From Homemakers to Breadwinners to Community Leaders: Migrating Women, Class, and Color, by Norma Fuentes-Mayorga.

Norma Fuentes-Mayorga's book, "From Homemakers to Breadwinners to Community Leaders: Migrating Women, Class, and Color," provides a humanistic account of the experiences of Dominican and Mexican women migrants in New York City. The book explores the resilience, resistance, and survival demonstrated by these women, highlighting their journeys as acts of courage. Fuentes-Mayorga's research examines the intersectionality and multiplicities of these women's migration stories, emphasizing the similarities and differences between them. The book also delves into the roles played by these migrant women in terms of class, education, gender, and race, both in their home countries and in the United States. It discusses the challenges and vulnerabilities they face, as well as their ability to overcome obstacles and transform themselves. The book aims to shed light on the inequality faced by immigrant women and advocate for better outcomes and justice for all. [Extracted from the article]