Growing up global between two societies: Filipino “1.5ers” in France and their caring grandmothers in the Philippines

Fresnoza-Flot, Asuncion
(2012) IUAES inter-congress 2012: Children and youth in a changing world — Location: Université KISS et KITT, Bhubaneswar, Inde (26.November.2012)

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(en) The migration of Filipino mothers is one of the effects of the globalisation of Third World economies. It has led to an increasing number of children left behind, generally under the care of a female kin. During family reunification, caregiving arrangements change again, which entails emotional adjustments for the child and for his former caregiver. Examining the case of 1.5-generation Filipinos in France (i.e., migrants who were born in the Philippines but immigrated to France before the age of 18), this presentation explores their early life experiences and their relationships with their caregiving grandmothers. Results of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in France and in the Philippines show that these migrants grew up managing the pain of family separation with the help of their grandmothers. After moving to France they became even emotionally closer to their grandmothers, who idealize their past and hope to be reunited with them in the future.
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Fresnoza-Flot, A. (2012). Growing up global between two societies: Filipino “1.5ers” in France and their caring grandmothers in the Philippines. IUAES inter-congress 2012: Children and youth in a changing world, Université KISS et KITT, Bhubaneswar, Inde. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/72681