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This study focuses on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan and probes into how their migration experiences shape self construction. Data for the study came from surveys, key informant interviews, Twenty Statement Tests (TST), and observations in field studies conducted in Taiwan in 2003 and 2007. Analysis of self-concept statements on the TST showed that among women OFWs the self became more individualized and less embedded in the social roles in Taiwan than when they were in the Philippines. In contrast, the few male workers in the study registered a slight increase in their social roles. In general, OFWs found little opportunity to become integrated into Taiwanese society. In the face of exclusion in the host society, we argue that OFWs exercised social creativity, reinforcing their national identity as Filipinos and embracing the role as "modern-day heroes" of the Philippines.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- Part I the language of food (In)security -- 1. Navigating the Language of Food Systems -- 2. Tracing the Discourses of Food (In)security -- Part II. Engaging Communities Case Studies -- 3. The Warnersville Community Food Task Force -- 4. The Downtown Greensboro Food Truck Pilot Project -- Part III. Mobilizing Resources Case Studies -- 5. The Warnersville Community Garden -- 6. The Mobile Oasis Farmers Market -- Part IV Documenting Process Case Studies -- 7. Ethnosh -- 8. Kitchen Connects GSO -- Part V Sustaining Conversations Case Studies -- 9. The Guilford Food Council -- 10. The Renaissance Community Co-op -- Conclusion Securing food for a Just future -- Appendix A: Warnersville Community Food Task Force Project Concept -- Appendix B: Blank Model Partner Wheel -- Appendix C: Mobile Oasis Recipes by Anita Cunningham -- Appendix D: Guilford Food Council Charter -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors and Contributors