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Filipinas And Filipinos Evading States, Remaking The Politics Of Diaspora: Conceptualizing A Sociology Of Mass Removals, Peter Chua, Valerie Francisco
Filipinas And Filipinos Evading States, Remaking The Politics Of Diaspora: Conceptualizing A Sociology Of Mass Removals, Peter Chua, Valerie Francisco
Faculty Publications, Sociology
The Philippines' ongoing labor export policy since the early 1970s has resulted in one of the largest national outflow of skilled labor and service workers and in the proliferation of gendered Filipino diasporic and migrant communities around the world. Poverty and very few economic opportunities in the Philippines explain a significant portion of this outflow. The labor export policy thus creates a structural opening for many to seek livelihood outside the Philippines. The government fosters this policy so that temporary migrant workers and immigrants settlers send remittances back to the Philippines, bolstering the national economy. Since the 1980s, Filipino migration …
American Identity And Attitudes Toward English Language Policy Initiatives, Carlos E. Garcia, L. Bass
American Identity And Attitudes Toward English Language Policy Initiatives, Carlos E. Garcia, L. Bass
Faculty Publications, Sociology
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Corporatizing Public Education In The Philippines: The Case Of Usaid And The Ayala Foundation, Peter Chua
Corporatizing Public Education In The Philippines: The Case Of Usaid And The Ayala Foundation, Peter Chua
Faculty Publications, Sociology
No abstract provided.