Balikbayan: a revenant history of the Filipino homeland

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Nation-building and national development in the Filipino homeland are fundamentally shaped by trans-Pacific histories, colonial legacies, and migration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Mark Inigo M. Tallara

doi:10.1080/02619288.2026.2734376

September 14, 2026Immigrants & Minorities

Balikbayan: a revenant history of the Filipino homeland

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Examine how colonial documents, migration records, and transpacific histories shaped Filipino nation-building and national development.
Conducted extensive historical archival research across institutional collections.
Analyzed colonial administrative files, historical migration records, and transpacific accounts.
Demonstrates that Filipino nation-building and national development are fundamentally linked to global migration and colonial governance.
Shows that historical transpacific mobilities significantly structured modern notions of homeland identity.

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Through Adrian De Leon’s extensive archival research, the use of colonial documents, migration records, and trans-Pacific histories, Balikbayan establishes that nation-building and national develop...

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