OUT NOW! My article is published in the International Migration Review. It explores how older #migrants and their distant social networks navigate the #digital divide. It's based on my DECRA fellowship funded by the Australian Research Council. #openaccess. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

OUT SOON! My article is accepted for publication in the International Migration Review. It's part of a Special Issue edited by Prof Rhacel Salazar Parreñas. It's also a publication based on my DECRA Fellowship funded by the Australian Research Council. #migration #ageing #digitalisation

Presented my work today on the intersections of gossip, digital ageism and digital exclusion in a migration context. Enjoyed the discussion with the attendees in the seminar. Paper is part of a broader ARC DECRA project exploring the digital divide in the ageing migrant’s personal home. 💯🥂

OUT NOW! A co-authored publication with Cheryll Soriano is out in Continuum.

Our paper examines the ways Filipino content creators on TikTok broker migration to Australia.

Link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#migration #contentcreator #brokering #internationalstudents #australia

OUT NOW! Are you researching the ways mobile apps impact the lives of older migrants?

Check out my collaborative article w/ Prof Larissa Hjorth. It is published in International Journal of Communication.

Link: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

#ageing #digital #automation #mobility

OUT NOW! My newest publication is published in the edited collection by Jian Xu, Glen Donnar and Divya Garge. My work explores the politics of Philippine celebrity culture in the digital age. Get a copy for your library. A great resource material! 🥂

Page proof of a forthcoming article with Prof Larissa Hjorth. Appearing in the International Journal of Communication. 🎉 #automation #ageing #digital

My copy arrived. Looking forward to reading the book of the brilliant scholar and my supportive and caring co-editor, A/Prof Valerie Francisco. Another groundbreaking book on care and migration. 🙏🥂🍾

Revised collab journal article is submitted today. It’s part of my project on migration brokering. #writing #journal

I tried asking ChatGpt using a Tagalog as a language prompt. It picked up the words related to cake but not the subject and action, which is a cat eating a chocolate cake.

2025 is off to a great start. My collab article is accepted for publication in the leading tourism journal. The paper examines the ways expat vloggers curate and monetise their tourism experiences in the Philippines. Grateful to my collaborator for the leadership. Coming out soon!

Started my 2025 by walking in the Lilydale Lake with my partner. We saw our fave Fairy Wren. We always see it at the start of the year. 🥂❤️

Finished reading this book. Brilliant! 👏👏👏👏

My talk next week in York University, organised by @tungohan.bsky.social and @yvonnesu.bsky.social. Looking forward to sharing my DECRA project funded by the Australian Research Council. Join us! Thank you in advance for the support. #migration #digital #ageing #mobilities #transnationalism

My presentation today as part of my Global Visiting Fellowship in Toronto Metropolitan University. I am in Ontario, Canada until the 14th of December. Would love to meet scholars doing research on digital migration, im/mobilities, ageing, and migration brokerage. Thank you!

Great meeting the brilliant and fabulous @grohmannrafael.bsky.social in person! And also met Fabiana, a PhD student researching the platformization of domestic work. University of Toronto is also gorgeous. ❤️🎉💯🥂 📸 by Rafael.

Me when conversing and debating with my ideas. #academia