From Exile to Diaspora: Versions of the Filipino Experience in the United States
By Jr. E. San Juan.
Description
Excerpt from Acknowledgement:"...This is the context in which Filipinos- neither aliens nor citizens but "nationals" - appeared first in Hawaii, then in California, Washington state, and throughout the North American continent. Once can say that the interruption of the struggle for national independence and popular sovereignty is what inaugurates the beginning of the narrative of Filipino lives in the United States. It is a narrative still unfolding, flash-forwards, unpredictable climaxes, and repetitions, seemingly without any denouement. It is a narrative of unity and contr...
ISBN(s)
9719216700, 9789719216704