00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862097537 Buklod 20170727103355.0 g||| | || || ta 170727s2016 inua rb |001 0|eng d 9780253024831 (iLib)UPBAG-00024837954 DLC BAG rda eng HD 8398 F55 M34 2016 McKay, Deirdre author. An archipelago of care Filipino migrants and global networks Deirdre McKay. Bloomington, Indiana Indiana University Press ©2016. ix, 182 pages illustrations 23 cm Global research studies Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index. In London -- At church -- On Facebook -- In the community center -- At our house -- Back home -- In transit -- Conclusion: Cares's archipelago. "Focusing on the experience of Filipino caregivers in London, some of whom are living and working illegally in their host country, Deirdre McKay considers what migrant workers must do to navigate their way in a global marketplace. She draws on interviews and participant observations, her own long-term fieldwork in communities in the Philippines, and digital ethnography to present an intricate consideration of how these caregivers create stability in potentially precarious living situations. McKay argues that these workers gain resilience from the bonding networks they construct for themselves through social media, faith groups, and community centers. These networks generate an elaborate "archipelago of care" through which migrants create their sense of self"--Provided by publisher. Foreign workers, Filipino Social networks England London. Kankanay Social networks England London. Household employees Social networks England London. Service industries workers Social networks England London. FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN HD 8398 F55 M34 2016 Book