Bibliograph

Mothercoin, the stories of immigrant nannies, Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz

Type

Label

Mothercoin, the stories of immigrant nannies, Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-236) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mothercoin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1261879307

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz

Sub title

the stories of immigrant nannies

Summary

Cummins Muñoz tells the stories of a group of Central American and Mexican women who have spent years caring and cleaning in the private homes of Houston, Texas. She traces their journeys from childhood to a working world marked by care devoted to other women's children in order to provide for their own. The experiences of these immigrant nannies reveal the intimate reach of policies and practices that can feel far removed from morning playdates and afternoon naps--and reveals the devastating consequences of undervaluing their work

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Park benches -- A toss of the coin. Motherland ; Crossing over -- The flip side. The nature of the job ; Pregnant complications ; Las patronas -- Value proposition. Los nįos ; Love and labor ; Telling stories -- Conclusion: The brown mother beside me

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Mother coin

Classification