About the Author

Anna Kuroczycka Schultes holds a Ph.D. in English-Modern Studies and a Women’s Studies certificate from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. A former Advanced Opportunity Program Fellow at UWM, Anna’s research focuses on migrant female domestic workers, immigration, mothering and care work. Her publications have appeared, among others, in The Journal of Research on Women and Gender (2010), An Anthropology of Mothering (Demeter Press 2011), and in Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (2011). Anna’s interest in migration is fueled by feminist research theories. Over the past several years she has been conducting research on Polish mothers in the Chicagoland area.

Helen Vallianatos is an Associate Professor in Anthropology and Associate Dean in the Office of the Dean of Students, University of Alberta. Her research and teaching interests focus on food, gender, body and health issues, and the majority of her research involves collaborative, interdisciplinary work across disciplines and with various community organizations. Much of her recent research has focused on migrant mothers’ health and well-being.

Reviews

?This timely and wide-ranging volume contributes to women's and gender studies? multiple perspectives offered in academic and literary writing that explores immigrant/refugee mothers? experiences from around the world. Mothers in New Zealand, Japan, Canada, The United States, Turkey, Italy and the Netherlands among others, are discussed. The anthology considers both the migration processes in di- verse contexts and the commonalities and differences in migrant/refugee mothers? lived experiences. In today's world, filled with unprecedented human displacement across borders, it is a must-read.? ?Rebecca Bromwich, Director, Carleton University's Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Program ?This volume provides a touching collection of articles describing the lived experiences of migrant and refugee mothers, who must negotiate motherhood in the social environment of an unfamiliar host country. The articles in this volume subtly challenge sensationalist media approaches to migration, forced and otherwise, by largely avoiding narratives of victimhood. The migrant and refugee mothers presented throughout this volume are powerful and dynamic in the face of structural and language barriers and cultural dissonance. While the specific emphases and methodological approaches are diverse, they are connected by themes of feminism, motherhood and mothering, resilience, and cultural transmission. This volume makes a solid contribution to the field of women studies.? ?Amanda Veile, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University