An interactive thesis on the work relations between Latin American immigrant nannies and their US born employers, mothers like me. I interviewed nannies in a children's park and employers in coffee shops or homes.
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Bienvenidos Nineras, Welcome Mothers!
Read my thesis in progress, and please feel free to comment or add your thoughts and experiences. This study took place in a small upper middle class community in southern California. But my first relationship with child caregivers began when I had my first baby in New York City. Tell me your story. Thanks, annthro
After many years in advertising I returned to school to get a masters in applied anthropology. This blog represents my thesis in progress. I employed an El Salvadoran babysitter to help with my three children. She later became my housecleaner and collaborator on this research. Other themes are how nannies and their employers are interdependent upon each other, and how the relationship has changed post-9/11, with tightened security on the border, and concerns about legality.
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