Race, gender, global migration, domestic and care work, emotional labour, critical transnational feminist praxis, transnational migrant activism, Critical Filipina/o/x Studies
Dr. de Leon’s research looks at transnational practices of care and emotional labour among Filipino migrant domestic workers and caregivers in Canada, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. She pays particular attention to the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) and travelling artefacts are mobilized to maintain kin solidarity and collective survival among transnational migrant networks over time.
