Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction. An Ethnography of Return 1
6. Part I. Departures
7. 1. The Balikbayan Economy 29
8. 2. The Foreign Local 49
9. 3. Transnational Real Estate 72
10. Part II. Returns
11. 4. The Balikbayan Hotel 115
12. 5. The Balikbayan House 131
13. 6. Domestic Affects 148
14. Conclusion 163
15. Epilogue 179
16. Notes 187
17. References 197
18. Index 209