From the Life Stories of Filipino Women: Personal and Family Agendas in Migration
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Drawing from the life stories of 10 women migrants who had returned from working abroad, this article examines the individual-family nexus in terms of migration decision-making processes, how women and their families cope as transnational families, and how women migrants themselves view and assess their migration experience. The life stories indicate the significance of women's agency in initiating and carrying out their decisions, with support from their families. It should be noted though that although most of them decided to work abroad for the sake of their families, women also sought and attained personal benefits from migration. Among other purposes, the use of life stories provides a window to appreciate the internal changes that women attribute to their migration experiences.
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The young, unmarried women felt particularly empowered through their migration.
“The young, unmarried women felt particularly empowered through their migration, confirming previous research suggesting that women who migrate to support family also have their own agendas [48].”
From A qualitative study of Filipina immigrants’ stress, distress and coping: the impact of their multiple, transnational roles as women (2017) · cites this paper as [48]
Women who migrate to support family also have their own agendas.
“confirming previous research suggesting that women who migrate to support family also have their own agendas [48].”
From A qualitative study of Filipina immigrants’ stress, distress and coping: the impact of their multiple, transnational roles as women (2017) · cites this paper as [48]
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“firming previous research suggesting that women who migrate to support family also have their own agendas [48].”
Background
- Authors
- Asis, M. M. B.
- Affiliations
- Scalabrini International Migration Network (US)
- Corresponding author
- Asis, Maruja M.B.
- ORCID
- Asis, Maruja M.B.
- Venue
- Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-03
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-93
- ISSN
- 0117-1968 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1972559583
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 9.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Asian and Pacific migration journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Keywords
- return migration, transnational families, migration decisions, women's agency, family support, life stories, migration experience
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