{"id":1435,"date":"2026-04-14T09:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/maiicconference\/?page_id=1435"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:21:49","slug":"paper-details-katherine-felipe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/maiicconference\/paper-details-katherine-felipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Details – Katherine Felipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Between Languages: Identity Negotiation of the Filipino Diaspora<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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About the topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The experiences of Filipinos abroad shows the link of language to navigate identity, power and belonging, and this continuous process creates hybrid identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Paper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My paper explores how the Filipino diaspora uses language as a dynamic tool for identity negotiation and social integration in the host countries. By applying Kim’s (2007) theoretical framework of ideological square, specifically the concept of integrationism, my paper illustrates how hybrid identities are developed to balance their cultural heritage while adapting to the new environment. The core of this process is the distinction between language as interaction, where professionals abroad navigate power structures, and language as identity, which preserves cultural ties and a sense of home. The practice of code-switching then are not merely shortcuts or confusion but a strategic way that allows Filipinos to maintain cultural belonging while being successful in a post-colonial world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relevant implications<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language plays an active role in identity, belonging and power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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