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Filipinos in Canada: Disturbing Invisibility
Roland Sintos Coloma
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10, 3 figures; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442613492
SKU
V9781442613492
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99-1
About Roland Sintos Coloma
Roland Sintos Coloma is a professor and chair in the Department of Teacher Education at Northern Kentucky University. Bonnie McElhinny is Principal of New College, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto, and former Director of the Women and Gender Studies Institute. Ethel Tungohan is the Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration ... Read more
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