{"product_id":"the-filipino-migration-experience-mina-roces-9781501760402","title":"The Filipino Migration Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Filipino Migration Experience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e introduces a new dimension to the usual depiction of migrants as disenfranchised workers or marginal ethnic groups.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMina 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mina Roces\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501760408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501760402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Mina Roces","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995345060095,"sku":"9781501760402","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9fb1b1e2-0408-48fa-b331-993fac125429.jpg?v=1683335298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-filipino-migration-experience-mina-roces-9781501760402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}