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'Pa-uli na': Filipino familial intimacy and entreaties to returning interprovincial migrants.

Authors :
Awi, Eric N.
Source :
South East Asia Research. Mar2023, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p35-50. 16p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This article explores how family intimacy and traditional values interplay in the return of rural interprovincial migrants in the Philippines, in response to entreaties made by family members. Specifically, it looks at how Filipino behavioural patterns for social acceptance underlie interprovincial migrants' decision to return. Jacqui Gabb's concept of family intimacy and Virginia Miralao's discourse on Filipino family and traditional values provide a theoretical framework to further understand the complexities of family practices and interprovincial migration in the country. Ethnographic narratives and observations were collected to highlight family intimacy and the cultural foundation of 'pa-uli na' entreaties. By unravelling the different forms of entreaties and patterns of the decision to return, this article conceptualizes family as an affective space of intimacy that constitutes the socio-cultural context for the analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0967828X
Volume :
31
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
South East Asia Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164366359
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/0967828X.2023.2173641