| Description |
viii, 195 p. |
| Series |
The new Americans: recent immigration and American society |
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Bibliography |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| 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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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781593324759 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781593325060 (electronic bk.) |
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