THE TROUBLED DUAL CONSTRUCTION OF ETHNICITY OF RECENT CHINESE MIGRANTS AND THIRD GENERATION CHINESE-FILIPINOS IN BINONDO, MANILA

The paper examines literatures written by Chinese-Filipino migrants that were published between 1980s to 2010s. It tries to explore the genealogy and development of Chinese-Filipino community in Binondo and the factors that caused the troubled dual construction of ethnicity of recent Chinese migrants and third generation ChineseFilipinos in the area. Consequently, the paper determines the extent of stereotyping experienced by recent migrants and the third generation Chinese-Filipino families in the cosmopolitan district.