Dealing with Double Marginalization

Three Generations of Nepalese Women in Hong Kong

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12499415
AutoresSiumi Maria Tam (autor correspondente)
Ano2010
Volume16
Fascículo2
Páginas32-59
Data de publicação2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/12259276.2010.11666087
OpenAlexW2304396016
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas6

This paper examines the situation of Nepalese women in Hong Kong as members of the smallest ethnic minority in the territory. Tracing the changing social and cultural conditions of three generations of women migrants, it looks at the interface of gender and ethnic minority identity as articulated within the context of transnational mobility and the women's marginalized existence, both within their own community and in mainstream Chinese society. While Nepalese women migrants in Hong Kong have been assigned a passive mother-wife role, they are important building blocks of a transnational network and today, increasingly, as agents of change. These changes are further examined in light of the recently passed Racial Discrimination Ordinance. By juxtaposing how social marginalization is dealt with at the government, family, and individual levels, the study shows that an in-depth and gender-aware understanding of the lived experience of ethnic minorities is the key to the formulation of an efficacious multicultural policy.Keywords: Ethnic minorityNepalese womensocial marginalizationracial discriminationtransnational mobilityGurkhasHong Kong

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