After years of occupying a vexed position in the American academy Philippine studies has come into its own emerging as a trenchant and dynamic space of inquiry. Filipino Studies is a fielddefining collection of vibrant voices critical perspectives and provocative ideas about the cultural political and economic state of the Philippines and its diaspora. Traversing issues of colonialism neoliberalism globalization and nationalism this volume examines not only the past and present position of the Philippines and its people but also advances new frameworks for reconceptualizing this growing field.ampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbspampampnbsp ampampnbspWritten by a prestigious lineup of international scholars grappling with the legacies of colonialism and imperial power the essays examine both the genealogy of the Philippinesampamp8217 hyphenated identity as well as the future trajectory of the field. ampampnbspHailing from multiple disciplines in the humanities and social sciences the contributors revisit and contest traditional renditions of Philippine colonial histories from racial formations and the Japanese occupation to the Cold War and ampamp8220independenceampamp8221 from the United States. ampampnbspWhether addressing the contested memories of World War II the ampamp8220voyageampamp8221 of Filipino men and women into the U.S. metropole or migrant labor and the notion of home the assembled essays tease out the links between the past and present with a hopeful longing for various futures. Filipino Studies makes bold declarations about the productive frameworks that open up new archives and innovative landscapes of knowledge for Filipino and Filipino American Studies. ampampnbspampampnbsp