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First and foremost, I want to thank my mother—affectionately known as “Malou” to her friends—for her steadfast love and support at every stage of my career in academia. This book is dedicated to her. I also want to acknowledge Mian, Papa (R.I.P.),Tita Lil,Tito Fred, and the Ramos and Cunanan families for their support through the years, as well as Lucee for all the love and joy she has given me. Two individuals in particular deserve special mention for their exemplary mentorship, unwavering support, and deep friendship. I first met Rick Bonus as a first-year graduate student at the University of California, San Diego, and he has proven to be an inimitable mentor and dear friend ever since. He provided steadfast support during the early stages of my graduate career, which proved to be crucial in terms of my development as a scholar, and he continues to do so as I advance in my academic career. I especially want to thank Rick for easing my transition into graduate school, modeling the nuances of teaching, and teaching me the broader significance and relevance of the study of Filipinos. I am also greatly indebted to Dylan Rodriguez, who has proven to be indispensable to my intellectual and political development. I especially appreciate his professional and emotional support through the years, and his display of what it means to do critically rigorous and politically engaged scholarship. I am most thankful for Dylan’s generosity with his time and for his deep commitment to the success of junior faculty like me. In addition , I want to acknowledge Jane Rhodes, who played an instrumental role in my graduate career at UCSD and who continued to play an important role in my career trajectory. Thanks also to the editors and staff at University of Minnesota Press. I want to especially thank Richard Morrison and Erin Warholm-Wohlenhaus for their professionalism and tireless efforts in helping bring the project into fruition. It has been a pleasure and privilege working with both of you. Acknowledgments vii viii Acknowledgments I want to acknowledge colleagues that I have had the pleasure to interact with and befriend through my various stops at several academic institutions. I want to express my gratitude to colleagues at Mount Holyoke College for creating such a supportive and intellectually nurturing environment: Don Weber, Simone Davis, Anthony Lee, and Cynthia Meehan. Iwant to especially thank Iyko Day for being such a model colleague and friend. I also appreciate the relationships I cultivated at Colorado College: Mario Montano, Alberto Hernandez-Lemus, Emily Chan, Anne Hyde, Sandra Wong, Adrienne Seward, Laura Padilla, Eric Perramond, Doug Monroy, Eric Popkin, Victor Cisneros, Murphy Brausel, and Suzanne Ridings. I also want to thank Nila Bhattacharjya , Zelideth Rivas, Shannon Mason, and Ronak Kapadia for their comradeship during my stay in Colorado. Additionally, I want to acknowledge the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder for serving as my intellectual home in Colorado. Thanks in particular to Danika Medak-Saltzman for being a dear friend and an exemplary colleague. I especially appreciate her unwavering support during a tumultuous time at Colorado College,her always astute commentary on mywork, and for introducing me to Lucee. Most recently, my career trajectory has taken me to the Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. I want to thank my colleagues for creating such a welcoming and supportive environment: Alyosha Goldstein, Rebecca Schreiber, A. Gabriel Melendez, Michael L.Trujillo, Shante Paradigm Smalls, Amy L. Brandzel, David Correia, Jennifer Nez Denetdale, Alex Lubin, Irene Vasquez, Katie Holscher, and Gerald Vizenor. Ilook forward to working with all of you in the years to come. I truly feel blessed to be part of such a dynamic and reputable program. I also want to acknowledge Barbara Reyes for her support and encouragement when we were both at UCSD andher continued support and encouragement now thatwe areboth at UNM. Moreover, Iwant to thank the graduate students for thewarm reception. Ilook forward to working with you and serving as a resource. I have been fortunate to work with outstanding staff assistants throughout my career and once again, I am fortunate toworkwith Sandy Rodrigue,who is such an individual. I also want to acknowledge the community of Pinoy and Pinay scholars whom I am honored to call both friends and colleagues. I am especially appreciative of all that I have learned from this cohort of scholars about the workings of empire...

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