In this paper, I argue that while area studies in the United States has declined since the end of the Cold War, its area impulse of has emerged in other fields of inquiry, particularly Asian-American Studies. Accordingly, I explain how the collective reflections of Filipino-American scholars on empire, migration, diaspora, and identity point to the consolidation and viability of the transpacific as an area, which spans both the United States and the Philippines. Addressing several problems with this straddling—mainly as criticisms of Filipino-American Studies—I show how the transpacific serves as a bridge between Philippine Studies and Filipino-American Studies, and helps define the boundaries and overlaps between both fields of inquiry.
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[ Abstract ] Ⅰ. The Rise and Fall of Southeast Asian Studies in the United States Ⅱ. The “Second Life” of Area Studies: From Area to Empire Ⅲ. The emergence of Filipino-American scholars and American imperialism in the Philippines Ⅳ. From area to empire and back Ⅴ. The transpacific/transnational as an area: objections Ⅵ. Ripostes Ⅶ. The transnational/transpacific as common ground Ⅷ. Moving on Ⅸ. Conclusion References
본 연구소는 아시아 지역 및 관련 국가의 정치, 경제, 사회, 역사, 문화, 언어등에 관하여 지역연구 방법론을 통한 학제적 연구에 그 목적을 두고 아시아 각 지역의 최신 정보 및 자료의 수집, 정리, 분석, 제공에 중점을 둔다. 이와 관련하여 국내외 대학 및 연구기관과의 학술교류에 주력하여 지역연구부문 최고의 중점 연구소로의 성장을 목표로 한다.