Justine Suegay – Perspective from a 1.5 generation Fil-/Am

As a 1.5 generation immigrant, Justine Suegay talks about maintaining relations with the Philippines through Twitter and the importance of online presence. Coming from similar experiences, our conversation offers a nuanced perspective between Filipinos from the homeland and those in the diaspora. Justine, however, had more of a formative upbringing in the Philippines and was able to speak on the misunderstanding between homeland and diasporic Filipinos. From this observation, Justine emphasizes that when it comes to the identity formation of Filipino-/Americans, placement determines numerous factors regarding their perspective.