“I’m Here, but I’m There”The Meanings of Latina Transnational Motherhood

Hondagneu‐Sotelo, Pierrette; Avila, Ernestine

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“…That women from countries in the 'global South' are as likely, if not more likely, to migrate than men, and that these women are often mothers has given rise to the phenomenon of 'transnational mothering' (Hondagneu-Sotelo and Avila 1997;Parreñas 2001). Although several types of transnational family arrangements exist, scholars usually describe left-behind children and their separation from their mothers in the most poignant terms.…”

Section: Transnational Family Relationships and Mediated Communicationmentioning

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Ambient co-presence: transnational family practices in polymedia environments

2016

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This article identifies a new type of mediated co-presence, which is made possible by recent developments in contemporary media environments and changes in user habits and patterns of appropriation. 'Ambient co-presence' is the increased awareness of the everyday lives and activities of significant others through the background presence of ubiquitous media environments. While most forms of mediated co-presence rely on mediated interaction, ambient co-presence results from a more peripheral awareness of

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Section: Transnational Family Relationships and Mediated Communicationmentioning

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Ambient co-presence: transnational family practices in polymedia environments

2016

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“…Early research conducted after the increase in labour migration by women for work quickly established a dominant truism: caring for a child from whom one is separated transforms culture-specific mothering ideologies and ideas about best care for children (Boehm et al 2011;Hondagneu-Sotelo and Avila 1997). Many women who cross national borders experience, contest and change their expectations of gender, intimacy and child care.…”

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Affects of unease: mother–infant separation among professional Indonesian women working in Singapore

Butt

2017

Global Networks

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“…Even though shared mothering is commonly practised in Nicaragua, whereby female relatives other than the mother partake in the upbringing of children [104], difficulties can still arise due to the separation from children [105]. Migrating mothers often continue to be responsible for the emotional care of their children, and frequently express emotional distress and guilt due to their absence, even though communication is maintained [106–108]. If they are confident of their children’s well-being it may, however, be easier to focus on breadwinning, which then may be considered a valid form of caregiving [105].…”

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‘“For a better life …“ A study on migration and health in Nicaragua’

Gustafsson

2018

Global Health Action

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Background: Nicaraguans have migrated internally and internationally for centuries due to economic, political and sociocultural factors. Deficiencies in the country’s health care system have produced inequities in people’s access to health care and medicines. Remittances have become an important source of income, partly invested in health.Objectives: The overall aim of the study was to analyse migration–health relations in contemporary Nicaragua within a broader context of socio-economic transformations.Methods: The study uses a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative interview data and quantitative survey data.Results: The findings show that migration is commonly practised as a strategy for making a living and is related to the struggle for a better life. Health concerns are indirectly embedded in people’s mobile livelihoods, but also directly influence migration motives. Furthermore, migration involves both advantages and disadvantages for health. Physical and sexual violence can come to an end for migrating women, health care and medicine can become more accessible for internal migrants, and vulnerabilities caused by environmental disasters can be avoided by moving. Moreover, remittances can improve people’s everyday life and health. Yet migration can also be a stressful and health-damaging event. International migrants, particularly the undocumented, can have problems accessing health care, and also experience much danger at border crossings. Transnational families can suffer emotionally as well as physically due to separation. Findings from the survey show that family members of migrants do not rate their physical health as good as often as non-migrating families.Conclusions: The Nicaraguan population is not guaranteed its social rights of citizenship. This results in mobile livelihoods and the need for translocal social support (e.g. remittances). Migration can have both positive and negative effects on health for migrants and their family members; geographical distance and social differences are key to the outcome.

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“I’m Here, but I’m There”The Meanings of Latina Transnational Motherhood

Cited by 331 publications

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Ambient co-presence: transnational family practices in polymedia environments

Ambient co-presence: transnational family practices in polymedia environments

Affects of unease: mother–infant separation among professional Indonesian women working in Singapore

‘“For a better life …“ A study on migration and health in Nicaragua’

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