Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (JMI - York University)
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“I Feel Like a Different Woman”: Negotiating Gender and Motherhood in the Context of Transnational Migration from Axochiapan, Morelos, to Minneapolis, Minnesota
No full textTo explore if, in effect, in the context of transnational migration ‘traditional’ notions of gender and motherhood are re-defined, this article compares the before and after migration lived experiences of a group of Mexican mothers who migrated from Axochiapan, Morelos to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The main thesis, on which this paper is based, consists of arguing for the adoption of a view capable of providing us with the necessary insights to further explore the transnational emotional ties evoked in the redefinition of ‘traditional’ notions of gender and motherhood. According to the collected narratives and in line with the conclusions reached by other studies in the subject, the main challenge faced by migrant mothers who crossed the border without their children, is the difficulty to overcome the resentment and strain caused by physical separation. However, and without minimizing the importance of this aspect, we also found that migration presented an opportunity to turn around some of the early gendered norms, values and practices learnt in Axochiapan that, before crossing the border, had a negative impact on the self-perception of the participants as women and mothers
Mothers Joining Together in Sisterhood: Women Strike for Peace and the National Welfare Rights Organization in the 1960s and 1970s
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How Black Mothers “Successfully” Raise Children in the “Hostile” Canadian Climate
Get PDFThis article explores mothering from the perspective of a middle-aged, Black Caribbean mother living in Canada and her oldest daughter’s experiences. Engaging a first voice account from the daughter, the article provides a view into the mothering style and techniques that the daughter experienced as a result of being mothered by a woman born and partially raised in the Caribbean, uprooted from her home in the immigration process, and who subsequently makes another home in Canada. The perspectives proffered by the two women’s voices highlight the struggles of Black mothering under the gaze of White Canadian parenting expectations
