Tensions, Engagements, Aspirations: The Politics of Knowledge Production in Filipino American Studies

Filipino American studies is burning! Hot! “Fil AmStudies” used to have a marginal presence if not a virtual absence during the early years of Asian American studies. In addition to its California provenance, Asian American studies in its first decades traditionally concentrated on Chinese and Japanese American experiences. However, for the past fifteen years, there has been what has been touted as the “Filipino turn” in Asian American studies or a renaissance of sorts in terms of the dramatic emergence and increase in the numbers of scholars and publications that come under the aegis of “Filipino American.” One indicator