Friday, March 6, 2009

who knew. . .

that would politics get in the way of my advancement. particular power relations pushed me back a couple of steps where i will now have to officially complete these revisions. i thought it was just stuff that we read in our introductory courses about grad school. it looks like it's hits more closer to home.

i just gotta keep jumping over these hurdles.

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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?