ABSTRACT
Married black domestics have usually remained employed, whether they lived in or were day workers, and they have not experienced intergenerational mobility; married Japanese-American and Chicana domestics who were primarily day workers experienced some intergenerational mobility. Examination of the work histories of minqrity women domestics has led several researchers to abandon the traditional emphasis on assimilation and mobility and to focus instead on the actual work experience, particularly the employer/employee relationship. Women reported that family members usually assisted in obtaining employment as a domestic For instance, one woman had been working in the fields with her family one day when her husband returned from the owner's home with a job offer to do housework. However, it is difficult to attribute this interest solely to the work experience because of the substantial influence of the media. The use of informal networks to obtain daywork as described by Chicana domestics is also found in the Japanese-American community.
