Approaching the Filipino American Experience from a Sociological Perspective Part 2
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Emphasizing a sociological approach to the Filipino American experience (specifically the intersection of biography and history), this lecture overviews key historical moments in the rise of U.S. imperialism and its role in producing emigration from the Philippines. The aim of the lecture is to complicate the idea that immigration to the U.S. is merely the outcome of individual choices.
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