Philippine Social Science Council

7 days ago

The Philippine Migration Research Network invites everyone to this upcoming book talk about "The Filipino Migration Experience" by Professor Mina Roces of the University of New South Wales! This is happening on Monday, 4 July 2022, 10:00 AM.

Register now: bit.ly/PMRN-BookTalk

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.We are pleased to invite everyone to this upcoming book talk about "The Filipino Migration Experience" by Professor Mina Roces of the University of New South Wales! This is happening on Monday, 4 July 2022, 10:00 AM.

Register now: bit.ly/PMRN-BookTalk

"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 migrants as 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. ... See MoreSee Less