there isn’t supposed to be a colon (or its japanese equivalent) in the title though. “dare toku” is inside japanese quotation marks but the line shouldn’t be broken with a colon.

oh wow cool it’s true! there are now five issues—another one (#3) on queer and trans books, #4 on sexual violence, and #5 on trans philosophy, trans narratives, and anti-trans fascism store.eminism.org/japanese.html

… I've been a fan of her work since her "Illicit Flirtations" debunked the U.S. Department of State's claim that Filipina "hostesses" were sexually trafficked in Japan's night clubs, calling attention to the actual labor exploitation and abuse, and how U.S.-led policy interventions may be harmful.

… Like I said, this is a brief book published as part of Norton Shorts series. For more details about trafficking and labor exmploitation of Filipino and other migrant women workers, read any of Parreñas' previous books. …

… these actions are often counter-productive and diminish worker power even further. In addition to becoming better employers (if that's your thing) we need to support domestic workers' movement, and demand immigration, labor, and economic justice across borders. …

… and how easy it is for them to slip into the role of human trafficker and labor exploiter unless they consciously commit to treating them fairly and empowering them. Governments tend to increase control over migration (and sex trade) when they ostensibly try to address human trafficking, but …

… Throughout examples not just from the West but also from Asia and Middle East, Parreñas points out the savior complex many families hold toward their migrant domestic workers, whom they view as members of their family as a justification to demand excess labor outside of the employment contract, …

… The U.S. part of the book focuses on Alex Tizon's posthumously published 2017 article, "My Family's Slave" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... which caused a huge controversy not just in general but also in Seattle's Asian American community, in which Tizon's family (and "Lola") once lived. …