Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans
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Filipino values The Filipino value system or Filipino values refers to the set of values or the value system that a majority of the Filipino have historically held important in their lives. This Philippine value system includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies‚ moral codes‚ ethical practices‚ etiquette‚ and cultural and personal values that are promoted by their society. Models of the Filipino values F. Landa Jocano identified two models of the Filipino value system. The first
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The indolence of the Filipinos In this essay of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ he explained the behaviors of the Filipinos he had observed in the past and present with in his time. Here he admitted that indolence exist with in Filipinos‚ but was because of the troubles experienced by the country. One of this troubles is the hot temperature of the Philippines‚ which Rizal clearly stated that it is reasonable. He was right when he said that we shouldn’t be compared to the Europeans‚ because their climate is cold
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Rise of Filipino nationalism The opening of the Philippines to world trade rapidly developed the Philippine economy. Many Filipinos prospered overnight. Everyday Filipinos also benefited from the new economy with the rapid increase in demand for labor and availability of business opportunities. Some Europeans immigrated to the Philippines to join the wealth wagon‚ among them Jacobo Zobel‚ patriarch of today’s Zobel de Ayala family and prominent figure in the rise of Filipino nationalism. Their scions
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The Indolence of the Filipinos This is a collection of essays that declares the existence of indolence among the Filipinos. However‚ he points out that this is not the reason of the country’s backwardness and its citizens’ lack of ambition‚ thereby encouraging us to see the root cause rather than what seems to be it. Rizal pointed out several factors like‚ wars‚ insurrections‚ expeditions‚ invasions‚ corruption in the government‚ usurpation of the native lands by the friars‚ limited training and
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Non-verbal Communication: Filipino Style Not all cultural gestures are unique; some gestures may be the same with other cultures. However‚ there are certain gestures that we can identify as very Filipino. As I observed the people around me‚ there are a few gestures that I noticed that I was not even aware that we do but actually do quite often. I come to realize that conversations and situations would be bland without these gestures that we have become accustomed to one way or another. Nothing
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THE FILIPINO YOUTH According to Dr. Jose P. Rizal‚ “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan”. But for the youth of today‚ who is Dr. Jose P. Rizal? Is he a role model for the Filipino youth? Is he still being remembered the way a national hero should be? Is he an inspiration to the younger generations? What is his legacy? What is his relevance today? Dr. J. P. Rizal‚ describing the youth as the Philippines’ hope of tomorrow. But now some of the Filipino youth doesn’t even care
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Filipino core values‚ along with the Filipino character or Filipino identity of a person or an individual known as the Filipino‚ the Filipino value system are found to possess inherent key elements of. value system which includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies‚ moral codes‚ ethical practices‚ etiquette‚ and cultural and personal values that are promoted by their society. As with any society though‚ the values that an individual holds sacred can differ on the basis of religion
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Honrubia Filipino Values We are known for being hospitable when it comes to treat for our visitors. We Filipino values are very important to us we have different types of Filipino values we are using always like “po and opo” to response. During Fiesta we celebrate and we are glad to entertain our visitor and preparing for cooking lots of food special.And we have blessed always of fortuitous belief‚ we blessed always when we are coming to our home for respectful to any older with us. The Filipino value
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Filipino Fashion Just when you think that Filipinas do not know how to strut on the catwalk‚ Filipinas do not just have the passion to wear designed clothes; Filipinas are natural fashionistas. Tracing its origins‚ Filipinos had long since been very innovative and creative in the kind of clothes that they wear. The early settlers wore bahag‚ a loincloth commonly used by Filipino men before the European colonizers arrived. This is mostly used by indigenous tribes in the mountains‚ and until
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