History in the Pub: The Filipino Migration Experience

In person talk 

Mina Roces brings a new dimension to the usual depiction of migrants as disenfranchised workers or marginal ethnic groups. She tells the story of the Filipino migration experience listening to the voices of migrants themselves, tapping into hitherto underused primary sources from the “migrant archives” and more than 70 interviews. Her talk analyses some of the areas where Filipino migrants have forever changed the status quo.

Mina Roces is Professor of History at University of New South Wales. She won the 2022 NSW Premier’s Prize for General History for The Filipino Migration Experience. Other books include Kinship Politics in Postwar Philippines, and Women, Power, and Kinship Politics.