Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Labor Migration and ICT
Chapter 3. Social Science of Technology Appropriation and Impact
Chapter 4. Acculturation and Mobile Communication
Chapter 5. Methods
Chapter 6. Mobile Phone Appropriation
Chapter 7. Acculturation and Adaptation
Chapter 8. Conclusion
Appendixes
References
About the Author

About the Author

Rajiv Aricat is research fellow at the School of Social Sciences, NTU, Singapore.

Rich Ling is Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and adjunct at the University of Michigan.

Reviews

This is important, ground-breaking research on migrant workers’ use of mobile phones to acculturate into their host countries. Well written and so timely, the book contributes to our understanding of the role of mobile communication to potentially bridge intercultural divides. A must read!
*Robert Shuter, Marquette University*

The communication practices of migrants are crucial for their successful adaptation and well-being. Through insightful fieldwork and theoretically-informed analysis, this pithy volume sheds light on the burdens and gratifications migrants experience when engaging in mobile communication to maintain ties with family as they negotiate uncharted territory.
*Sun Sun Lim, Singapore University of Technology and Design*