The stranger that is welcomed: Female foreign students from Asia, the English language industry, and the ambivalence of 'Asia rising' in British Columbia, Canada

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-355

  Park, Hijin ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asian women; English language industry; Gendered Orientalism; Globalization and migration; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GENDER; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; ORIENTALISM; RACISM; VIOLENCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 77952400212     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663691003737603     Document Type: Article

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