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The establishment of effective and efficient ties of communication is an important cultural and political process for emigrant Filipinos. This is necessary for a number of reasons, including a personal and practical one, which is that this process allows for Filipinos to stay in touch with relatives and friends and to maintain a constant flow of news, information, moneys and goods between the Philippines and the diasporic Filipino communities throughout the world. The ties that bind Filipinos across political border spaces and across oceans are especially strong during the Christmas season, an important time for the majority Christian Filipino population both ‘at home’ and abroad. It is around Christmas time that many phone calls are made to loved ones back home. It is also around this time that Filipino-style care packages called ‘balikbayan’ boxes (literally “returnee’s boxes”) are sent home. These are filled with an assortment of goods ranging from lotions, soaps and magazines to canned foodstuffs and new and used shoes and clothing.
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Catungal, J. (2011). Circulating Western Notions. In: Wane, N., Kempf, A., Simmons, M. (eds) The Politics of Cultural Knowledge. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-481-2_3
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