March 2013
South Asian Mothering
March 2013
192 pages $34.95
978-1-927335-01-7
Table of Contents
Reshaping, Reclaiming, Resisiting
From Parayi to Apni: Mother’s Love as Resistance - Rachana Johri
Lesssons of Izzat - Mandeep Kaur Mucina
An exploration of Sikh mothers’ roles in their children’s identity formation in the Sikh Diaspora
- Tarnjit Kaur
The Fires of Transformation - Jasjit K. Sangha
South Asian Activist Speak Out About Politics, Sexuality, Health and Mothering
- Tahira Gonsalves and Jasjit K. Sangha
Mental Health, Well-Being and Access to Services
New Mothers in a New Land: The first time mothering experiences of Sri Lankan Tamils
- Soumia Meiyappan and Lynne Lohfield
South Asian Mothers with Special Needs Children - Satwinder Kaur Bains
Mothers and Warriors - Sadia Zaman
Mothering the South Asian Mother: Stories from Midwifery - Manavi Handa
Empowering Punjabi Mothers Through Integrated Holistic Counselling - Baldev Mutta
Complicating Women’s Work
The “Sweat and Blood” of Womb Mothers: Commercial Surrogates Redefining Motherhood in India - Amrita Pande
Perspectives on work and family lives: Exploring the lived experiences of South Asian immigrant mothers working from home in Toronto - Srabani Maitra
Iconic Mothering, Outlaw Mothering
Selfless to Selfish: Trajectory of the “Mother” from Bollywood’s Mother India to Pyar Mein Twist - Amber Fatima Riaz.
Barburao Bagul’s Mother: A Case of “Outlaw” Dalit Mothering - Mantra Roy
