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Dear colleagues and friends, I would like to let you know about the next seminar in the 'Producing' social divisions: Researching Ethnicity, Gender, Class and Work' seminar series of the Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University. 11th February 2004 at 4.30 pm Prof. Mirjana Morokvasic, CNRS and Université de Paris X will present "Being your own Boss" - her documentary film and will talk about Self-Employed Filippina Migrants in Tokyo "Being your own Boss" is a documentary which I did in 2001 during my stay in Tokyo,where I taught for 6 months at Ochanomizu University. I wanted to show another side of the migration experience of the Filipinas, usually stigmatized as entertainers or as Japanese housewives. As soon as they can, they tend to leave entertainement and housewifery to work in factories or they go into self-employment and business, sometimes creating jobs for their Japanese husbands. The film is based on nine interviews with Filipinas who run different kind of "businesses". It is 56 minutes long. Refreshments will be provided. !Please note that this term the seminars take place in a different building and room!: Old Board Room Rocket Building London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB (For directions, please see: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/Demo_Shado/library/x34005_9.gif or http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/about/how-to-find-us.cfm ) All welcome! For queries, please contact: Dr. Umut Erel Working Lives Research Institute London Metropolitan University Stapleton House Room 328 277-281 Holloway Road London N7 8HN Tel: 020 7133 3148 Fax: 020 7133 3076