The Culture of Migration in the Philippines
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The Culture of Migration in the Philippines

Of Jeepneys and Balikbayan Boxes

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Culture of Migration in the Philippines

Of Jeepneys and Balikbayan Boxes

About this book

Since the 1970s, the Philippine state has been sending migrant workers to the global labor market. Today, around 10% of the population lives abroad. After more than 40 years of state-sponsored labor 'export', international labor migration has become a way of life in the Philippines. From the perspective of cultural anthropology, this book explores the social and cultural influence of labor migration on the sending country. The author studies local meanings and legitimacies of migration and asks how migration relates to concepts of family life and gender. The book shows how social class and social mobility are connected to migration and how return migrants experience their often temporary returns. Based on fieldwork in a major region of out-migration, the author portrays the Philippines as a culture of migration.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover “The Culture of Migration in the Philippines”
  2. Title
  3. Imprint
  4. Acknowledgment
  5. Contents
  6. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  7. List of Tables and Figures
  8. 0 Prologue: The Jeepney
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 The Approach of a ‘Culture of Migration’
  11. 3 The Philippines: Prototype of StatesponsoredLabor Migration
  12. 4 Methodological Approach
  13. 5 Experiencing Life Abroad
  14. 6 “A Place of Harvesting Gold”: Meaningsand Legitimacy of Migration
  15. 7 Materiality and Economies of Migration
  16. 8 Social Status, Social Mobility, andMigration
  17. 9 “Just a Text Away” – Organization ofTransnational Family Life
  18. 10 “They Started Acting Like Parents”:Children’s Narratives about ParentalMigration
  19. 11 “My Family is my Life” – ContextualizingFamily
  20. 12 Gender Relations in Households ofMigrant Workers
  21. 13 Return Migration, Reintegration, andTemporary Come-backs
  22. 14 Conclusion – Culture of Migration and thePhilippine Case
  23. Appendix: Index and List of InterviewPartners
  24. Glossary
  25. List of References