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Libro publicado

Filipinos in Canada: Disturbing Invisibility

Fecha

2012

Autores

Ethel Tungohan, Lisa M. Davidson, Roland Sintos Coloma, Bonnie McElhinny, y John Paul C. Catungal

Resumen

The Philippines became Canada’s largest source of short- and long-term migrants in 2010, surpassing China and India, both of which are more than ten times larger. The fourth-largest racialized minority group in the country, the Filipino community is frequently understood by such figures as the victimized nanny, the selfless nurse, and the gangster youth. On one hand, these narratives concentrate attention, in narrow and stereotypical ways, on critical issues. On the other, they render other problems facing Filipino communities invisible.

This landmark book, the first wide-ranging edited collection on Filipinos in Canada, explores gender, migration and labour, youth spaces and subjectivities, representation and community resistance to certain representations. Looking at these from the vantage points of anthropology, cultural studies, education, geography, history, information science, literature, political science, sociology, and women and gender studies, Filipinos in Canada provides a strong foundation for future work in this area.

Number of pages

441

Editor

University of Toronto Press

Lugar de publicación

Canada

Palabras clave

canada, Temporary Foreign Workers, immigration, Filipinos, Invisible

Tipos de contenido

Análisis de políticas y Número de trabajadores migrantes

Los grupos destinatarios

Trabajadores (in) migrantes, Legisladores, y Conciencia Pública

Relevancia geográfica

National relevance

Esferas de la actividad

Agricultura y Historia

Idiomas

Inglés