A review by nuhafariha
Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy by Grace Chang

5.0

This book was incredible! As an Asian American Studies minor, I really love reading works that go beyond simple stereotypes and delve into policy and power structures that uphold the stereotypes. In "Disposable Domestics", Chang takes us on a journey through the exploitative world of domestic labor in the United States, discussing policies like SAPS which disadvantage Asian countries like the Philippines and Mexico to supply labor into the US, lack of labor unions among domestic workers leading to gross mistreatment by employers and lack of federal aid policy leaving workers at the mercy of their employers. Peeling back layers of lawsuits, interviews with community organizers, news articles, and more, Chang makes a convincing argument for change in the domestic services industry.