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ELDERLY FEMALE FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
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By Rozzana Verder-Aliga, Ed.D., LMFT
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This qualitative research study explores the experiences of elderly female Filipino immigrants. The research aims to provide a broader understanding of how immigrants adapt to life in America. The study intends to help ensure that the individual experiences of this under-researched group is heard and examined in-depth using the phenomenological methodology, which is exploratory in nature.
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Click here for the complete paper and more about Rozzana.
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A Futuristic Look into the Filipino Diaspora: Trends, Issues, and Implications
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By Soledad Rica R. Llorente, Ed.D.
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The Filipinos overseas…Where are they? Why do they go? What is their future outlook? There are currently eight million Filipinos working and living in almost all countries of the world save one. They constitute a real diaspora, a people displaced, dislocated and dispersed. This article addresses those critical questions by investigating this particular phenomenon and the economic, cultural and political forces propelling it. The study analyzes the serious social and ethical challenges encountered by Filipino workers overseas, and their families back home. It also examines the policy implications for the Philippines and host countries such as the United States. By presenting current demographic data such as age, gender, occupation and regional concentration not only in the U.S but also in other countries, the study attempts to define future trends in terms of the phenomenon's direction and strength. The research framework of the study is critical hermeneutics, which is interpretive and anthropological, using the theories of both Western and Filipino philosophers, political scientists and anthropologists. This article aims to provide deeper understanding and raise the consciousness of communities regarding the Filipino diaspora especially in the United States.
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Click here for the complete paper and more about Rica.
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UNDERSTANDING NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION OF FILIPINOS:
A TRADITIONAL FORM OF LITERACY
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By Brad D. Washington, MA
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This research highlights how nonverbal meaning is conveyed in Filipino communication and when it is appropriate to use nonverbal communication. This unique form of communication is a cultural and traditional form that is practiced by Filipinos not only in the homeland but also in the diaspora. Evidence from this research suggests that nonverbal communication among Filipinos is just as powerful as written and oral literacy, enriches dialogue and interacts with other forms of literacy such as the written and oral forms. What remains inconclusive is to what extent Filipino nonverbal communication can be defined as a literacy practice in the same way as oral and written communication. An equally important research question is whether this important form of communication will survive the succeeding generations of Filipinos in the diaspora particularly in the United States.
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Click here for the complete paper and more about Brad.
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CRITICAL REFLECTIONS OF FILIPINO IMMIGRANT ACCOUNTANTS ON THEIR WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA: A PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
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By Manuel B. Valle, Ed.D
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This is a participatory research study of the experiences and challenges encountered by eight Filipino accountants who, from 1965 onwards, immigrated to the United States, specifically in the San Francisco Bay Area. The study addresses the main question, “What are some of the critical reflections of Filipino immigrant accountants on their work experiences in the United States compared to those in the Philippines?” The study attempts to answer this question and to find the solutions they have applied, and suggestions they offer to employers and future Filipino immigrant accountants. The reflections are in the context of immigrants navigating two countries, two cultures and two profoundly different workplace environments. The method used for this study is participatory research, a qualitative and interpretive approach that enables a researcher to listen to stories and analyze them according to a theoretical framework. In this case, theories informing the analysis lean heavily on those of Paulo Freire, a contemporary Brazilian scholar and philosopher who provided a voice for the oppressed and for those embedded in a “culture of silence” (Freire, 1970).
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Click here for the complete paper and more about Manuel.
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THREE POEMS: Vacation with Lolo, Accent at the Social Security Office, Naming Des
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By Korina M. Jocson, Ph.D.
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NOTE:
The three poems were either revised or created during the NVM Gonzalez Writing Workshop held at the University of California at Santa Barbara with writer Peter Bacho in July 2007.
Click here to read the poems and more about Korina.
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What the Ocean Holds: Memories of Masbate
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By Timmy (Fatima) Rodriguez
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NOTE:
Timmy (Fatima) Rodriguez was born in the Philippines and moved to Toronto with her family when she was six. She spent 12 years growing up in Toronto. Less than four years ago, she moved once again with her family to California where they have settled in Walnut Creek. She is currently attending college at Diablo Valley College (DVC) and wishes to pursue a degree in Communications. She is the daughter of Jorge and Katrina (Gozum) Rodriguez.
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Click here to read Timmy’s essay.
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