The Filipino Spaniard
The Philippines was conquered once by the Spaniards, and gained independency from Spain on June 12, 1898. “So even though we might be a South East Asia community, we are so different from any other Asians or people in the region, is like we belong somewhere else. We are mutts, they look at us like we are mutts”, the person I interviewed said. My mother in law was the interviewed person, she is the president of the FAAP of El Paso, which is a Filipino organization here in El Paso, who holds strong cultural values and traditions from the Philippines, and put it to practice, even though they are not in the Philippines.
With the interview I learned so much about symbols that represent the Filipinos cultural identity. Some
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We both agreed on patriarchy, being a really cultural grounded characteristic of the Filipinos and Latinos as well. I went ahead and ask the interviewee the accepted roles for men and women, as a patriarchal society. She described how, “Men provide for the home, and women are expected to be stay home moms, but nowadays women are single moms and work, but you know traditionally is supposed to be men-work, women-house”. Which is no different from my culture, and is amazes me more and more how not so different we are from each other. She commented how even though people in her community wanted to change that so bad, as many other communities, trying to empower more the women, it “always comes back to the way things are supposed to be”, and that unconsciously we tend to look at the means authority, even for the smallest things. Our talk was pretty critical and intense, as she mentioned to me things that I have always think but never heard somebody say, or at least think in the same way. From endless cuisine lessons, to how to clean a house and how to act like a lady, to how to find a good husband, which dad had to approve first and once approved, just “like a purchase in the store”, next was to make a beautiful and happy family where roles in the family were about to repeat itself again. And this is how from a 30 minute interview, it passed to be an hour and a half interview, because of the endless …show more content…
As surprising it is, she could of think and she seemed to think that I asked the question because maybe I went through something similar, but to her surprised I have never been part of an act of discrimination, when then she answers me that sadly, during her first years here in the United States she suffered from discrimination. She married a U.S. Marine, and came to the U.S.A., yet she still had to learn fully English and try to assimilate to the American culture, which she mentions “until this point in time I have not still fully assimilated, I believed I am like half-half”. She feels like something is missing from her, and it is not hard to guess that she feels alienated. One anecdote that I found highly interesting is that she tells how her husband was working in Indiana, and for Christmas she went down to visit him; his friends met her and started talking to him about her, making inappropriate comments of her getting her U.S. citizenship. She tells how scared she felt of keep being stared at everywhere she would go, and until she came to El Paso, where she found a community where the majority are Latinos and for her luck, where there are a lot of Filipinos as well, she felt identified and more
The Philippines was annexed because they needed guidance in leading their new nation. Owning our children is like the United States annexing the Philippines. The Philippine Islands our like children who are small and weak, but with the United States is like the parents that help the children grow and prosper into strong people. “That there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them, as our fellowmen for whom christ also died” (Doc C). The
The first reason the United States should have annexed the Philippines is because it is our duty to as a country to spread the values of democracy overseas. For example, as stated here in Albert J. Beveridge’s campaign speech he says, “ Do we owe no duty to the world?… it is ours to save for liberty and civilization (Doc B).” He is saying that it is our duty as a sovereign nation to help an uncivilized nation modernize, industrialize, . another example, is from William Mcki...
I can personally resonate with Anzaldua is trying to convey to her audience. Although I identify as heterosexual Latino male Anzaldua sums it perfectly, in the following quote. "If you're a person of color, those expectations take on more pronounced nuances due to the traumas of racism and colonization"(65
... Americans built roads, schools, bridges, and sewers. Filipino self- rule had gradually increased and finally declared their independence on July 4, 1946. However, compared to Cuba and Puerto Rico, American rule has a lesser impact on the Philippine economy. The United States invaded Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines not to gain wealth, but for the purpose of getting trades.
The United States finished fighting for Cuba’s independence from Spain, and then turn and take control over the Philippines attempting to civilize them and force them into a more Americanized lifestyle. America’s rule was worse then Spain's in many aspects. In the short 48 years the U.S. Annex the Philippines over 1.5 million Filipinos died, far less died in the 300 year Spanish rule. Furthermore, the United States tried to justify the annexation because they helped educate them, however if they were able to read the Philippines could accuse America of hypocrisy against our own Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The Constitution stating, "all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights of which . . .
People of Filipino decent have a rich culture that emphasizes tradition and family; as well as allows for a political and sociocultural movement for Filipino immigrants in their new countries. Theme one focuses on the concept of culture and how Filipinos present themselves as a race. Although they reside in the United States, it was rare for most informants to identify themselves as Americans. Rather, they viewed their culture as being morally correct and righteous and American culture as deviant or aberrant. Explicitly, the issue with Filipinos in terms of American culture was their concept of family and the U.S. families’ lac k thereof. They argue that in their culture family is a dominant aspect that preaches assistance and care for one another. Additionally, they disagree with the ideology that American families have in terms they raise their children. Filipinos take care of their children and continue to offer them resources and shelter regardless of their age. Conversely, they believe that American parents lack in care for their children and ultimately get the same from them in return. Filipino culture also emphasizes gender roles and restrictions, particularly female gender. Females are expected to take on the role of the
Child rearing and family structure within the Hispanic culture is noticeably different than what is present in the mainstream Western culture of today. One apparent difference is in gender roles. There exists a vastly different expectation in Hispanic culture for males and females. The male is considered to be the independent breadwinner, and the head of the household. Accordingly, the female role is one of submission and provider of childcare. In contrast, it is more than acceptable in Western culture for a female to maintain a non-traditional role. Hispanic culture additionally differs from Western culture in the traditional makeup of the family. Within Hispanic culture the extended family plays a huge role
Women from this culture are mainly focused on the community, with a strong family unit. People from the Filipino decent are respected by men (Smith, 2013). Women tend to play a decisive role in families. It is important to the client that the counselor is culturally aware of the client’s beliefs, her values, and her world-view (Abad, Tan, Michael, Baluyot, & al., 2014).
The Philippines is in Southeast Asia and was discovered in 1521 by a Spaniard named Ferdinand Magelan and in 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi created the first settlement in this country that lasted about three-hundred years until after World War Two when the Treaty of Manila made the Philippines its own country. Today the Philippines is the 12th most populated country in the world and occupies a space of 115,831 square miles. The country consists of over seven-thousand islands with a tropical maritime climate which means that the country experiences a hot dry season from March to May, a rainy time from June to November and a cool dry season from December to February. The Philippines also being in Southeast Asia experiences many typhoons which can be very devastating at times.
...e harmonious relationships. These reminders which are trying to reach out to us, so that we may all live together in peace, are extra elements which help push us along the road to better relations. In the end though, people must come to terms with racial, societal, or any kind of discrimination in their own time and pace. That is the only instance that they will be able to get their hatred and awkwardness out of their system. In terms of Philippine Filipinos and Fil-Am relations, as of today, I think that the people are ready to accept each other. It is now the right timing for them to get to know their missing link--their other Filipino half. The occurrence in Boston University was, I feel, the beginning of a trend that will reach all the Filipinos in the United States, and make each and every Filipino part of one group instead of two groups that do not get along.
Keywords: “Hiya (Shame)”, “Ningas-cogon (Procrastination)”, “Pakikisama (Group Loyalty)”, “Patigasan (Test of Strength)”, “Bahala Na (Resignation)”, “Kasi (Scapegoat)”, “Saving Face”, “Sakop (Inclusion)”, “Bukas Na (Procrastination)”, Ütang na Loob (Indebtedness)”, “Kanya-kanya (Self-centeredness)
The Philippines were first discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. It then became a colony of Spain from the late 1500's until the end of the19th century when the United States came intervened. The colonial rule of the Spanish ended in December 1898 after the United States intervened due to a popular rebellion that had broken out two years earlier. Under the United States colonial rule, democratic institutions were introduced, and the Filipinos took over all the political and bureaucratic positions. In 1934 the Philippines became an internally self governing commonwealth, with full independence from the United States scheduled for July 4, 1946. The independent republic mainta...
The Philippine islands are located in Southeastern Asia, between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam. The country is made up of about 7000 islands, only 2000 of those islands are inhabited. The population of the country includes about 84,619,974 people. The people of this country are all very close to their families. They work together to make the income that their family needs to survive. Sometimes th...
The Philippines was the culture I wanted to explore. My family is from The Philippines and I did not know much about the educational process prior to my research. The island has a mixture of American, Spanish, and Japanese cultures, due to the various occupations. The structure of the educational system is modeled heavily after the United States Department of Education. The Department of Instruction oversees education for the people of the Philippine islands.
The country of the Philippines is located in the south pacific and is made up of 7,107 islands although 2,000 of them are uninhabited. There are over 81 million people and the countries capital is Manila. According to PBS.org America paid 20 million to the Spanish at the end of the Spanish-American war in 1998 for the right of ownership. The transition