Building Diaspora: Fillipino Cultural Community Formation on the Internet
"Building Diaspora heralds an important development in cultural studies, ethnic studies, the sociology of media, and globalization. Emily Ignacio brings an extended, incisive empirical investigation that is still quite rare in the theory-heavy yet data-light field of cyberspace cultural studies. She carefully crafts a framework in which to showcase the itinerant ideas and desires of Filipinos talking to each other from various geographical locations."--Martin Manalansan IV, University of...
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Ignacio (sociology, Loyola U.) describes how Filipinos, who have found themselves widely scattered around the world, are developing a community on the Internet. She examines how this "electronic homeland" came to be, how constructing the ideas of "nation," "culture," and "homeland" in cyberspace conflicts with diasporic identity, how issues of authenticity and the imagined homeland become a part of electronic culture, how being Filipina may be perceived as different than being Filipino, how humor works in membership and resistance, and whether there can be unity in the diversity to be found online. In two of her appendices nearly everyone with diasporic experiences will recognize themselves. In the ultimate test, "Are You Really Filipino?", you get three points if you have to kiss a relative on the cheek as soon as you enter a room. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Preface : why Filipinos?1Introduction : Filipino community formation on the Internet12Problematizing diaspora : if nation, culture, and homeland are constructed, why bother with diasporic identity?283Selling out one's culture : the imagined homeland and authenticity534"Ain't I a Filipino (woman)?" : Filipino as gender marker785Laughter in the rain : jokes as membership and resistance1136E Pluribus or E Pluribus Unum? : can there be unity in diversity?134App. AStudying the definition of "Filipino"149App. BYou may be married to a Filipino if150App. CAre you really Filipino?152
