The book is of great utility to a wide range of readers--specialists and non-specialits. It encourages more scholarship in the field while allowing us to reimagine the field's potential in its role in overseach Chinese studies and Chinese studies itself. The volume also offers further storytelling of the nuanced picture on the Chinese in the Philippines. Why is nuance important, especially in these times in the Philippines? This question deserves to be reiterated and the answer goes back to the beginning. Understanding nuance accords us the ability to critically reflect on issues while appreciating Philippine and Filipino interests and Chinese heritage in Philippine history and society. It allows us to reflect on social relations, how people groups in the Philippines shape perceptions towards each other, and what that says about how we move forward.
--Dr. Tina S. Clemente, Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

2021/208pp
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