The Work of Mothering: Globalization and the Filipino Diaspora. Harrod J. Suarez

MELUS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Alexander L Puente
Keyword(s):  
Filipino Diaspora

BAHALA NA: In Search of an “Ordinary Theology” for the Filipino Diaspora

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-252
Author(s):  
Rowan Lopez Rebustillo
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
The Real ◽  
Filipino Diaspora ◽  
The World ◽  
Filipino Migrants ◽  
Real Essence

Abstract In the contemporary theological landscape Filipino theology has remained marginal compared to Latin-American theologies. Hence, this paper attempts to present Bahala Na as a Filipino articulation of Astley’s Ordinary Theology in the context of Filipino diaspora. With this, we assert that the importance of ordinary Filipino migrants’ input in the current theological enterprise cannot be overlooked because the churches in the world are now phenomenally populated by the millions of Filipinos who possess a unique faith that has sustained them amidst the precariousness of their diasporic life. We believe that ignorance of this inculturated theology is ignorance of the real essence of “catholic” theology.

The Work of Mothering

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harrod J. Suarez
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Domestic Labor ◽  
Reading Practice ◽  
Jessica Hagedorn ◽  
Filipino Diaspora ◽  
Carlos Bulosan ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Alternative Practices ◽  
The Relationship

The Work of Mothering: Globalization and the Filipino Diaspora argues for a strict relationship between the world-historical situation of the Philippines under empire, nationalism, and globalization and the phenomenon of overseas domestic labor, drawing on the contours that inform the latter but arguing that it is part of a much larger framework of nurture, care, and service structuring the relationship between the postcolonial Philippines and the world. It analyzes maternal figures in novels by Carlos Bulosan, Jessica Hagedorn, and Brian Ascalon Roley; short stories by Nick Joaquin and Mia Alvar; poems by Luisa Igloria; and a film by Kidlat Tahimik. By developing incisive readings of subtle, passing moments in these texts, The Work of Mothering opens up narratives within which the cultural, political, and economic logics of overseas Filipina/o migration, especially but not only domestic labor, emerges. It does so by advancing an archipelagic reading practice that addresses diasporic literatures and cultures without reinscribing them either within nationalist or global paradigms. In doing so, it draws crucially on debates within the sociology of globalization and cultural studies, offering a critical and innovative vantage point that identifies alternative practices of the maternal, pushing up against the historical and political conditions that manage Filipina/o identity for nationalism and globalization.

Diasporic media and migrant worker consumerism: Thematic critique of magazine advertisements for the Filipino community in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-258
Author(s):  
Francis Raymond Calbay
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Capitalist System ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Filipino Diaspora ◽  
Social Inequities ◽  
Financial Burdens

The financial burdens of Filipino migrant workers are exacerbated by the lure of miscellaneous consumer goods peddled to them by businesses looking for a lucrative share of their remittances. This study examines a profit-oriented model of diasporic media that directly serves the business interests of its publisher and its advertisers. It analyses the Taiwan-based EEC Now magazine and criticizes the duplicity of its proclaimed mission of ‘Caring for Migrant Workers Now and in the Future’. Through a thematic analysis of advertisements published in selected issues of EEC Now, the study reveals the consumerist ideology espoused by the magazine: the commodification of the migrant worker’s body, the obligatory sending of balikbayan (repatriate) cargo boxes and cash remittances and the search for the next overseas destination. Applying concepts from Baudrillard’s theory of consumer society and San Juan’s critique of Filipino diaspora formation, the themes from the analysis reveal how profit-oriented diasporic media reflect social inequities and service the global capitalist system that ultimately spawned labour migration.

“Smooth Criminals”: Mimicry, Choreography, and Discipline of Cebuano Dancing Inmates

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (S1) ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Perillo
Keyword(s):  
Music Video ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
Filipino Diaspora ◽  
Security Consultant ◽  
Epistemological Shifts

On July 17, 2007, Byron Garcia, Cebu provincial security consultant, uploaded the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center inmates' performance of Michael Jackson's iconic, record-breaking music video “Thriller,” which has gained enough popularity to be ranked You-Tube's fourth all-time favorite video. I ask how 1,500 Cebuano prisoners performing “Thriller” hold the global gaze so captive? Also, how do issues of sexual, racial, and cultural desire and anxiety inform “Thriller” in both content and reception? I analyze the filmed “Thriller” dance in Cebu in order to open up its ambivalent success as explicated through issues of mimicry, choreography, and reception. I argue that “Thriller” takes part in a century-long conversation on Philippine representation, discipline, and imperial meanings. What subjects are formed through this experiment designed to literally choreograph discipline onto “deviant” bodies? Finally, when situating this user-generated spectacle in the contexts of Filipino diaspora, postcolonialism, and bakla performance, what epistemological shifts do we make from the gaze-spectacle binary?

Is the Filipino Diaspora a Diaspora?

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filomeno V. Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Filipino Diaspora

scholarly journals Exiles, Displacements, and Relocation through the Trauma of Birth in Anak, Barcelona, Dubai, and Milan

Plaridel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-173
Author(s):  
Imelda De Castro
Keyword(s):  
The Real ◽  
Filipino Diaspora ◽  
Filipino Culture ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Filipino People

Culture is the identification of a person or community’s origin. It is a set of values taught since birth and implemented throughout living. The variation of culture in the global setting is vast and allows other cultures to be affected by another. Filipino culture is very rich and passed down through generations, but Filipinos find it necessary to live and work away from their homeland. This study aims to prove the cultural ramifications experienced by the Filipino diaspora through selected Filipino movies. Anak, Barcelona, Dubai, and Milan shed light on the experiences of Filipino people overseas, especially their sufferings and sacrifices. With the guidance of Rank, Freire, and Propp, cultural ramification was observed in the portrayal of the selected movies which are not far from the real experiences of the Filipino diaspora.

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