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Summary:

Sociologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests. When people migrate and settle in other countries, do they automatically form a diaspora? In Insurgent Communities, Sharon M. Quinsaat explains the dynamic process through which a diaspora is strategically constructed. Quinsaat looks to Filipinos in the United States and the Netherlands--examining their resistance against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, their mobilization for migrants'rights, and the construction of a collective memory of the Marcos regime--to argue that diasporas emerge through political activism. Social movements provide an essential space for addressing migrants'diverse experiences and relationships with their homeland and its history. A significant contribution to the interdisciplinary field of migration and social movements studies, Insurgent Communities illuminates how people develop collective identities in times of social upheaval.

Table of Contents:

• Intro
• Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Movement(s) and Identities: Toward a Theory of Diaspora Construction through Contention
• 2. Roots and Routes: Global Migration of Filipinos
• 3. Patriots and Revolutionaries: Anti-Dictatorship Movement and Loyalty to the Homeland
• 4. Workers and Minorities: Mobilizations for Migrants' Rights and Ethnic/National Solidarity
• 5. Storytellers and Interlocutors: Collective Memory Activism and Shared History
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix: Methodology
• Notes
• References
• Index

Author/Creator:

Quinsaat, Sharon M. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Insurgent communities: how protests create a Filipino diaspora [by Quinsaat, S.M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Insurgent Communities [by Quinsaat, S.M.] (Chicago : University of Chicago Press,c2024 — ISBN 9780226831688)

Subjects:

Filipino diaspora — Political aspects

Social movements — Philippines

Filipinos — Political activity — Foreign countries

Filipinos — Political activity — United States

Filipinos — Political activity — Netherlands

Transnationalism — Political aspects

National characteristics, Philippine

Philippines — Emigration and immigration — Political aspects

Philippines — Politics and government — 1986-

Since 1986

Social movements

Filipinos

Political participation

Foreign countries

Transnationalism

Emigration and immigration — Political aspects

Politics and government

Filipino diaspora

Netherlands

Philippines

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index
Description based on: Print version of record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

DS665 .Q85 2024eb

ISBNs:

0226831671
9780226831671 (electronic bk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2023027048

OCLC Numbers:

1419872125