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Mula Sa Masa, Tungo Sa Masa, From the People, To the People: Building Migrant Worker Power through Participatory Action Research

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  • Valerie Francisco-Menchavez

    (San Francisco State University, San Francisco, United States of America)

  • Ethel Tungohan

    (York University, Toronto, Canada)

Abstract

In this article, we explore the possibilities of Participatory Action Research (PAR) producing ethical and nuanced knowledge that contributes to developing Filipino migrant workers’ capacity for sustainable political organizing. We discuss our projects with Filipino migrant organizations in the U.S. and Canada. We theorize on the potential of PAR with migrants who are part of highly precarious workforces in global cities. Additionally, we, as immigrant women of colour and scholars, highlight the tensions between academic ethos that prioritizes a rapid ‘publish-or-perish’ culture and the ethos of PAR, which puts into place collaborative processes that can be at odds with the ‘tempo’ of academic work. We highlight the tensions between the academic and reproductive labour of PAR, with the latter being seen by many academic institutions as an ‘inconvenience’ impeding productivity.

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  • Valerie Francisco-Menchavez & Ethel Tungohan, 2020. "Mula Sa Masa, Tungo Sa Masa, From the People, To the People: Building Migrant Worker Power through Participatory Action Research," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 17(2), pages 1-8, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mig:journl:v:17:y:2020:i:2:p:257-264
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v17i2.768
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