Conceptualizing remittance as an expression of migrants’ belonging, this book presents detailed accounts of the emergence, growth, decline, and revival of remittance as a function of transformations in Bangladeshi migrants’ sense of belonging to home.

HASAN MAHMUD is an assistant professor of sociology at Northwestern University in Qatar. He is the coeditor (with Min Zhou) of Beyond Economic Migration: Social, Historical, and Political Factors in U.S. Immigration.

Introduction:   The Migrant, the Family, and Money
1          A Rush to the East: Bangladeshi Migration to Japan
2          Narratives of Remittance from Japan
3          The American Dream
4          Narratives of Remittance from the United States
5          Going Global, Coming Home
Conclusion:     Why Do Migrants Send Remittances?
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography  
Index