Hidden spaces of resistance of the subordinated: Case studies from Vietnamese female migrant partners in Taiwan

International Migration Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 706-727

  Wang, Hong Zen ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; POWER RELATIONS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547930151     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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