Building diaspora : Filipino community formation on the Internet /

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Building Diaspora heralds an important development in cultural studies, ethnic studies, the sociology of media, and globalization. Emily Ignacio brings an extended, incisive empirical investigation that is still quite rare in the theory-heavy yet data-light field of cyberspace cultural studies. She...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ignacio, Emily, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Filipino Americans > Social conditions.
Filipino Americans > Ethnic identity.
Filipino Americans > Race identity.
Internet > Social aspects.
Community life > United States.
Transnationalism.
Américains d'origine philippine > Conditions sociales.
Américains d'origine philippine > Identité ethnique.
Internet > Aspect social.
Communauté > États-Unis.
Transnationalisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Community life
Filipino Americans > Ethnic identity
Filipino Americans > Social conditions
International relations
Internet > Social aspects
Transnationalism
Philippines > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Philippines.
Philippines > Relations > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations > Philippines.
Philippines
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface : Why Filipinos?
  • Introduction : Filipino Community Formation on the Internet
  • Problematizing Diaspora : If Nation, Culture, and Homeland Are Constructed, Why Bother with Diasporic Identity?
  • Selling Out One's Culture : The Imagined Homeland and Authenticity
  • "Ain't I a Filipino (Woman)?" : Filipina as Gender Marker
  • Laughter in the Rain : Jokes as Membership and Resistance
  • E Pluribus or E Pluribus Unum? : Can There Be Unity in Diversity?
  • Appendix A : Studying the Definition of "Filipino"
  • Appendix B : You May be Married to a Filipina if
  • Appendix C : Are You Really Filipino?

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