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1. Introduction: Filipino Community Formation on the Internet
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Emily Noelle Ignacio
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface: Why Filipinos? xvii
- 1. Introduction: Filipino Community Formation on the Internet 1
- 2. Problematizing Diaspora: If Nation, Culture, and Homeland Are Constructed, Why Bother with Diasporic Identity? 28
- 3. Selling Out One’s Culture: The Imagined Homeland and Authenticity 53
- 4. “Ain’t I a Filipino (Woman)?”: Filipina as Gender Marker 78
- 5. Laughter in the Rain: Jokes as Membership and Resistance 113
- 6. E Pluribus or E Pluribus Unum?: Can There Be Unity in Diversity? 134
- APPENDIX A: STUDYING THE DEFINITION OF “FILIPINO” 149
- APPENDIX B: YOU MAY BE MARRIED TO A FILIPINA IF 150
- APPENDIX C: ARE YOU REALLY FILIPINO? 152
- NOTES 157
- REFERENCES 163
- INDEX 171
- About the Author 177
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface: Why Filipinos? xvii
- 1. Introduction: Filipino Community Formation on the Internet 1
- 2. Problematizing Diaspora: If Nation, Culture, and Homeland Are Constructed, Why Bother with Diasporic Identity? 28
- 3. Selling Out One’s Culture: The Imagined Homeland and Authenticity 53
- 4. “Ain’t I a Filipino (Woman)?”: Filipina as Gender Marker 78
- 5. Laughter in the Rain: Jokes as Membership and Resistance 113
- 6. E Pluribus or E Pluribus Unum?: Can There Be Unity in Diversity? 134
- APPENDIX A: STUDYING THE DEFINITION OF “FILIPINO” 149
- APPENDIX B: YOU MAY BE MARRIED TO A FILIPINA IF 150
- APPENDIX C: ARE YOU REALLY FILIPINO? 152
- NOTES 157
- REFERENCES 163
- INDEX 171
- About the Author 177
