Date of Graduation
Spring 5-29-2020
Document Access
Project/Capstone - Global access
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Asia Pacific Studies (MAPS)
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program
Asia Pacific Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Genevieve Leung
Second Advisor
Dr. Leny Strobel
Abstract
Despite being the fourth-largest immigrant group in the U.S., Filipino Americans are deemed “the forgotten Asians” or “the invisible minority.” Who is our kapwa(community) amid this paradox? Given the U.S.’s imperial legacy of settler colonialism, this research attempts to interrogate this “invisibility” and further asks, "What does acculturation entail for Filipino Americans in a settler society?” Using the Indigenous methodology of kwentuhan(storytelling), I highlight the breadth of Filipino American experiences vis-a-vis their ethnic identity and, conversely, the hindrance to ethnic identity empowerment in a settler society.
Recommended Citation
Mamuyac, Julienne (Eugenie), "RACE, ETHNICITY, OR KAPWA: (RE)CONCEPTUALIZING FILIPINONESS IN A SETTLER SOCIETY" (2020). Master's Projects and Capstones. 1037.
https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/1037
