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Gendered Journeys: Women, Migration and Feminist Psychology Also by Oliva M. Espín LATINA REALITIES: Essays on Healing, Migration, and Sexuality WOMEN CROSSING BOUNDARIES: A Psychology of Immigration and Transformations of Sexuality LATINA HEALERS: Lives of Power and Tradition REFUGEE WOMEN AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH: Shattered Societies, Shattered Lives ( co-authorr ) FEMINIST GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATIONS: Asian-American Women in Therapy ( co-authorr ) FEMINIST THERAPY WITH LATINA WOMEN: Personal and Social Voices (co-authorr ) SIN OR SALVATION: The Interplay of Sexuality and Spirituality in Psychotherapy ( co-authorr ) Gendered Journeys: Women, Migration and Feminist Psychology Edited by Oliva M. Espín San Diego State University, USA and Andrea L. Dottolo Rhode Island College, USA and Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, USA Selection, introduction and editorial content © Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo 2015 Individual chapters © their respective authors 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-52146-0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence p ermitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. 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A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. To Oliva’s grandmothers, whose individual histories of multiple migrations during the nineteenth century defined a particular destiny for her along with her interest in the losses and gains that result from living far from home. To Andrea’s ancestors from Italy, many of whom she never met, and to their descendants, who are with her always, in ways she is still discovering. To all immigrant women who have struggled and will struggle, thrive and persevere. And to their descendants, who have and will negotiate and integrate their pasts into a livable present and future. This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Notes on Contributors xii Introduction 1 Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo Part I Place, Race, Memory and Migration Introduction to Part I 25 Andrea L. Dottolo and Oliva M. Espín 1 A Geography of Memory: A Psychology of Place 29 O liva M. Espín 2 Exploring Intersections of Privilege and Oppression for Black and Asian Immigrant and US Born Women: Reaching across the Imposed Divide 5 4 K aren L. Suyemoto and Roxanne A. Donovan Part II Work, Social Class and “Traditional” Gender Roles Introduction to Part II 79 Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo 3 Work and Gender Roles among East Asian Immigrant Women in the United States 83 Pei-Wen Winnie Ma and Munyi Shea 4 “Good Asian Moms”: Engendering the Model Minority Myth among Indian Immigrant Working Women 104 Sundari Balan and Ramaswami Mahalingam 5 B eing a Woman, a Muslim, and an Afghan in the USA : Dilemmas of Displacements 1 23 H uma Ahmed-Ghosh Part III Violence, Resistance and Resilience Introduction to Part III 1 45 Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo vii viii Contents 6 W omen, Political Violence and Migration: Feminist and Clinical Issues in the Asylum Process 1 50 D iya Kallivayalil 7 S exual Violence in an Immigrant Context: South Asian Women in the United States 1 67 P ratyusha Tummala-Narra, Anmol Satiani and Neha Patel 8 S upporting Transgender Immigrant Latinas: The Case of Erika 1 90 D anielle Quintero, Alison Cerezo, Alejandro Morales and Stephanie Rothman 9 A Study of Immigrant Latina Survivors of Domestic Violence: Becoming Líderes Comunitarias (Community Leaders) 206 J osephine V. Serrata, R. Lillianne Macias, Alvina Rosales, Rebecca Rodriguez and Julia L. Perilla Part IV Intergenerational Impact of Migration Introduction to Part IV 227 Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo 10 Assessing and Redressing Effects of Second-Class Citizenship upon US Citizen Daughters of Undocumented Immigrants 2 33 Gabrielle Stutman and Peggy Brady-Amoon 11 Intergenerational Narratives of Migration and Acculturation: Ni de aquí ni de allá 252 Sandra Mattar and María Teresa Pestana 12 Negotiating Identity for Young Adult Women from Immigrant Families: Expectations, Opportunities and Challenges 2 69 Karen Kisiel Dion 13 Legacies of Migration: Italian American Women, Food and Identityy 2 81 Andrea L. Dottolo and Carol Dottolo Conclusion 302 Oliva M. Espín and Andrea L. Dottolo I ndex 309 Acknowledgments This book is a collective work in more than one way. It would have never come to light without the contribution of all the chapter authors. We start by thanking them for their scholarship and for sharing their stories and experiences in these pages. We thank them for their dedica- tion and their persistence that have made the creation of this collection possible. Many other people have also contributed to making this book a reality. Linda Beckman originally encouraged us to write again about immi- grant women from feminist psychological perspectives. We thank the anonymous reviewers whose comments strengthened our introduc- tion and proposal and clarified our thinking. Their belief in this work sustained and encouraged us. Susan Cayleff, our colleague and friend, has always been supportive of our academic and personal endeavors. Our past and present students have taught us much. Their questions and challenges have been an inspiration throughout our teaching careers. I (Oliva) want to thank Andrea for the many long and helpful conver- sations and her unwavering friendship. Her collaboration and energy through the life of this undertaking have been invaluable. Her faith in this project strengthened my own. The Women’s Studies Department at San Diego State University has been my academic home for 25 years. My colleagues in the department, past and present, as well as colleagues from the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University in San Diego and San Francisco, respectively, have provided stimulating conversa- tions and challenging opportunities. Members of my writers’ group – Sheryl Tempchin, Lillian Faderman, Janice Steinberg, Anne Marie Welsh, Carolyn Marsden and Abigail Padgett – have encouraged me over several years to write about memory and language. Nery, my sister, has shared many life experiences with me and knows my history better than anyone else. I have learned from the migration experiences and struggles of many women, such as Virginia Aponte, Esther Rothblum, Lourdes Rodríguez-Nogués, Raquel Matas and Krizia Puig. They have been by my side and cheered me on at different points ix
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