I am delighted to announce that my latest book has been published with Palgrave Macmillan. An edited collection, on the topic of Communities of Care in Migration, the book explores local and transnational relationships and practices of care as collectively produced and enacted in the lives of migrants in diverse contexts, including the USA, Canada,Continue reading “New book: Communities of Care in Migration”
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Call for chapter proposals: Communities of Care in Migration
I’m working on an edited collection with my esteemed colleague and excellent scholar, Valerie Francisco-Menchavez at San Francisco State University. We have secured some wonderful contributions already and we are looking to cast the net far and wide to complete the collection. Please see the details below and get in touch if you need anyContinue reading “Call for chapter proposals: Communities of Care in Migration”
Mama’s away at Christmas
End of year traditions and festivities seem to awaken the dormant beast of homesickness in even the most settled of migrants, let alone the new arrivals. Whether it’s Christmas, Thanksgiving, Chanukah or another end of year festival, the sense of distance from “home” and loved ones seems amplified. Of course, others may raise a silentContinue reading “Mama’s away at Christmas”
Leah Williams Veazey 