Filipina writer receives recognition at the NSW Premier's History Award

Mina Roces Ph.D. is the author of several books on Filipino Migration including The Filipino Migration Experience: Global Agents of Change (Cornell University Press, October 2021), and Gender in Southeast Asia (March 17, 2022) published in Cambridge University Press's Elements Series with support from Australian Research Council Grant Credit: SBS Filipino

Dr Mina Roces and her work, "The Filipino Migration Experience: Global Agents of Change" was recognised at the recent NSW Premier's History Award for the General History category.

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Published 9 September 2022 4:36pm

Updated 9 September 2022 4:48pm

By Daniel Marc Delena, with Maridel Martinez

Source: SBS / SBS Filipino

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Dr Mina Roces and her work, "The Filipino Migration Experience: Global Agents of Change" was recognised at the recent NSW Premier's History Award for the General History category.

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