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Mama Scholars and Scholar Support System
These first few stops on the National #LaborofCare book tour were really exciting! First time in Colorado, first time building with Filipino professors out here and first time for Cy too! 2 big lessons I’ve learned from this leg of the tour is that (1) mama scholars ain’t no joke, and (2) supportive scholar friends […]
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Talk at U of Colorado Boulder
In two days, my second stop on the #LaborofCare book tour is at the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. I’ve never been there before but I’m excited for my first trip to Boulder and being in conversation with the academic community there!
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A revolutionary care filled the room
My Mama approached me, next in line for those who wanted a signed copy of The Labor of Care. Her hands were full. She had bought four copies of the book. With a grin on her face, she said, “I’m giving some to my friends.” My biggest fan. Little did she know, I was her biggest […]
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Tomorrow at SJSU
Tomorrow, I’ll be in the South Bay talking about my book in Professor Tanya Bakhru’s class on the “Politics of Mothering and Reproduction” at San Jose State in Dudley Moorehead 162. Come by if you’re on campus!
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Launched!
The co-book launching of The Labor of Care and A Nation on the Line was amazing! The Bayanihan Community Center in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas was buzzing with chatter amongst scholars from the nearby Association for Asian American Studies conference, children playing, community and family members, activists and organizers from the Filipino community in the Bay Area, in […]
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Book in hand!
Today, I got to hold my book in my hands. Finally, tangible. The stories of migrant workers, mothers and their families in between these pages are so important. They have so many lessons to tell us about surviving neoliberal conditions of separation—more importantly, lessons about organizing and thriving. I feel so proud (and scared) to […]
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Robyn Rodriguez Reviews Labor of Care
An amazing review of Labor of Care from long-time scholar activist and full professor at UC Davis, Robyn Magalit Rodriguez! Rodriguez is the author of several books Migrants for Export and In Lady Liberty’s Shadow, books about the life, trials and resilience of migrants.
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Fly Pinay Summit
Looking forward to attending the 2nd annual Fly Pinay Leadership Summit this weekend. As the closing keynote speaker, I’ll be spending my time reflecting on the remarkable resilience of migrant women. Much like the women in The Labor of Care, my mother and the fly Filipinas organizing for dignity and justice for our community in the U.S. and in […]
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Ai-Jen Poo Reviews The Labor of Care
Ai-Jen Poo is the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Award and her book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America was released in February 2015. In 2010, Domestic Workers United, where she was a former lead organizer, was […]
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Labor of Care book party!
Join us and celebrate the launching of two Filipino-Authored books, TOMORROW! The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in a Digital Age looks at the sacrifices, emotional and material consequences, and recasting of roles that emerge from family separation. Francisco-Menchavez pays particular attention to how technologies like Facebook, Skype, and recorded video open […]
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