Latina Immigrant Motherhood

Immigration is generally a process that requires much sacrifice and emotional stress, and it is often overlooked how it can affect one’s family life. Transnational motherhood is fundamentally the situation in which Latina immigrant women had to redefine what it meant to be a mother, especially when they were separated from their children with a national border (Hondagneu-Sotelo & Avila, 1997, p. 548). Because of the stressors and obstacles faced within such situations, it is important to note the strength and stamina of these Latina immigrant mothers, whose stories are often swept under the rug because of their seemingly small role within affluent society.
Firstly, the main issue that these mothers face is the physical and emotional distance