As of Aug 1, 04
About CFFSC
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About the Living Archive Project This archival project documents the history, legacy, and contemporary struggles of Filipinas and Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world. It presents key primary sources and materials on the struggle since the removal of the Marcos regime in 1986. Before 1986 This project extends the visionary work of The Philippines Reader: A History of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Dictatorship, and Resistance,edited by D. Schirmer and S. Shalom (1987, South End Press), which offers guidance on how to analyze and understand the history and challenges facing the Filipino people leading up to Marcos’s ouster. Since Marcos, many scholars, politicians, and commentators argue that the Philippines has become more democratic in its government and that social equality has been decreasing. In contrast, the Critical Filipina and Filipino Studies Collective (CFFSC) is compelled to present evidence that the U.S., its political and economic allies, and global capitalist interests dominate in new and more determinal ways the Philippine government, society, and economy than ever before. As result, this neocolonial domination and the further weakening of the Filipino state have produced conditions forcing Filipino workers and their families to leave the country and search for jobs and security. As Filipinos sought to work and security elsewhere since the 1970s, they have created and transformed Filipino communities in Europe, Africa, North America, the Middle East, and other places in Asia and the Pacific. These diasporic communities nonetheless have faced racism, further social and economic hardships, and other forms of systemic oppressions. Today the Filipino struggle against the global and national elites remains ever more committed and vigilant, challenging social, economic, and global injustices. Its quests for social equality and economic justice continues. This living archive will change as new important materials are uncovered and new struggles emerge. Project Team Dr. Maria Josephine Barrios, University of the Philippines Dr. Lucy Burns, University of California, Los Angeles Dr. Peter Chua, San José State University Prof. Luis Francia, New York University Prof. Robyn Rodriguez, University of California, San Diego Email your comments and suggestions to Dr. Chua at pchua@sjsu.edu. Copyright © 2002-2004 Critical Filipina and Filipino Studies Collective (CFFSC). All rights reserved. |
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