the labor of Filipina nurses
the labor of Filipina nurses
response must be a well-formulated, detailed argument that incorporates relevant materials from the lectures, readings, class discussion, and films.
In developing
your responses, you may find it useful to draw upon the following terms to expand your analysis: race, labor, class, empire, nation, gender, sexuality, place, space,
migration.
1. Explain one way gender was instrumental in the labor of Filipina nurses (Choy), another way it was instrumental for lei workers in Hawai'i (Gonzalez),and a third
way it was instrumental for sexual workers in U.S. military environments (Moon). Why is emotional labor such a critical part of the work of empire?
2. Compare and contrast the formation of class identity for Filipina nurses (Choy), Hawai'i plantation laborers (Jung), and Indian American motel owners (Dhingra). How
did these issues manifest themselves in how each group developed political organization?
3. Discuss how workers mobilized in the context of the U.S. military ambitions in the Pacific in 1) "Revolutionary Currents" (M-H Jung), 2) "The
Secret Soldiers' Union" (Capozzola), and 3)"Home Land (In)security" (Hirshberg). Be sure to discuss a different aspect for each case.
4. Address one way that race emerged as a central issue for Hawai'i plantation workers, a second way that race emerged as a central issue for sexual workers in
U.S. military environments (Moon), and a 3rd way that race emerged as a central issue for Indian American hotel owners. How did these issues affect how these workers
were perceived by employers?
5. Compare and contrast how migration shaped labor networks for Hawai'i plantation workers (Jung) and Indian American motel owners and workers (Dinghra). Identify
one barrier to community formation in each case.
6. How does site have impact on workers' resources for communal organization? Compare and contrast how place shaped workers strategies in "Home Land
(In)security" (Hirshberg) and Life Behind the Lobby (Dinghra)?
Answer each question in one page
Reading material:
Pawan Dhingra, Life Behind the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream
Daniel E. Bender & Jana K. Lipman, Making the Empire Work: Labor & United States Imperialism