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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…