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Book SynopsisThis collection of critical theorizing reflects the lived experiences of racialized Asian-Canadian contributors. Grounded in theory and history, these essays illuminate pathways to better understand Asian-ness in contemporary Canada. These academics provide fresh perspectives on Asian Canadian exclusion, examine new spaces for critical resistance, and navigate the challenges of identity formation across racial, cultural, and national boundaries.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction Rose Ann Torres, Kailan Leung and Vania Soepriatna PART 1 Theorizing Asian Canada 1 Critical Reflexivity Re-imagining Asian Canada Rose Ann Torres and Dionisio Nyaga 2 Mixture and Movement Reflections on Identity, Power and Border Crossing through the Process of Currere Kailan Leung 3 Transnational Labour Migration of Filipino Nurses to Canada An Organized Historical, Institutional and Social Process Valerie G. Damasco 4 Theorizing Asian Canada Rose Ann Torres PART 2 Race, Gender, Multiculturalism, Work 5 South Asian Women Migrants Living in Canadabr/> Prospects and Challenges in the Labor Market Sarah Alam 6 Unmapping Diasporic Pilipina Geographies Rose Ann Torres and Dionisio Nyaga 7 Reciprocity Policies and Institutional Practices as Exclusionary Exceptions Filipino Nurses as Recruited and Excluded Subjects Valerie G. Damasco 8 OutsourcEd International Practicums as Responses to Internationalization in Canadian Teacher Education Kailan Leung 9 Why I Don’t Talk about Being Filipino (I Think) Wallis Caldoza (in thought with Peyton Caldoza) PART 3 Citizenship, Multiculturalism, Culture, Identity 10 The Multicultural Façade A Colonial Performance of Diversity in Canada and Indonesia Vania Soepriatna 11 Impact and Implications of Rap and Hip-Hop Music as a Form of Resistance Juanna Nguyen 12 “L’Autore Ha Musicato Fin Qui, Poi è Morto” Allison Lam 13 South Asian Representations in the Media Repetition or Progress? Syed Fahad Ali 14 The Fallacy of Native-Speakerism in English Language Education Jasmine Pham PART 4 Community Resistance and Activism> 15 Feminization of Pandemics Experiences of Filipino Women in the Health Care System Rose Ann Torres 16 Multiculturalism A Case for Continued Resistance for Space for Race Tika Ram Thapa 17 Brokering Belonging, Shattering Silence and Interrogating Resistances Grace Garlow 18 Filipina Activism from a Transnational Theoretical Framework Rose Ann Torres 19 Framework for Developing Resilience among Filipino-Canadian Youth during the Covid-19 Pandemic Valerie G. Damasco and Rose Ann Torres Index
