... stereotype Asians face today. No matter what Asian Americans still get ask what their ethnicity is whether they are Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or Filipino. What really surprised me in this video is when one individual was talking about how here Japanese friend talked in an Asian accent and wore ... more he looks into Japanese history and culture, the less appealing it has become for him and cling more to American culture. After hearing that it got me thinking is that the reason why less and less Filipino Americans willing to learn about their culture and why they gravitate towards more & ...

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... people who were born in their hometown that carries their quality being the race they were born with. This means that one can't be a Filipino yesterday and 10 years later he/she is considered as an American. Although it is said that after 6 years immigrants can apply for citizenship, ... this does not mean that an immigrant lost their being a "Filipino" or any race they were born with. My father said, "I can't be an American with the same or similar race, but can be one ... because immigrants are an enormous part of the background of the US. The most profound and obvious way that immig...

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... visit my mom. Just as I was about to greet them my mom would immediately tell me to go into my room. My mom would explain to me that in the Filipino culture it is considered rude for children to participate in adult conversations. So as a result of me having very few social interactions as a kid I developed shyness. I was afraid of talking to ... ...

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... with Cuba and the Philippines. Anti-imperialists were appalled by the hypocritical tactics used by the United States. During the Filipino insurrection, an approach similar to "Butcher" Weyler's reconcentration camps was taken. The United States also showed a complete disregard for the culture of the Filipinos when an attempt was made to "Americanize" them. Nationalism and commercialism were the main motives of the ... ...

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