Reframing My Worth
Memoir of a Bangladeshi-Canadian Woman
by Habiba Zaman

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In this book, I share my personal memories and lived experiences of growing up in Bangladesh and my Canadian journey. It is neither an autobiography nor a chronological account of life, rather I focus on selected themes and stories through critical self-reflection within the gendered social, cultural and historical contexts. The stories as they unfold may take the readers on an emotional journey with feelings and events of their own. Reframing My Worth is a story about forging our own path in life and never letting the challenges along the way keep us from achieving our dreams. This book may be of interest to those studying gendered socialization, migration, and women’s rights in cross-national perspectives.

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Dr. Habiba Zaman was born and raised in Bangladesh, later immigrating to Canada where she taught at several Canadian universities. She is a professor emeritus in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. During her teaching years, Habiba organized several conferences, including Canada 150 Conference on Migration of Bengalis and Canadian South Asian Youth Conference. Habiba has authored several books, including the 2006 book Breaking the Iron Wall: Decommodification and Immigrant Women’s Labor in Canada and 2012’s Asian Immigrants in “Two Canadas”: Racialization, Marginalization, and Deregulated Work. She lives in Vancouver and can be reached at hzaman@sfu.ca.

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