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The study aims to explore how Filipino transnational families in Taiwan uphold their cultural identities amidst sociocultural challenges.

January 25, 2026Open Access

The Sociocultural Perdurability of Filipino Transnational Families in Taiwan

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The study aims to explore how Filipino transnational families in Taiwan uphold their cultural identities amidst sociocultural challenges.
Conducted phenomenological interviews with two Filipino families in Taiwan
Utilized Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to analyze lived experiences
Examined themes related to identity, culture, and relationships
Filipino families maintain their cultural identities despite pressures to integrate with local customs
Cultural practices, beliefs, and language contribute to strong sociocultural perdurability
Social behaviors of family members are influenced by relationships and aspirations, reinforcing their identity

Abstract

Abstract: This phenomenological study covered the lived experiences of Filipino transnational families in Taiwan on how they have been keeping their Filipino identities in the context of sociocultural perdurability on various themes like habitus, beliefs, food, practices, language, to name a few. The theoretical frameworks of the study utilized the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), Acculturation, Enculturation, and Sociocultural Theories. In the field of Applied Cosmic Anthropology, it is guided by Wilber’s Integral Vision or Theory of Everything, Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, Matthew Fox’s Creation Spirituality, and Berger and Luckmann’s Social Construction of Reality. Two families with a total of six co- researchers were interviewed, and the researcher’s inputs, and observations during the immersion resulted in the following insights: that me and my co-researchers never failed to keep our identities afloat despite the need to regulate them when we’re around the locals; that our social identities remain intact whether we are in the Philippines or overseas as our social behaviors depend on our relationships and aspirations that somehow move our social life on constant decisions guided by our ethos; that our cultural identities respond greatly to our traditional and indigenous ways of living which make our Filipino traits layered doubly enabling our cultural identities remain enduring, and that there is a strong socio-cultural perdurability of Filipino transnational families maintained and protected by their distinct Filipino characteristics and by their instinctive and developed values, pride, relationship, experience, and spirituality. The eidetic insight of the meaning of the lived experiences of Filipino transnational families in Taiwan is: the continuity and flow of our consciousness and being is molded by our traits and aspirations. Keywords: Filipino transnational families, sociocultural perdurability, Taiwan. Title: THE SOCIOCULTURAL PERDURABILITY OF FILIPINO TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES IN TAIWAN Author: Clarencia Padoyao Eddio, Dr. Leopoldo J. Dejillas, Jr. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Vol. 14, Issue 1, January 2026 - March 2026 Page No: 43-62 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 22-January-2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18336289 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/the-sociocultural-perdurability-of-filipino-transnational-families-in-taiwan

The Sociocultural Perdurability of Filipino Transnational Families in Taiwan

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