Filipino American Family

The term "Family of Origin" refers to the family that you grew up in - your parents and siblings, your original family. It may also include grandparents, other relatives, or other individuals who lived with you during part of your childhood. From our family we learn how to communicate, deal with our emotions, and get our needs met. We also learn many of our values and beliefs from our families. We often develop our sense of self in the context of our family of origin. Our family of origin or our "family culture" shapes who we are, determines the thoughts that we have about ourselves and provides us with examples of how to behave as well as what to expect from other people in our lives, especially how to behave and what to expect in our relationships- including our intimate relationships. (Family of origin)Our family culture may not be problematic in itself; however, many individuals seek professional support and guidance, to help come to terms with the past and the impact it has on us in the here and now. Alternately, individuals or couples may seek support to learn to deal more effectively with their family of origin today, or to prevent previous dysfunctional inter-generational patterns of behaviour from continuing, in order to provide a healthy marital and family environment. Adult awareness will help you not to repeat negative patterns modelled during the formative years. Once you become aware of the patterns of your family of origin, you can change them.

Further, the Hmong families are divided by which clans and subgroups they are a part of. There are 19 clans identified within the Hmong culture (Kou 2012). It has been said “The clan acquires its membership through a patrilineal system, identifiable by the male’s last name and therefore, lineage” (Tatman 2004). The clans acquire their names based on the relationship to the father. For example, “Marriage by two individuals within the same clan is not allowed, despite genealogical distance between members” (Tatman 2004). The men are typically the individuals to leave their clan and find a wife suitable for them because in the article it explained, “Under the clan system, wives, and subsequent children, become members of the husband’s clan, and total loyalty to this new clan is expected” (Tatman 2004).

The families in America are steadily changing. While they remain our most valued and consistent source of strength and comfort, some families are becoming increasingly unstructured. In the past, the typical family consists of a working father, a stay at home mother and, of course, well-rounded children. Today, less than 20 percent of American families fit nicely into this cookie cutter image. American households have never been more diverse. Natalie Angier takes stock of the changing definition of family in an article for the New York Times.

Dan Hocoy, person being interviewed and working as a clinical psychologist, explains that most Asian Americans go to their families for help and guidance than professions who are not familiar to them.

The base of the Polynesian culture has always been family. We know we're nothing without them. Growing up with 9 siblings, our financial situation was anything but stable. Therefore, providing for my present and future family is something I constantly strived for. Although I had a problem, I needed to find a way to take care of my family. In Polynesian families, when your financial situation isn't the best, it's extremely common to be pressured into excelling in sports. It's seen as your "only way out". Fortunately for me, I never felt that pressure because I was never seen as "athletic". Naturally, I gravitated towards books and instead of winning a game, I made my parents proud through academic achievements. After realizing education would

Family has always been one of the cornerstones of society that allow it to thrive overall through the communities in which they share commonalities whether it is goals, activities, or caring about one another. In contemporary sociology, the term “family” represents a social group in which the members are connected by some type of tie, whether it is legal, biological, or emotional circumstances, or even a blend of the three. Although it’s been shown by sociological research that family isn’t considered to be the center of many American’s lives, Americans still believe family is very significant. “Song Cry” showcases how family has a major influence on the music artist, albeit not in the way we would expect it to be.

All across the nation, the country’s morals, good traditional values, and religion have been slipping, and as a person who resides in the United States, I believe that we should get back to our roots, but allow for a few exceptions in the matter. In today’s society, people have become so afraid of judgement or being politically incorrect that it has created a nation of passive people; a nation of people who are so afraid to speak-up and be heard by others — a nation of winers. People today are offended by the fact that Christmas trees have the word “Christ” in them, and they are now to be advertised as “holiday trees” because people are becoming incredibly sensitive to religion. Yes, I, as a fellow American and Christian inhabiting this

I was raised in the 50’s. My parents came from Europe after the war in 1948 and began a new life with just the clothes on their back. They had some family here and every holiday, birthday, and just some weekends in between we would get together. By the 70’s in was already gradually starting to shift as high school seniors were heading off all over the country expanding their horizons as they embarked on college life. After college students embarked on new adventures stating their careers away from their families. Although it seemed subtle at the time, now reflecting back it seems loud and clear change has arrived. After high school I never moved back home just like many of my friends and of course this included my cousins. Eventually my aunts and uncles also moved to different states and everyone was all over the place. To this day I miss those wholesome days and wished my child could have had that experience growing up.

It was once said by Leonardo Da Vinci that “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” Opinions are what block you from viewing something from another perspective. Cultural elements can hinder a person from changing and viewing other’s opinions. Someone’s community, family and location considerably hinders their ability to form their own unique point of view.

The translation of this final proverb is “trouble shared is trouble halved--joy shared is joy doubled.” As in many German households, family is considered the place of mutual support and strength in times of crisis (Winawer & Wetzel, 1996). In addition to German households, I discovered this proverb deeply resonates with my beliefs. Personally, I believe having a family is having those to help alleviate any type of trouble or sorrow and to celebrate joy when it is shared. When speaking with my grandparents, they felt this proverb also aligns with their perceived purpose of family, believing that family is the foundation to lean on through celebrating and mourning.

I come from a large Caribbean family. My family hails from the beautiful island of Jamaica. Some people always ask why they would leave such a beautiful island but they don’t know it’s not all sandy beaches, clear blue water, and palm trees. For those who live and work on the island, they know the struggle of trying to survive. Inflation occurs and then it becomes hard to buy food and other necessities. The violence between gangs and the police invade the streets and homes. But these few problems do not characterize the island. The strong bonds between family and friends counteract the violence. The fruitful lands allow the islanders to grow their own food and raise their own cattle. Growing up I heard stories about how my many family members

My name is Stephanie Estrine, I come from a multi-cultural family. My mother was a proffesional ballet dancer from Belarus and my father was born and raised in New York then moved to Florida. I speak two languages one which is English and the other Russian around my mom and her mom, I am taking Spanish1 in my school. My mom is a Russian Greek Orthodox and my dad is Jewish. We celebrate different holidays and Eastern and Western traditions.

Children are extremely pliable human beings, or they are easily influenced and affected. Factors such as their home life, economic status, and relationships to others affect children heavily. This, in turn, affects their performance in school. More often than not, if your family is troubled with financial issues, performance in school suffers as well. This may be considered one of the reasons people are often stuck in the social class they were born into.

Much like the apples, adoption ranges greatly. There are now five types of adoptions: Agency, Independent, Step Parent, International, and Open Agency Adoption. An international adoption or transracial adoption is defined as, “the joining of racially different parents and children together in adoptive families” (Silverman 104). Among the five types of adoptions, international adoption is considered a controversial topic.

Filipinos make up approximately 1% of the U.S. population, and represent the third largest group of Asian immigrants ( U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). In Hawaii, at 14.4% of the population Filipinos make up the second largest racial group behind whites ( U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). Until more recent attention was given to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in 2009 as part of the executive order 13515 this group has been underserved by federal health resources and studies (The White House, 2009). For this reason this group has been underrepresented in health campaigns which has prevented them from receiving targeted health information to reduce their risks of many preventable chronic