Body Evidence

by Dasgupta, Shamita Das

• ISBN13: 9780813539829
• ISBN10: 081353982X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-15
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

When South Asians immigrated to the United States in the 1970s, they were passionately driven to achieve economic stability and socialize the next generation to retain the traditions of their home culture. The immigrant community went to great lengths to project an impeccable public image by denying the existence of social problems such as domestic violence, sexual assault, mental illness, racism, and intergenerational conflict. It was not until recently that activist groups have worked to bring these issues out into the open.

Author Biography

Shamita Das Dasgupta is an adjunct assistant professor of clinical law at New York University's School of Law and cofounder of Manavi, Inc.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Body Chart: Mapping Domestic Violence in South Asian Communities
Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Experiences of Violence	p. 11
The Many Faces of Domestic Violence in the South Asian American Muslim Community	p. 24
Minority within a Minority: Reflecting on Marital Violence in the Nepali American Community	p. 38
"Virginity Is Everything": Sexuality in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence in the South Asian Community	p. 53
The Aftermath of September 11: An Anti-Domestic Violence Perspective	p. 68
The Wounded Body: Emerging Issues in Domestic Violence Work
Mental and Emotional Wounds of Domestic Violence in South Asian Women	p. 81
Fragmented Self: Violence and Body Image among South Asian American Women	p. 94
Silences That Prevail When the Perpetrators Are Our Own	p. 107
The Violence That Dares Not Speak Its Name: Invisibility in the Lives of Lesbian and Bisexual South Asian American Women	p. 126
The Trap of Multiculturalism: Battered South Asian Women and Health Care	p. 139
Ahimsa and the Contextual Realities of Woman Abuse in the Jain Community	p. 152
A Communicative Perspective on Assisting Battered Asian Indian Immigrant Women	p. 164
The Body Evidence: Law and South Asian Battered Women
Law's Culture and Cultural Difference	p. 181
Middle Class, Documented, and Helpless: The H-4 Visa Bind	p. 195
Battered South Asian Women in U.S. Courts	p. 211
The Body in Action: Activism and Transnational Anti-Domestic Violence Work
Navigating Gender, Immigration, and Domestic Violence: Advocacy with Work Visa Holders	p. 229
Local and Global Undivided: Transnational Exploitation and Violence against South Asian Women	p. 243
From Dhaka to Cincinnati: Tracing the Trajectory of a Transnational Violence against Women Campaign	p. 258
References	p. 275
Author Biographies	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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