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Illicit flirtations : labor, migration, and sex trafficking in Tokyo /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Women foreign workers > Japan > Tokyo.
Foreign workers, Filipino > Japan > Tokyo.
Hostess clubs > Japan > Tokyo.
Human trafficking > Japan > Tokyo.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the indentured mobility of migrant hostesses
  • The migration of entertainers to Japan
  • The labor system in hostess clubs
  • Buttressing masculinity
  • The risky business of love
  • Cultures of flirtation
  • Making love for a visa
  • The invisibility of hostesses
  • The segregation of hostesses
  • Conclusion : ensuring the safe passage of migrant hostesses.