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Book SynopsisLooking 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.
Table of ContentsIllustrations Tables Part I Difference and Recognition Chapter 1 Spectres of In/visibility: Filipina/o Labour, Culture, and Youth in Canada Bonnie McElhinny (University of Toronto), Lisa M. Davidson (University of Toronto), John Paul C. Catungal (University of Toronto), Ethel Tungohan (University of Toronto), and Roland Sintos Coloma (University of Toronto) Chapter 2 Filipino Canadians in the Twenty-First Century: The Politics of Recognition in a Transnational Affect Economy Eleanor Ty (Wilfrid Laurier University) Chapter 3 Filipino Immigrants in the Toronto Labour Market: Towards a Qualitative Understanding of Deprofessionalization Philip F. Kelly (York University), Mila Astorga-Garcia (Community Alliance for Social Justice), Enrico F. Esguerra (Community Alliance for Social Justice), and the Community Alliance for Social Justice, Toronto My Folks Carlo Sayo (Sinag Bayan (Light of the Nation) Cultural Arts Collective) and Jean Marc Daga (SIKLAB Ontario) Part II Gender, Migration, and Labour SCRAP Reuben Sarumugam (Magkaisa Centre) and Bryan Taguba Chapter 4 The Recruitment of Philippine-trained Healthcare Professionals to Canada in the 1960s Valerie G. Damasco (University of Toronto) Chapter 5 The Rites of Passage of Filipinas in Canada: Two Migration Cohorts Josephine Eric (Migrant Workers Family Resource Centre) Chapter 6 (Res)sentiment and Practices of Hope: The Labours of Filipina Live-in Caregivers in Filipino Canadian Families Lisa M. Davidson Chapter 7 Debunking Notions of Migrant "Victimhood": A Critical Assessment of Temporary Labour Migration Programs and Filipina Migrant Activism in Canada Ethel Tungohan (University of Toronto) Chapter 8 Toronto Filipino Businesses, Ethnic Identity, and Place Making in the Diaspora Cesar Polvorosa, Jr. (York University) Chapter 9 Between Society and Individual, Structure and Agency, Optimism and Pessimism: New Directions for Philippine Diasporic and Transnational Studies Leonora C. Angeles (University of British Columbia ) Part III Representation and Its Discontents Balikbayan Express Celia Correa (University of Toronto) Chapter 10 Meet Me in Toronto: The Re-Exhibition of Artifacts from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the Royal Ontario Museum Bonnie McElhinny Chapter 11 From the Pearl of the Orient to Uptown: A Collaborative Arts-Based Inquiry with Filipino Youth Activists in Montreal Marissa Largo (University of Toronto) Chapter 12 Borrowing Privileges: Tagalog, Filipinos, and the Toronto Public Library Vernon R. Totanes (University of Toronto) Chapter 13 Abject Beings: Filipina/os in Canadian Historical Narrations Roland Sintos Coloma Chapter 14 Between the Sheets Geraldine Pratt (University of British Columbia) Part IV Youth Spaces and Subjectivities Colour Correction Eric Tigley (Youth Education through Interactive Arts) Chapter 15 Scales of Violence from the Body to the Globe: Slain Filipino Youth in Canadian Cities John Paul C. Catungal Chapter 16 Kapisanan: Resignifying Diasporic Post/colonial Art and Artists Christine Balmes (University of Toronto) Chapter 17 Educated Minorities: The Experiences of Filipino Canadian University Students Maureen Grace Mendoza Chapter 18 "Mas Maputi Ako sa 'yo" ("I'm lighter than you"): The Spatial Politics of Intrarracial Colorism among Filipina/o Youth in the Greater Toronto Area Conely de Leon (York University) Chapter 19 The Social Construction of "Filipino Studies": Youth Spaces and Subjectivities Jeffrey P. Aguinaldo (Wilfrid Laurier University) Part V Afterword Chapter 20 Contemplating New Spaces in Canadian Studies Minelle Mahtani (University of Toronto) and David Roberts (University of Toronto) Acknowledgments Contributors Endnotes Index
