Navigating the future: hope and aspirations for future lives among Filipino middling transnational families in Singapore

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作者
Katigbak-Montoya, Evangeline O. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] De La Salle Univ, Dept Int Studies, Manila, Philippines
[2] De La Salle Univ, Dept Int Studies, 2401 Taft Ave, Manila, Philippines
关键词
Hope; futures; transnational family; aspiration; middling migrants; overseas Filipinos; esperanza; futuros; familia transnacional; aspiracion; inmigrantes de clase media; filipinos en el extranjero; espoir; avenirs; familles transnationales; migrants de classe moyenne; Philippins vivants a l'etranger; MIGRATION; LABOR; TIME; CONSTRUCTION; EDUCATION; MIGRANTS; CHILDREN; ABROAD;
D O I
10.1080/14649365.2023.2275753
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
This paper sheds light on the experiences of middling Filipino transnational families in Singapore concerning the intersections of hope and aspiration in constructing their imagined futures. In particular, I examine how middling migrants engage in transnational migration and their children's university education to achieve such futures. Using their case, I explain how hope undergirds and sustains aspired-for familial futures until they come to fruition. I argue that hope, while futural and uncertain, is felt in the present because it is the scaffold on which the imagined future lives of families rest. Moreover, in investigating the importance of place in the construction of future lives, I show how Singapore provides space for hope to emerge in relation to the future lives imagined by middling Filipino transnational families. Finally, veering away from the normative conception of hope as a constant banner of optimism, I suggest that when entangled with familial aspirations, hope brings to the fore emotions and practices that are not always positive but necessary for the realization of aspired-for familial futures. Este articulo expone las experiencias de familias transnacionales filipinas de clase media en Singapur en relacion con las intersecciones de esperanza y aspiracion en la construccion de sus futuros imaginados. En particular, examino como los inmigrantes de clase media participan en la migracion transnacional y en la educacion universitaria de sus hijos para lograr ese futuro. Utilizando sus casos, explico como la esperanza sustenta y sostiene las aspiraciones de el futuro familiar hasta que se hagan realidad. Alejandome de la concepcion normativa de la esperanza como una bandera constante de optimismo, sugiero que cuando se entrelaza con las aspiraciones familiares, la esperanza realza emociones y practicas que no siempre son positivas, pero si necesarias para la realizacion de los futuros familiares aspirados. Cet article revele les experiences des familles philippines transnationales de classe moyenne qui vivent a Singapour par rapport aux recoupements entre espoirs et d'aspirations tandis qu'elles construisent leurs avenirs imagines. J'etudie plus particulierement la maniere dont les migrants de classe moyenne s'impliquent dans la migration transnationale et les etudes universitaires de leurs enfants pour achever ces futurs. En m'appuyant sur leurs exemples, j'explique la facon dont l'espoir sous-tend et soutient l'avenir familial convoite jusqu'a ce que celui-ci se concretise. Je m'eloigne du concept normatif de l'espoir comme etendard perpetuel de l'optimisme et je suggere que quand il s'entremele aux aspirations familiales, il amene a la surface des emotions et des pratiques qui ne sont pas toujours positives, mais neanmoins necessaires pour accomplir ces buts.
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页码:1190 / 1207
页数:18
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