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UNINA9910861977903321 |
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Autore |
Mariano L. Joyce Zapanta |
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Titolo |
Giving Back : Filipino America and the Politics of Diaspora Giving |
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, : Temple University Press, , 2021 |
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©2021 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 pages) |
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Collana |
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Asian American History and Cultu |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Filipino Americans - Charitable contributions |
Emigrant remittances - Philippines |
Filipinos - United States - Social conditions |
Charities - Philippines |
Filipino diaspora |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "Charity Begins at Home" -- 1. Good Diasporic Returns: Immigrant Philanthropy, Overseas Labor Remittances, and the American Dream -- 2. Homeland Disorientations: Toward Antidevelopmentalist Diaspora-Giving Politics -- 3. Incorporating Dreams: Discourses of Poverty and Responsibility in Diaspora -- 4. Philippine Environments and Critical Ecologies of Diaspora Giving -- Epilogue: Diasporic Love -- Notes -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Examines Filipino diaspora through the complex of meanings associated with "giving back" and explores the process of diaspora formation. Argues that giving-related institutions and discourse-such as aid, development, altruism, and benevolence-are integral to understanding diaspora formation today"-- |
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