Swiss American Historical Society Review
Keywords
Filipino diaspora, cultural integration, Switzerland migration
Abstract
This reflection, by Ms. A. Martinez, a Filipino-American living and working in diversity education at a castle museum near Bern, Switzerland, highlights how cultural connections are maintained even when one is geographically distant from one’s country of origin. In addition to Ms. Martinez’s Filipino-American perspective, I met and interviewed others who shared their stories as Filipino or Filipino-Swiss migrants. The migration of Filipinos from the islands of the Philippines to the mountains of Switzerland illustrates a dynamic journey that began with labor migration in the early 1970s and reflects a vibrant diaspora today. This article presents a cultural and historical metanarrative that situates Filipinos within broader patterns of belonging and migration, using their stories to examine everyday lived experiences through the intertwined lenses of cultural amalgamation and social integration.
Recommended Citation
Poserio, Stephanie Velasco
(2026)
"From Islands to Mountains:,"
Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 62:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol62/iss1/4