Between a Rock and a Hard Place: (Im)migration and its Transformational Impact on Gender, Class and Ethnic Identities

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

The life of (im)migrants, both documented and undocumented, is frequently characterized by significant precariousness and insecurity in all aspects of daily life. Within this context, gender, class and ethnic identities are often transformed in both sending and receiving communities in complicated ways. Each of the four panelists in this session present a case study and its attendant set of unique circumstances, as well as its relationship to broader international and social trends. By grappling with what is universal and particular about each context, this panel seeks to explore the avenues for opportunity and the limitations presented by each case. Similarly, this panel aims to contribute to a more precise understanding of agency within these contexts so that our understanding and any solutions that follow are better tailored to the problem.

Sub Track

• Migration and Latin American diasporas

Session Organizer

• Jacqueline M Hayes, University of Albany/SUNY

Chair

• Rafael Gomez, University at Albany, SUNY

Individual Presentations

• Crossing Borders, Re-signifying Roles: Peruvian Women Workers in Chile - Leila Juzam Pucheu, University of California/Berkeley

• International Migration, Remittances, and Gender: A Qualitative Study of the Peruvian Province of Callao - Arinka A Abad, State University of New York/Albany

• Havana and Miami as Receiver Cities of Cuban Immigrants: A Study of Migratory Policies - Lilian Gomez, Centro Felix Varela (ONG)

• Fighting for Protection: Undocumented Workers and Labor Organizing in New York State - Jacqueline M Hayes, University of Albany/SUNY