High-Tech Housewives and H-4 “Dreamers”: South Asian Immigra
Amy Bhatt, Associate Professor, Gender + Women's Studies, an
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn
Date & Time
December 5, 2018, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Description
Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft promote the free flow of data worldwide, while relying on foreign, temporary IT workers to build, deliver, and support their products. However, even as IT companies use technology and commerce to transcend national barriers, their transnational employees and their families face significant migration and visa constraints. In this talk based on her ethnographic research, Amy Bhatt shines a spotlight on Indian IT migrants and their struggles to navigate family obligations, career paths, citizenship, and belonging as they move between South Asia and the United States.
A book signing and reception will follow the program.