Feminism Across Our Generations

Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Macalester College
Delia D. Aguilar

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Pinay Power: Peminist Critical Theory is a collection of peminist (Filipina American feminist) cultural criticism by and about Filipina Americans. It features essays by female scholars and writers who tackle issues such as gender, decolonization, globalization, transnationalism, identity, sexuality, representation and spirituality. It also features examples of peminist artwork."

Abstract

In this essay, my mother (a professor of Women’s Studies) and I explore our relationships to feminism as a theory and as a political practice from our distinctive perspectives as Filipina and Filipina American. This book is the first full-length scholarly treatment of the experiences of Filipina women in the United States. I am developing a project on global feminism, the Philippines, and U.S. empire.