Pinoy TV: imagining the Filipino-Australian community

Both ethnic community television and representations of Filipino-Australian community are underrepresented areas in Australian cultural studies scholarship. With existing work focusing on the ways in which Asian Australian communities may consume media sources, this article examines cultural represe...

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Published inJournal of Australian studies Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 455 - 466
Main Authors Misajon, Roseanne, Khoo, Tseen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2008
Subjects
Asian Australian
Asians
Australia: Culture
community media
Community television
cultural identity
Cultural studies
diaspora
ethnic media
Filipino identity
Multiculturalism
National characteristics
Philippines: Culture
Television programs
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ISSN1444-3058
1835-6419
DOI10.1080/14443050802471368

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Summary:Both ethnic community television and representations of Filipino-Australian community are underrepresented areas in Australian cultural studies scholarship. With existing work focusing on the ways in which Asian Australian communities may consume media sources, this article examines cultural representations of Filipino-Australians and modes of addressing an imagined Filipino-Australian 'community'. Through a nuanced reading of the creation and development of Pinoy TV, Australia's only Filipino-Australian community television producer, we contextualise the sociocultural positioning of contemporary Filipino-Australians within the broader national culture. The article examines issues crucial to Filipino-Australian community identity-building, including language, gender and generational differences.
Bibliography:Journal of Australian Studies, v.32, no.4, Dec 2008: (455)-466
ISSN:1444-3058
1835-6419
DOI:10.1080/14443050802471368