The present of forgetting: Diasporic identity and migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong

Social Identities

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-585

  Lai, Ming yan ^a  

^a Independent Scholar ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diasporic identity; Feminine sacrifice; Migrant activism; Migrant domestic workers; Transnationalism

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DIASPORA; GENDER ROLE; HEGEMONY; MIGRANT WORKER; NATIONAL IDENTITY; RACIAL IDENTITY; WOMENS STATUS;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 79960672904     PISSN: 13504630     EISSN: 13630296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504630.2011.587309     Document Type: Article

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