Wife or Worker?

Nicola Piper is a senior researcher at the Regulatory Institutions Network, The Australian National University. Mina Roces teaches in the School of History, The University of New South Wales.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Marriage and Migration in an Age of GlobalizationChapter 2: Filipinas in Canada: Deskilling as a Push toward MarriageChapter 3: Does Marriage Liberate Women from Sex Work? Thai Women in GermanyChapter 4: Sisterhood Is Local: Filipina Women in Mount IsaChapter 5: Gender, Marriage, and Skilled Migration: The Case of Singaporeans in ChinaChapter 6: Reflections on Transnational Life-Course and Migratory Patterns of Middle Class Women: Preliminary Observations from MalaysiaChapter 7: Migrating for the Children: Taiwanese American Women in Transnational FamiliesChapter 8: Wife, Mother, and Maid: The Triple Role of Filipino Domestic Workers in Spain and ItalyChapter 9: International Marriage through Introduction Agencies: Social and Legal Realities of "Asian" Wives of Japanese Men

Wife or Worker? is a fascinating collection of case studies drawn from a diverse range of disciplines. The text not only challenges feminist thinking about Asian women's migration patterns, but also raises important topics for further scholarly research.