#Makibaka: A Visual Culture of Anakbayan USA's Multimedia Movement for Philippine Liberation Open Access

Abstract

This thesis aims to use Anakbayan USA’s propaganda materials as a centering framework for understanding Anakbayan USA as an organization as well as the issues it tackles in pursuing its mission for Philippine and Filipino liberation, marking the distinctions of these identities and experiences in the process. As the first ever academic study of Anakbayan USA, my study reflects on the organization’s progress and aims to serve as a tool for it and other diasporic activist organizations like it to more critically engage with the successes and challenges they face during pivotal periods of growth. I analyze recruitment media from the national leadership’s multiple social media platforms, text and images from local chapters’ publications, and images from Anakbayan USA’s Third National Congress. In my analysis, I argue that while Anakbayan USA finds itself slowly adapting to the growth of the technological landscape of youth participatory media, it approaches its work with a robust collective methodological goal, a dedication to translating efforts on American soil to change in the Philippines, and strong understanding of the relevance of its place in the United States as the heart of the Philippines’ history of struggle and resistance.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Sino Ako?..................................................................................................................1

           Chapter One: YouTube, TikTok, and Anakbayan USA’s Digital Recruitment Efforts….…..13

           Chapter Two: Zine Representations of Direct Action Methodologies……………………………25

           Chapter Three: Place, Space, and Anakbayan USA’s Third National Congress……………….37

Conclusion: “Makibaka, Huwog Matakot!”………………………………………………………..…………………….50

Bibliography……………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………..58

Image Index……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..61

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School	Emory College
Department	American Studies
Degree	B.A.
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Web Studies American Studies Asian American Studies
Keyword	Filipino Art and Activism Filipino American Activism Social Media Philippines Protest
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Kim Loudermilk, Emory University
Committee Members	Michelle Gordon, Emory University Carlton Mackey, Emory University

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