Health Disparities: Focus on the Filipino-American Population in the USA As a Filipino-American nurse living in Los Angeles‚ California‚ this writer has been a witness and an active participant in the multifactorial influences/aspects that affect the Filipino-Americans‚ in health and illness. Being a grandmother of wonderful grandkids has brought me further exposure to the plight of elderly Filipino-Americans in the United States of America. The Institute of Medicine’s Report on Unequal Treatment:
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needs to implement compulsory military training for Filipino Men. Our country is facing national security issues and we need a stronger and more powerful force to address the issues immediately. We have interviewed SPO2 Theodore Rivera and he stated that the forces of AFP is only 175‚000 while for PNP‚ it is only 150‚000 . Our population is 101‚802‚706 (as of 2015) and there are only 375‚000 who will defend our country. If we add qualified Filipino men starting at ages 18-30 to our military force‚
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The Filipino American Male at Age 9 Last December‚ before my nephew Elton‚ winter’s break began‚ I called my sister to see if her son could spend his winter break with us in Sacramento. With excitement in her voice‚ she readily agreed to allow Elton to come and promised to tell him when she picked him up after school. A couple of hours later‚ I was focused typing on my laptop when I was startled by the sound of my phone ringing. I quickly glanced down at the phone to see that it was my sister calling
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Filipino Factors that Hinder Financial Success • Lizard Brain The Lizard Brain is a part of our Paleomammalian brain which seemingly supports a variety of functions including emotion‚ behavior‚ motivation‚ long-term memory‚ and olfaction. One of the things that the Lizard Brain controls is our fear. It makes us feel that we are not up to the task; that there is a bigger chance that we do not succeed at the end; that we will end up in failure. It is very common for Filipinos
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ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF EARLY FILIPINOS Before the coming of the Spaniards in 16th century‚ economic activities were already taking place in the islands. The Pre-Hispanic settlers of the archipelago were economically self-sufficient. In addition‚ native products reached neighboring countries like Cambodia‚ China‚ India‚ Japan‚ and Borneo. AGRICULTURE It is believed that the Banaue rice terraces may have been built starting 10‚000 B.C. which proves the early Filipinos’ skills in agriculture
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Leader: Carlo Miguel H. Garcia Members: Lester Martin Ferolin Andro Garcia Alec Fabros CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Raymundo said‚ "Koreanovelas are a perfect complement to our Filipino soaps and viewers find them refreshing." Koreanovelas‚ unlike the teleseryes are fast paced. Koreanovelas are most likely to last for only 2-3 weeks which makes every episode action packed and unacceptable to miss. This is one of the main reason why Koreanovelas are a hit in the Philippines. Background
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This qualitative research study explores the experiences of elderly female Filipino immigrants. The research aims to provide a broader understanding of how immigrants adapt to life in America. The study intends to help ensure that the individual experiences of this under-researched group is heard and examined in-depth using the phenomenological methodology‚ which is exploratory in nature. | Eleven elderly female Filipino immigrants are the participants of the research‚ which uses face-to-face‚
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Renz Dave P. Albay P2B Teleserye: The Emerging Popular Culture of Filipinos It will be a surprise to hear that there is a Pinoy who is not aware of what teleserye is. Surely‚ the Filipinos who have lived in the year 1990’s would definitely remember the terrible fate of Judy Anne Santos in the hands of Gladys Reyes in their roles as Mara and Clara. Almost everyone is aware on how Yna Macaspac and Angelo Buenavista fought for their tragic relationship despite the interference of Amor Powers
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The Philippines. The Pearl of the Orient Seas‚ a country full of wonderful places‚ places being visited of tourists from different countries. A great country with great people called Filipinos. Filipinos‚ people with such nice traits. Tan‚ the color of their skin‚ the color that makes many foreigners envy them. They have rich black hair that flows naturally. Twinkling eyes some have black ones‚ some have hazel brown. They have such lovable characteristics. They are hospitable ones‚ close friend
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and its significance in our present situation. I often ask myself why some Filipinos find it extremely hard to stay in our country. According to the Bureau of Immigration‚ at least 3‚000 Filipinos leave the Philippines every single day. That’s 90‚000 month‚ a million a year‚ and 10 million in ten. Most of these Filipinos leave due to economic reasons. And every Filipino who leaves his homeland is one less Filipino who can help rebuild this country. A report says that “this country holds a snap
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