Multidirectional carework across borders: Latina immigrant women negotiating motherhood and daughterhood

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Bruhn ◽  
Gabrielle Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

Adapting The Health Works For Women Intervention For Latina Immigrant Women

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Easter ◽  
Susan Shaw ◽  
Ema Barbosa ◽  
Margaret E. Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

Understanding ethnic identity among Latina immigrant women

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelyn E. Anderson ◽  
Melissa R. Donovick ◽  
Elisa C. Devargas ◽  
Yolanda Valenzuela
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

Social Support Among Latina Immigrant Women: Bridge Persons as Mediators of Cervical Cancer Screening

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie R. Wasserman ◽  
Deborah E. Bender ◽  
Shoou-Yih Lee ◽  
Joseph P. Morrissey ◽  
Ted Mouw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

Sex in the New World: An Empowerment Model for HIV Prevention in Latina Immigrant Women

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Gómez ◽  
Mónica Hernández ◽  
Bonnie Faigeles
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

In 1996, nearly 60% of U.S. AIDS cases among Latinas were attributed to unprotected sex with men. Economic disadvantage, language barriers, and strong cultural gender norms regarding sex exacerbate the risk for HIV infection among Latina immigrant women. Through a collaboration among scientists and providers, this study was designed to evaluate the impact of a multifaceted empowerment program for Latina immigrant women on HIV risk behaviors. Women ( N = 74) were followed for the first 6 months of their participation and attended up to nine distinct types of activities (e.g., information meetings, friendship circles, and workshops). Although the program was not developed to specifically target HIV risk behaviors, women showed significant increases in sexual communication comfort, were less likely to maintain traditional sexual gender norms, and reported changes in decision-making power. Targeting broader sociocultural issues may increase the necessary skills for Latina women to prevent HIV infection from their sexual partners. Successful collaborations between scientists and providers are critical in developing effective, community-relevant interventions.

Elvira Arellano and the Struggles of Low-Wage Undocumented Latina Immigrant Women

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maura Toro-Morn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Immigrant Woman ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
Life Choices ◽  
Neoliberal Globalization ◽  
Immigration And Customs Enforcement ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

This chapter examines the labor disruptions faced by low-wage undocumented Latina immigrant women under the current neoliberal regime by telling the story of Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant who followed the migrant trail of low-wage work in the United States. On August 15, 2007, Arellano traveled to Los Angeles to attend an immigration rally; four days later, she was apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Tijuana, Mexico. Arellano's case highlights the criminalization of undocumented immigrants in the the aftermath of 9/11 that has led to a dramatic increase in the number of Latinos sentenced to prison terms in U.S. federal courts. This chapter explores how neoliberal globalization processes in both Mexico and the United States have shaped Arellano's life choices, her agency, and politicization as an undocumented immigrant woman.

Perceived ethnic and language-based discrimination and Latina immigrant women’s health

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Ling Halim ◽  
Keith H Moy ◽  
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Language Discrimination ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Immigrant Women's Health ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

Perceiving ethnic discrimination can have aversive consequences for health. However, little is known about whether perceiving language-based (how one speaks a second language) discrimination poses the same risks. This study examined whether perceptions of language-based and ethnic discrimination are associated with mental and physical health. Among 132 Mexican and Dominican immigrant women, perceiving ethnic and language-based discrimination each predicted psychological distress and poorer physical health. When examined together, only ethnic discrimination remained a significant predictor. These results emphasize the importance of understanding how perceived ethnic and language-based discrimination play an integral role in the health of Latina immigrant women.

Immigrant Women Workers in the Neoliberal Age

2013 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Neoliberal Globalization ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women

To date, most research on immigrant women and labor forces has focused on the participation of immigrant women in formal labor markets. This book focuses on informal economies such as health care, domestic work, street vending, and the garment industry, where displaced and undocumented women are more likely to work. Because such informal labor markets are unregulated, many of these workers face abusive working conditions that are not reported for fear of job loss or deportation.The book explores the labor experiences of primarily Asian and Latina immigrant women, engaged in low-wage work. It assesses the impact of neoliberal globalization on the economic, political, and social lives of immigrant women both at home and abroad, as well as the strategies used by these women to deal with labor disruptions—interruptions in immigrant women's labor patterns due to the social and political processes resulting from neoliberal globalization. Labor disruptions encompass both “for-pay” labor and gendered labor within the family and occur in ethnic enclaves and within the informal economy. The book seeks to elucidate how Asian and Latina immigrant women, with the assistance of community-based organizations, organize and mobilize against disruptions caused by neoliberal globalization and the neoliberal state. In examining the complex dynamics of how immigrant women navigate political and economic uncertainties, the book highlights the important role of citizenship status in defining immigrant women's opportunities, wages, and labor conditions.

Empowerment in Latina Immigrant Women Recovering From Interpersonal Violence: A Concept Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin L. Page ◽  
Jenifer Chilton ◽  
Nora Montalvo-Liendo ◽  
Debra Matthews ◽  
Angeles Nava
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Latina Immigrant Women
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