Wednesday, December 3, 2008

questions

how do 2nd generation pinays claim or reclaim power that was denied to them culturally through gender? 

are student organizations a way for pinays to re-invent and/or assert their gender identity that was hidden "beneath the maria claras"? 

how do 2nd generation pinays negotiate their intersectional identities within college, community, and family? 

what are pinays' views of the maria clara? 

what is the 2nd generation college student/activist pinay experience?

how does gender affect the pin@y community? 

is sexuality a way for pinays to reclaim power that was denied to them through gender? 
      but isn't this a contradictory to the cultural control over their bodies and virginity? 
      are we either promiscuous, "sexually constipated," or lgbtq? 

within the student organizations, are 2nd gen pinays cognizant of their gendered role? 

do they organize through a gendered lens? 

is gender addressed within the student organization? 

how often do they think about their gender in college, family, and community spaces? 

how does the gendering of  2nd gen pinoys affect the gendering of 2nd gen pinays? 

assuming that the pinay is active within the filam community, what contributes to her perseverance and determination in the community?  

do 2nd gen pinays challenge patriarchy and imperialism within the re-construction of their identity? 

is college the political womb? 


1 comment:

LaLs said...

I think college allows some opportunities to facilitate a political consciousness in people.
I say some because colleges filter what can and cannot be taught on campus. And especially at CSUSM there's a, I think a conservative administration that doesn't allow room for progressive thought.

What's the Master's Thesis?

Beneath Our Maria Claras reveal the lives of Filipinas as they attempt to undress layers of pre-colonial identities sewn by patterns of colonialism, imperialism, and patriarchy. For years, I have struggled to remove this garment and try to do what some colonized peoples have done, de-colonize myself and understand the social and historical conditions impacting my live. This blog/research follow my lines of thoughts and understanding while trying to understand: How do second generation Filipina American college students reclaim power that was denied to them culturally through gender?