Contemporary popular culture stereotypes Filipina women as sex workers, domestic laborers, mail order brides, and caregivers. These figures embody the gendered and sexual politics of representing the Philippine nation in the Filipina/o diaspora. Gina K. Velasco explores the tensions within Filipina/
Queering the Global Filipina Body
β Scribed by Gina K. Velasco
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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