Box populi : a socio-cultural study of the Filipino American balikbayan box
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Folkore Bibliography: leaves [292]-313 In this thesis, the balikbayan boxes that Filipino Americans bring with them when they visit the Philippines are viewed primarily through the lenses of material culture and customary studies. It provides...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/86852 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 Box populi : a socio-cultural study of the Filipino American balikbayan box Alburo, Alice Jade A., 1971- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folkore United States; Philippines 2002 xii, 321 leaves : ill., maps Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/86852 eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (39.13 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Alburo_AliceJadeA.pdf a1561119 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/86852 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Filipino Americans--Folklore Gifts--Folklore Philippines--Emigration and immigration United States--Emigration and immigration Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2002 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:18:45Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Folkore Bibliography: leaves [292]-313 In this thesis, the balikbayan boxes that Filipino Americans bring with them when they visit the Philippines are viewed primarily through the lenses of material culture and customary studies. It provides the historical, political, and economic contexts which have led to the immigration of Filipinos to America and the emergence of balikbayans—the returning natives—and their boxes. It also contains descriptions of balikbayan boxes, their contents, and the practices involved. This study indicates that balikbayan boxes are indices of balikbayans themselves. These packages are metaphors for the dislocation of Filipinos resulting from their immigration to the United States. These boxes are also sites, in which balikbayans are positioned as neo-colonizers and perpetuate American cultural hegemony. This examination suggests that balikbayan boxes are connected to a host of complex issues, including kinship ties and obligations, politics and economics, colonialism and postcolonialism, ,immigration and diaspora, globalization and commodification, exchange and reciprocity, travel and tourism. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002. Folkore Bibliography: leaves [292]-313 In this thesis, the balikbayan boxes that Filipino Americans bring with them when they visit the Philippines are viewed primarily through the lenses of material culture and customary studies. It provides the historical, political, and economic contexts which have led to the immigration of Filipinos to America and the emergence of balikbayans—the returning natives—and their boxes. It also contains descriptions of balikbayan boxes, their contents, and the practices involved. This study indicates that balikbayan boxes are indices of balikbayans themselves. These packages are metaphors for the dislocation of Filipinos resulting from their immigration to the United States. These boxes are also sites, in which balikbayans are positioned as neo-colonizers and perpetuate American cultural hegemony. This examination suggests that balikbayan boxes are connected to a host of complex issues, including kinship ties and obligations, politics and economics, colonialism and postcolonialism, ,immigration and diaspora, globalization and commodification, exchange and reciprocity, travel and tourism. |
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Box populi : a socio-cultural study of the Filipino American balikbayan box |
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Electronic Theses and Dissertations (39.13 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Alburo_AliceJadeA.pdf a1561119 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/86852 |
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