Filipinos in Canada: Disturbing Invisibility

by Bonnie Mcelhinny, Ethel Tungohan, Roland Sintos Coloma

The Philippines became Canada's largest source of short- and long-term migrants in 2010, surpassing China and India, both of which are more than ten times larger. The fourth-largest racialized minority group in the country, the Filipino community is frequently understood by such figures as the victimized nanny, the selfless nurse, and the gangster youth. On one hand, these narratives concentrate attention, in narrow and stereotypical ways, on critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442613491
• ISBN13: 9781442613492
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher