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2The Social Ontology of Care among Filipina Dependency WorkersIn Corey McCall & Phillip McReynolds (eds.), Decolonizing American Philosophy, Suny Press. pp. 177-203. 2020.
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50Travel and Home: Conceiving Transnational Communities through Royce's Betweenness RelationTransactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 50 (4): 501. 2014.The “transnational turn” in ethnic studies, women’s studies and American studies has shifted the discussion of identity by focusing on the space-between, the liminal space that emerges as a starting point of reflecting on one’s varied social locations.1 In this essay, I would like to theorize the philosophical underpinnings of identity formation and the social ontology of transnational identities through the works of Josiah Royce. In theorizing about the betweenness relation, I examine two conce…Read more
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19Placental Social Ethics: Designing for Epistemologies of ResistanceThe Pluralist 17 (1): 77-83. 2022.i thank dr. vink for her impressive analysis of design and introducing me to another method in thinking about institutional organization. I also am deeply grateful for Dr. Vink’s engagement with my work on “Placental Ethics: Addressing Colonial Legacies and Imagining Culturally Safe Responses to Health Care in Hawaiʻi” and responding to the call to re-envision alternative design models in guiding institutional operations that seek community engagement. Responding to this paper helped me to think…Read more
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16Feminist-Pragmatist Reflections on the Filial Obligations of a Filipina American DaughterHypatia 36 (2): 384-390. 2021.In this essay, I reflect on the contradictions that arise from a personal experience of conflict with my father and the clash of traditional Filipino gender norms in the context of the practice of name changes within the institution of marriage and intersecting feminist critiques of patriarchy. My understanding of the Tagalog amor propio is self-love or self-pride within Filipino culture and signifies one's authority, place, and meaning in the community. As a concept of authority, amor propio en…Read more
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27Placental Ethics: Addressing Colonial Legacies and Imagining Culturally Safe Responses to Health Care in Hawai‘iThe Pluralist 13 (1): 97-114. 2018.feminist scholars studying gender in the Pacific have analyzed the conditions of Pacific Islander women with an acute analysis on how the intersections of gender, culture, colonization, and strategies of decolonization aid in framing the experiences of Pacific Islander women. Like many introduced Western institutions in Hawai'i, medical practices in hospitals and clinics have been both criticized and welcomed among Pacific Islanders. Feminist anthropologists Vicki Lukere and Margaret Jolly have …Read more
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78Contemporary Feminist Pragmatism (edited book)Routledge. 2012.The notion of "feminist pragmatism" or "pragmatist feminism" has been around since Charlene Haddock Seigfried introduced it two decades ago. However, the bulk of the work in this field has been directed toward recovering the feminist strain of classical American philosophy, largely through renewed interest in the work of Jane Addams. This exploration of the origins of feminism and pragmatism has been fruitful in building a foundation for theoretical considerations. The editors of this volume bel…Read more
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81Border communities and Royce: The problem of translation and reinterpreting feminist empiricismJournal of Speculative Philosophy 22 (1). 2008.
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10Persuasion and Compulsion in the Classroom1In Jacquelyn Kegley & Krzyszof Piotr Skowronski (eds.), Persuasion and Compulsion in Democracy, Lexington. pp. 231. 2013.
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440The Space Between: The Politics of Immigration in Asian/Pacific Islander AmericaThe Pluralist 5 (3): 49-55. 2010.I would like to thank Dr. Gabaccia for her intriguing essay on the origins of the term "nation of immigrants." It really has helped me think about immigration with more historical richness. In my own work, I examine what goes into transnational and diasporic identities. I understand transnational identities as those operating between the loyalties of two or more countries. Going against perhaps unidirectional ways of understanding the immigrant as a foreigner entering into a country, I understan…Read more
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University of Hawai'i at HiloDepartment of PhilosophyAssociate Professor, Philosophy; Chair, Gender And Women's Studies Program
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |
Philosophy of the Americas |