currently she is Co-Principal Researcher in the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) funded research project on violence against women in rural India.
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2. Work visa (H-1 B) category and its formalities.- Chapter 3: Type and Extend of Transnationalism.- Chapter 4: What it feels like to be Transnational.- Chapter 5: Impact of being Transnational.- Chapter 6: Conclusion and Discussion.
Erscheinungsdatum | 12.08.2019 |
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Zusatzinfo | 14 Illustrations, color; 16 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 127 p. 30 illus., 14 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Singapore |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Schlagworte | Asian Immigrants and USA • Economic Sociology • International migration • research method • transnationalism |
ISBN-10 | 981-13-8541-6 / 9811385416 |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-13-8541-4 / 9789811385414 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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