... of Filipino faith into American congregations and churches but also a transnational Filipino faith-based bayanihan to San Francisco. Their economic situation, enhanced in America, has empowered Filipino Catholics, Protestants, and Independent church members to socioeconomically influence...

... and pass on Filipino values, such as utang na loob (debt of gratitude), and bayanihan (mutual cooperation for the common good). The chapter shows how the second generation continues the practice of remitting balikbayan, with 40% of them sending goods back to their parents...

.... It uses two bayanihan case studies to illuminate more clearly how the adaptive spirits (or esprit de corps) of migrant faithful at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in San Francisco and the Iglesia ni Cristo in Daly City are cultivated and channeled for the betterment of American society...

...This chapter summarizes the preceding chapters and presents some concluding thoughts. It begins by presenting two compelling narratives that illustrate clearly the dynamics of Filipino migrant kasamahan and bayanihan, and the ways in which they both integrate...