Introduction: Toward a History of the Filipino Migrant as Agent of Change, 1970s–2018

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Toward a History of the Filipino Migrant as Agent of Change, 1970s–2018 1
5. Part One: Breaking Taboos: Family and Gender
6. 1. Migration and the Rethinking of the Filipino Family, 1970s–2018 21
7. 2. Challenging Constructions of Gender and Sexuality, 1980s–2018 39
8. Part Two: Changing Social Mores and Economic Landscapes: Filipino Migrants as Consumers
9. 3. Consumption and Social Change, 1980s–2018 57
10. 4. The Impact of Consumption on Businesses, 1990s–2018 76
11. Part Three: Changing the Homeland and the Host Country: Activism and Philanthropy
12. 5. Filipina/o/x Americans as Community Historians, 1980s–2018 89
13. 6. Advocacy and Its Impacts, 1970s to circa 2000 114
14. 7. Migrants and the Homeland, 1986–2018 148
15. Conclusion: Refusing to Be Marginal 173
16. Notes 183
17. Bibliography 227
18. Index 247