Integration and transnational practices of Filipinos in Iceland

Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir

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journal article Jan 01, 2010

Integration and transnational practices of Filipinos in Iceland

Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir

e-Migrinter Vol. 5 pp. 35-46 · OpenEdition

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Abstract

Imelda is a fifty year old woman who moved to Iceland in the early 1990s. In the Philippines, she was a widow with three children having a difficult time making ends meet. She had a cousin living in Iceland who told her that she could arrange for her to come to work there, so Imelda left her children with her sister and mother and got a job in a rural Icelandic fish plant; she lived sparingly and sent what was left of her wages back to her family in the Philippines.

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Published: Jan 01, 2010
Vol/Issue: 5
Pages: 35-46

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Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir (2010). Integration and transnational practices of Filipinos in Iceland. e-Migrinter, 5, 35-46. https://doi.org/10.4000/e-migrinter.2041

Integration and transnational practices of Filipinos in Iceland

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