Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2011
Abstract
In this article, I assert that the recent phenomenon of migration is one apparent and fundamental process that shapes human communities, transforming cultural variation, and distorts the constructs of distance and space. The boundaries of nation-states and identities are constantly being challenged, restructured and interrogated and the trends of modernity and globalization, new ways of projecting feelings and diffusing cultures among displaced communities are produced. The article looks for the new stories that are produced with this vibrant intersection of globalization, modernity and migration. In particular, I focus on the distinct Sikh migrant community in the Philippines: how they have evolved, how the forces of globalization have pervaded their lifestyle and how they have utilized the benefits of recent trends of modernity to survive life beyond India’s borders. I maintain that Sikh migrants choose to stay in the Philippines because they have produced a simulation of life in their home country albeit with perceptible deviations. This transplanted community utilized the benefits of globalization and modernity to modify the limited space they occupy to re-create their homeland and therefore India has been easier to “imagine,” “visualize” and “experience.”
Keywords
migration, Sikh migration, Philippines, globalization
Discipline
Asian Studies | Migration Studies | Race and Ethnicity
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Comparative Islamic Studies
Volume
7
Issue
1-2
First Page
183
Last Page
208
ISSN
1740-7125
Identifier
10.1558/cis.v7i1-2.183
Publisher
Comparative Islamic Studies
Embargo Period
7-18-2021
Citation
ESPENA, Darlene Machell.(2011). Globalization, modernity, and migration: The changing visage of social imagination. Comparative Islamic Studies, 7(1-2), 183-208.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3339
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1558/cis.v7i1-2.183