Getting There is the story of immigrant women surviving in and adapting to a new culture. The photostories provide a dramatic and visual reminder of the difficulties society places in our paths–even when it comes to something as seemingly easy as "just getting" to work or to a job interview. Along with the photostories are short background essays on immigrant women and work and on the contradictions between advertising images and the lives of women. The book also contains a step-by-step introduction to "How the Photostories Were Made" and an activities and discussion guide.

Deborah Barndt is Professor and Coordinator of the Community Arts Practice (CAP) Program in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. She is the author of Tangled Routes: Women, Work, and Globalization on the Tomato Trail, Second Edition and editor of Wild Fire: Art as Activism.

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Getting There should prove to be a valuable resource. It suggests various techniques but avoids rigid structures and so allows groups to develop their own personalities. The collective method encourages everyone to participate and can readily achieve that support system so necessary to break down barriers and help women to cope.

Margaret Dutli, professor, St. Thomas More College