Diane Sabenacio Nititham

Making Home in Diasporic Communities

Transnational Belonging Amongst Filipina Migrants

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Produktbeschreibung

This book demonstrates the global scope of the Filipino diaspora and explores ways in which the dynamics of nation-state institutions, labour migration, and social relationships intersect for transnational communities. Filipinas are seen as mobile, as they have crossed geographical borders and are physically located in the destination country. However, they are constrained by immigration policies, linguistic and cultural barriers and other cultural institutions. Through modalities of language, food, rituals and religion, the book examines ways Filipinas socially and symbolically create a sense of 'home', and orient their perceptions, practices and social spaces to 'the homeland'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781472455208
• ISBN-10: 1472455207
• Artikelnr.: 47880654

Autorenporträt

Diane Nititham is a professor of sociology at Murray State University, USA. She specialises in migration, diaspora, and transnational communities, and is the co-editor of Heritage, Diaspora and the Consumption of Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Conceptualising Home and Diaspora 2. Landscapes of
Dislocation 3. 'Our Noses Will Bleed and Then We Die': Using Language as a
Borderland Strategy 4. 'Hey! Are you Filipino?' Adapting Rituals, Religion
and Routine 5. 'As Long as You Have Your Food, You Feel at Home': Eating,
Gathering and Socializing 6. Romanticizing the Homeland 7. Working towards
Home References Appendix A: Profile of Participants Appendix B: Interview
Questions Appendix C: Notes on Terminology