The New York Egyptians: Voyages and Dreams
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Department
Cairo Papers in Social Science
Program
Cairo Papers in Social Science
Description
This research explores the journeys of migration and desire of Egyptian migrant workers, men and women, who were professionals in Egypt during the 1990s and migrated to occupy low-wage/low-status employment positions in New York City’s service sector. It focuses on their migration stories and histories, their experiences of contradictory class mobility, their production of households and families, as well as their racialization in the post-9/11 era. Cairo Papers in Social Science 30/3.
ISBN
9789774164088
Publication Date
Fall 2007
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
City
Cairo
Keywords
Migrant Studies, Egypt, United States
Series
Cairo Papers in Social Science 30(3)
Disciplines
Anthropology | Migration Studies | Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Ahmed, Y. M.
(2007). The New York Egyptians: Voyages and Dreams. American University in Cairo Press.
MLA Citation
Ahmed, Yasmine M..
The New York Egyptians: Voyages and Dreams. American University in Cairo Press, 2007.