TY - JOUR
T1 - Empowerment Groups for Women Migrating from China to Hong Kong
AU - HUNG, Suet Lin
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - This article discusses the application of an empowerment group work model in working with Chinese women who have migrated from mainland China to Hong Kong. Oppression of female migrants exists at multiple levels, including oppression based on ethnicity, gender, and class. Empowerment groups have tackled the internalized sense of powerlessness and linked isolated individuals to the collective to advocate for social change. Empowerment was achieved through the use of storytelling that identified differences and commonalities that contested the idea that migrants are inferior and detrimental to the society. The storytelling also helped to challenge policies that discriminate against migrants.
AB - This article discusses the application of an empowerment group work model in working with Chinese women who have migrated from mainland China to Hong Kong. Oppression of female migrants exists at multiple levels, including oppression based on ethnicity, gender, and class. Empowerment groups have tackled the internalized sense of powerlessness and linked isolated individuals to the collective to advocate for social change. Empowerment was achieved through the use of storytelling that identified differences and commonalities that contested the idea that migrants are inferior and detrimental to the society. The storytelling also helped to challenge policies that discriminate against migrants.
KW - China
KW - class
KW - empowerment
KW - ethnicity
KW - gender
KW - group work
KW - Hong Kong
KW - married migrant
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U2 - 10.1080/01609513.2011.580265
DO - 10.1080/01609513.2011.580265
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84855468030
SN - 0160-9513
VL - 35
SP - 4
EP - 17
JO - Social Work with Groups
JF - Social Work with Groups
IS - 1
M1 - 580265
ER -