Evolving Philanthropy Among the Chinese in the Philippines: Then and Now
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-26-2024
Abstract
A long history of charitable acts among overseas Chinese especially in the Southeast Asian region, labeled as “diasporic philanthropy,” gathered more scholarly attention in recent years. In the Philippines, the complex Chinese diaspora communities layered from first to fifth-generation overseas Chinese to the new Chinese immigrants (NCI) present themselves with multifaceted means of giving back either to their home country or host country. Bearing a sojourner’s mentality, the first generation of Chinese instituted most of their philanthropic action alongside the interest of the motherland, while the succeeding generations navigate their cultural identity and find themselves in the intersection of giving back between their land of birth or their bloodline. This, too, is seen among the new Chinese immigrants although patterns and motivations seem to have changed. Regardless of their intentions, new Chinese immigrants are very active in charitable activities in China as well as in the Philippines. Of course, charitable activities in the Philippines vary considerably among different groups of new Chinese immigrants. It is under this premise that this study uses primary interviews and secondary resources to explore the patterns, mechanisms, and motivations that run alongside the changing nature yet the continuity of the Chinese diasporic philanthropy in the contemporary Philippines.
Recommended Citation
Yugioksing, J., & Fan, D. (2024). Evolving Philanthropy Among the Chinese in the Philippines: Then and Now. Chinese Studies Journal, 18, 179–206. https://archium.ateneo.edu/
