Awards

• Winner of New South Wales Premier's History Awards 2022 (United States)
• Winner of New South Wales Premier’s History Awards 2022 (United States)

Overview

The Filipino Migration Experience introduces a new dimension to the usual depiction of migrants as disenfranchised workers or marginal ethnic groups. Mina Roces suggests alternative ways of conceptualizing Filipino migrantsas critics of the family and cultural constructions of sexuality, as consumers and investors, as philanthropists, as activists, and, as historians. They have been able to transform fundamental social institutions and well-entrenched traditional norms, as well as alter the business, economic and cultural landscapes of both the homeland and the host countries to which they have migrated. Mina Roces tells the story of the Filipino migration experience from the perspective of the migrants themselves, tapping into hitherto underused primary sources from the ""migrant archives"" and more than 70 interviews. Bringing the fields of Filipino migration studies and Filipina/o/x American studies together, this book analyzes some of the areas where Filipino migrants have forever changed the status quo.

Full Product Details

Author:   Mina Roces
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781501760402

ISBN 10:   1501760408
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   15 October 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Towards a History of the Filipino Migrant as Agents of Change, 1970s-2018 Part One: Breaking Taboos: Family and Gender 1. Migration and the Rethinking of the Filipino Family, 1970s-2018 2. Challenging Constructions of Gender and Sexuality, 1980s-2018 Part Two: Changing Social Mores and Economic Landscapes: Filipino Migrants as Consumers 3. Consumption and Social Change, 1980s-2018 4. The Impact of Consumption on Businesses, 1990s-2018 Part Three: Changing the Homeland and the Host Country: Activism and Philanthropy 5. Filipina/o/x Americans as Community Historians, 1980s–2018 6. Advocacy and Its Impacts, 1970s to circa 2000 7. Migrants and the Homeland, 1986–2018 8. Conclusion: Refusing to be Marginal

Reviews

Roces's book provides intimate details and insights about the experiences, challenges and successes of Filipino migrants around the world since the early 1970s.The Filipino Migration Experience is a noteworthy contribution to the literature on Filipino migration. * Contemporary Southeast Asia * The Filipino Migration Experience offers a refreshing take on how we can begin to veer away from the heroic migrant model. Overall, the book's important contribution to migration studies lies in its ability to surface migrants' agency and empowerment in the best and the worst of times. * Asian and Pacific Migration Journal *

Author Information

Mina Roces is Professor of History at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. She is author of Gender in Southeast Asia.

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