TY - JOUR
T1 - Pan-national identities
T2 - Representations of the Philippine diaspora on the world wide web
AU - Tyner, James A.
AU - Kuhlke, Olaf
PY - 2000/12
Y1 - 2000/12
N2 - This paper shows how the world wide web can facilitate the transformation of a trans-national identity into a global, or pan-national identity. Specific to the Philippines diaspora is the concept of tahanang, or home as a metaphor for a pan-national Philippine identity. Not only does the web facilitate the spatial interactions of diasporic communities but it also fosters the representation of national identity. In the case of the Philippine diaspora we find that social networking, via the web, operates at and through a variety of spatial scales, including intra-diasporic, inter-diasporic, diaspora-host, and diaspora-homeland.
AB - This paper shows how the world wide web can facilitate the transformation of a trans-national identity into a global, or pan-national identity. Specific to the Philippines diaspora is the concept of tahanang, or home as a metaphor for a pan-national Philippine identity. Not only does the web facilitate the spatial interactions of diasporic communities but it also fosters the representation of national identity. In the case of the Philippine diaspora we find that social networking, via the web, operates at and through a variety of spatial scales, including intra-diasporic, inter-diasporic, diaspora-host, and diaspora-homeland.
KW - Diaspora
KW - Philippines
KW - World wide web
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-8373.00120
DO - 10.1111/1467-8373.00120
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034440853
SN - 1360-7456
VL - 41
SP - 231
EP - 252
JO - Asia Pacific Viewpoint
JF - Asia Pacific Viewpoint
IS - 3
ER -