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"Gender Transformative Odysseys: Tracing the Experiences of Transnational Migrant Women in Rural Canada.".(CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIES/LES CAHIERS DE LA FEMME)(Report)(Brief article)

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| September 22, 2007 | Preibisch, Kerry | COPYRIGHT 2007 O.I.S.E. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This article examines the experiences of Mexican migrants who have arrived in Canada under the seasonal farm work program. The author analyzes how men and women experience migration in different ways. She also discusses the experiences of migrant women who are single mothers and how this experience is ...

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