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Author McKay, Deirdre, 1967- author.

Title An archipelago of care : Filipino migrants and global networks / Deirdre McKay
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Global research studies
Global research studies.
Contents In London -- At church -- On Facebook -- In the community center -- At our house -- Back home -- In transit
Summary "Focusing on the experience of Filipino caregivers in London, some of whom are living and working illegally in their host country, Deirdre McKay considers what migrant workers must do to navigate their way in a global marketplace. She draws on interviews and participant observations, her own long-term fieldwork in communities in the Philippines, and digital ethnography to present an intricate consideration of how these caregivers create stability in potentially precarious living situations. McKay argues that these workers gain resilience from the bonding networks they construct for themselves through social media, faith groups, and community centers. These networks generate an elaborate "archipelago of care" through which migrants create their sense of self"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 19, 2017)
Subject Foreign workers, Filipino -- Social networks -- England -- London
Kankanay (Philippine people) -- Social networks -- England -- London
Household employees -- Social networks -- England -- London
Service industries workers -- Social networks -- England -- London
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
England -- London
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016044084
ISBN 9780253024985
0253024986