Immigrating for status in late life: Effects of globalization on Filipino American veterans |
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| Institution: | 1. Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania;2. Arizona State University, Tempe;3. Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami;4. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami;5. University of Heidelberg, Germany;6. Florida International University, Miami;7. School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine;8. Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland;1. College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Florida State University, United States;2. School of Public Health, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States;1. Jindal School of International Affairs, Jindal Global University, Sonipat-Narela Road, Sonipat, 131-001 NCR Delhi, Haryana, India;2. The Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK;3. Save the Children UK, 1 St John''s Lane, Farringdon, London EC1M 4AR, UK;1. UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom;2. UCL Institute of Global Health, London, United Kingdom;1. Asian Institute of Management, Metro Manila, Philippines;2. Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany;3. University of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | In this article we examine the late-life immigration of Filipino American veterans who have recently been awarded U.S. citizenship based on their military service to the United States during World War II. Based on data collected with 27 Filipino American veterans, we found that the primary motivation for veterans' immigration from the Philippines in late life is economic. When Filipino veterans decide to come to the United States, they do so to collect the financial benefits of citizenship and for the recognition and status it brings, especially within the family. In immigrating, Filipino American veterans live with considerable uncertainty about what the future holds, but at the same time they accrue power and status that ensures their continued centrality in their families. Such action enables them to maintain their independence in old age. The phenomenon of late-life immigration among Filipino American veterans is a case study in globalization and the fluid identities that elders maintain in moving back and forth between these linked worlds. |
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