Appendix: On Sources

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: The Contours of a Filipino American History 1
6. Part i Nurturing Empire
7. 1. Nursing Matters: Women and U.S. Colonialism in the Philippines 17
8. 2. ‘‘The Usual Subjects’’: The Preconditions of Professional Migration 41
9. part II Caring Unbound
10. 3. ‘‘Your Cap Is a Passport’’: Filipino Nurses and the U.S. Exchange Visitor Program 61
11. 4. To the Point of No Return: From Exchange Visitor to Permanent Resident 94
12. part III Still the Golden Door?
13. 5. Trial and Error: Crime and Punishment in America’s ‘‘Wound Culture’’ 121
14. 6. Conflict and Caring: Filipino Nurses Organize in the United States 166
15. Epilogue 186
16. Appendix: On Sources 193
17. Notes 197
18. Bibliography 229
19. Index 245