Nutritional status of Filipinos Filipinos has been experiencing many problems. One of those problems is their nutritional status. Filipinos are one of the unhealthiest persons in the world and are considered malnourished or obese. We may seem physically fit but are we truly certain that it is true‚ that we receive our proper nutrition‚ the personal nutrition our body needs? Our country has a very young population‚ it consists mostly of youth and despite that we are experiencing malnourishment
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Racial Disparity in Sentencing Lori Raynor University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/423 Ron McGee September 06‚ 2010 Abstract In this paper I will illustrate racial disparity in sentencing in the criminal justice system. The causes of racial disparity and the reasons it is on the rise‚ the research statistics‚ and the proposed solutions are discussed. Racial Disparity in Sentencing The intersection of racial dynamics with the criminal justice system
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BAHAY MAGILIW: THE MODERN FILIPINO FAMILY Page 8-11 During the time that I come to realize what their role is in the family‚ is about the same time that I come to realize that the way of life highly differs from the traditional American ways. Their friends do not live as they do with so many people around them; their friends are not prohibited from being with others outside their own race; their cultural beliefs‚ traditions‚ superstitions – everything that the Filipino child had grown up with
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Rik Lezter M. Pantoja 07-14-2014 Mktg2-2 Socsci 100 Reflection Paper From the articles that I had read‚ will reflect the readers’ understanding on different Filipino values‚ how it defines one‚ what it means‚ and if one’s personality changes to fit certain situations. Filipino values have been derived from racial strains and cultural elements such as Aeta‚ Indonesians‚ Malayan‚ Hindu and Chinese which formed the core of our moral conscience‚ cultural identity coupled with
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appropriate institutions to function properly and effectively. A vibrant culture and a just polity are essential for an efficient economy. The Philippine Agenda 21 is the unique response of the country to global challenges. It embarked on a threefolding stakeholdership as a means to achieve a more compassionate economy within the context of sustainable development. This participatory activity involves the civil society representing culture‚ government representing polity and business representing the economy
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The locals of the Philippines are called Filipinos. Their primary ancestors are the Malays who came from the southeastern Asian country or what is now called Indonesia. Before the Europeans discovered the country‚ Filipinos have had connections with China that resulted to a mixed Chinese-Filipino descent. Spanish-Filipinos came out during the colonial period and Filipino-Americans added a few percentages as well during the American occupation. They are easily distinguished by their fairer color‚
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The Geneva-based World Health Organization‚ in its report released early this month‚ warned of excessive alcohol use‚ saying its toll in terms of human lives has become increasingly alarming. Some 2.5 million people die annually due to harmful alcohol use‚ the report said. The global status report on alcohol and health is based on figures gathered in 134 countries worldwide on the impact of excessive and hazardous use of alcohol. Alarmingly‚ in Southeast Asia‚ Filipinos were found to be the second
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Unay‚ Nico Ray Filipino Mode of Thinking We‚ Filipinos‚ are considered hospitable and merry. It has been an attitude the majority enriches or embraces. For instance‚ looking into our hospitality‚ when a guest is present in our home‚ a treatment of respect and comfort will be provided for the person as if the guest is a member of the family. Whereas for being merry‚ when a problem emerges‚ a joke or two about the problem will be the response to make the atmosphere be calmer. All these qualities
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Filipino Americans The 2000 Census reported 2‚364‚815 Filipinos in the United States. -- The Asian Population: 2000 (Census 2000 Brief)‚ February 2002. Long Beach‚ CA is 48.9% white and largest Asian/Pacific population is Filipino (4%). In San Diego County‚ Filipino Americans are the largest Asian Pacific Islander group. Filipino Americans have been a quiet voice in promoting contributions to American society. I am Filipino American‚ born in the Philippines and want to be able to tell that “Our
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waves of The Filipino Americans immigration to the US as well as their contribution. In what ways are the experiences of the Filipino different and similar to that of other Asian Americans? Show that you are familiar with the information from the text in your answer. Coming from a country of seven thousand plus islands and a culture where " women were considered equal to men‚"(1) according to Linda A. Revilla in her article entitled‚ "Filipino Americans: Historical Review‚" Filipino Americans have
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