Immigrant women's lives : weaving garment work and legislative policy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Charles, Ruth A.
Imprint:	New York : Garland Pub., 1999.
Description:	xiv, 196 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Garland studies in the history of American labor
Subject:	Women clothing workers -- United States. Women immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions. Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Women clothing workers. Women immigrants -- Economic conditions. United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4454147

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ISBN:	0815333889 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193).

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1. Threading Past and Present Immigration Policy and Labor
Chapter 2. Designing the Study - Research Methods and Context
Chapter 3. ""Oh My God!!"" - Arriving in the United States
Chapter 4. ""It's Different Here"" - Cross Cultural Experiences in the United States
Chapter 5. Experiences and Changes in the Work Force Employment Status and Involvement
Chapter 6. The Good and the Bad - Work on the Factory Floor
Chapter 7. Bridging Life Stories and Policy Implicati

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