“An insightful and timely account of Filipino Americans and their newfound role as key players in the Philippines' bourgeoning retirement and real estate industries.” - Paul Nadal (Journal of Asian American Studies) "Dense and carefully argued ... <i>Migrant Returns</i> captures the multiple dimensions associated with return migration and serves as a valuable resource for those interested in transnationalism, globalization, and migration scholarship." - Armand Gutierrez (International Migration Review) "A rich ethnographic account of homing. . . . <i>Migrant Returns</i> is a paradigmatic illumination of the multiple landscapes-personal, familial, social, and cultural-created by re/settlement, representation, and ultimately return that are emblematic of any relocation ideology. . . . By articulating the multiple logics of global economies and local social geographies, [Pido] has given us a nuanced ethnographic plunge into the multidirectional complexities and paradoxical positions of the current global diasporic moment." - Anastasia Christou (American Ethnologist) "Overall, this book usefully troubles the labels of returnee and retiree within migration studies.… Pido's ability to incorporate an analysis of the role of the Philippine state and transnational real estate brokers in exploiting but also perpetuating this tension, makes <i>Migrant Returns</i> a valuable addition to Philippine and diaspora studies." - Anjy Mary Paul (Journal of Southeast Asian Studies)