Race, Gender, Postcolonial Theory, Feminist Theory, Cultural Studies, Social Theory,
and Globalization, with area specializations in South Asia, and United States
Description of Current Research
This is an extensive research project on the recent migration of Sikh men from India
to the New York metropolitan area as construction workers. This migration is markedly
different from prior migration from India of primarily professionally educated men and
women to the United States. There is no prior research that has been done on this
community, thus this will be the first detailed research. The main research objective
of the study is to trace the history of recent Sikh migration into the city and their
integration into the NYC construction labor market.
Student
Essential and Describe Background Knowledge and Skills
. Reliability, perfectionism in routine tasks
. Should be able to communicate in either Hindi or Punjabi (preferred by not essential).
. May be required to conduct preliminary interviews.
. Should be able well versed in extensive library research (access to Columbia
libraries preferred but not essential).
Preliminary Responsibilities
a. Gathering scholarly research on labor and immigration and the construction industry.
b. Reports from government sources on labor laws, New York City's construction industry;
reports from organizations working with immigrant communities including those specifically
working with Sikh immigrants, reports on the construction industry from unions and labor
institutes.
c. Scheduling initial meetings with members of the Sikh community, community leaders, and
organizations, meetings with family in New York City.
Pay Scale and Hours
$15 an hour plus 9% fringe ($1.35).
Expected time commitment 7 hours a week beginning as soon as possible.
Contact
If you are interested please email me at rupal.oza@hunter.cuny.edu with a current
resume along with your research experience and language skills.
Last updated: April 4, 2005
To contact us:
Gender Equity Project
509 Thomas Hunter Hall
Department of Psychology
Hunter College of the City University of New York
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
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