The Philippine Culture : The Filipino Culture

There are several hindrances that immigrant’s population encounter when they migrated to a new country. For sure, obtaining a good quality of health care is one of the most difficulties that the immigrants will be faced in the new country due to several reasons such as language barrier, cultural beliefs and lack of education. These elements could absolutely complicate the medical system. One of the immigrant population who began to migrate gradually to the United States in the 18th century is the Hmong. They arrived in the United States with their traditional customs. Hmong culture, in general, is entirely different from the way of life in the United States. In particularly, Hmong’s health care has completely different systems of health in the America. Their health care depends extremely on their traditional beliefs which are seeing illness as animism matter. On the other hand, the Western medical system is rationalism that means the medical system relies primarily on biomedical beliefs. As I result, the contrast between Hmong traditional beliefs and Western biomedical beliefs built a lack of understanding of both sides

Espiritu’s interviews with almost one hundred Filipino Americans searches how gender factors into minority understandings of whiteness and their own personal, cultural identity. Filipino immigrant families stress cultural superiority over white Americans by declaring that their daughters have higher moral standards. They believe they have greater values when it comes to family commitment and sexuality. Also, Filipinos felt their culture was superior to white American culture because their lives revolved around their close-knit families while white families were seen as detached or individualistic. The responsibility for maintaining family ties and cultural traditions was put on Filipino women, which usually falls on women of all cultures. Carrying out responsibility reinforces patriarchy among Filipinos. Nearly all cultures blend” proper” femininity with sexual

America is a melting pot filled with many different cultures; moreover, the changing color of America has made it one of the most diverse place to live. Though rich in culture, minority groups suffer from health disparities due to their socioeconomic status, education, language, and political beliefs. As most minority group will find they have similar barriers that they face during the assimilation to the main stream culture. The minority group that will be focused for this discussion will be Vietnamese Americans.

In modern medicine, alternative therapies are poorly understood and studied. The preference for alternative therapies, and herbal medicine were indicated, and the fear of relinquishing information regarding these practices were almost paralyzing. It seemed as though they were ashamed to admit to cultural healing practices, and did not divulge information to practitioners regarding their usage. The cultural disconnect was present as alternative/complimentary medicines are valued as a culture, and “modern” practitioners cast judgment on their usage. This perceived stigma additionally limited the information shared by the cultural participants with modern medical treatments, potentially causing additional harm, as some herbals are potentially toxic.

Asians believe in traditional remedies for health restoration, such as acupuncture, cupping, massage, and herbal remedies (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). The author’s family was interviewed for the Asian Heritage Assessment. The author’s family subscribes to use of daily exercise, acupuncture, massage, and some herbal remedies. The author’s mother wears jade, and balances the components of her meals, whereas her children are Americanized and do not. The author’s mother uses ginger and various other roots and herbs, whereas her children use roots like ginger for flavoring.

Cultural, traditional, and religious values have an influence on health patterns and behaviors exhibited by the community. Hispanic culture is dominant due to the close proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border. Fifty-two percent of households use a language other than English at home (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). Therefore, an understanding of Hispanic culture is necessary for health care workers to effectively care for patients in this community.

Often, Asian Americans will first utilize CAM prior to seeking professional medical care out of convenience. The most common CAM used across various Asian ethnic groups including the Chinese and Japanese medicine is the use of herbs. The Chinese believe that “herbal medication regulate the natural balance of the body and restore health” (QUOTE NEWSLETTER/new source). The specific herbs used vary among the ethnic groups and may come in many different forms of use. The use of herbal medicine is not always reported to healthcare professionals which can be hazardous to one’s health if a medication is prescribed with serious drug-herbal interactions (Mehta, Phillips, Davis & McCarthy, 2007, p. 5). The accurate reporting of herbal medicine use can prevent these sometimes life-threatening interactions. Many Asian communities use a CAM known as cupping in which cups typically made of horn, bamboo or glass cups are suctioned to a person’s skin. It is believed to improve energy and blood flow. Cupping is used to treat various conditions including respiratory illnesses, indigestions problems and skin conditions (QUOTE online). Traditional Vietnamese medicine (TVM) focuses on nourishing the blood and energy as key to maintaining good health (QUOTE). TVM also utilize herbal medicine as well as acupuncture. Acupuncture is becoming widely

They initially came through Hawaii and then migrated into California in the 1920-1929 (McKibben, PPT, 2016). When they first arrived in California they had to deal with the exclusion acts happening at the time, which were described previously. However, the Filipinos established cultural communities in San Jose and Stockton, California with the combination of assimilation and nationalism. These communities adapted to American norms while maintaining and embracing their cultural values. One of their more important cultural value regarded gender roles and women’s’ place in society. In fact, “Filipinas played a critical and central role in constructing the rich and dynamic ethnic community and distinctive Filipina/o American culture and identity in Stockton. Changing perceptions of women's roles in the Philippines and the United States, the extreme imbalance in the sex ratio, the lack of elders who would uphold traditional views, the large number of interracial and interethnic families in Stockton, and the entry of Filipinas into the wage labor market created a situation in which Filipinas/os could reshape and transform ideas about gender, femininity, and family in Stockton (Mabalon, Little Manila is in the Heart, 153).” Essentially, Filipinos helped to shift the social ideal of a women’s place in

Parents are being wrongfully accused and trail for abusing their children when they have attempted to use traditional healing techniques on their sick kids. Many Americans are alarm to find the folk remedy to appear harsh, abusive, and hurtful, but are unaware that the healing practice cures a particular sickness or disease and pain like a child common cold, stomach problems, or a little headache. This book relates to my topic because it is found that more and more people are now not using cao gio when they live in western society in fear that they might go to jail and at the same time, they are not seeking other health care because they’re not familiar to the western health care system, especially to those who newly immigrated into the country. In the article by Davis, Ruth E, the author suggest that physicians, doctors, as well as teachers, friends, and neighbor should have knowledge of these cultural practices to be culturally aware of cao gio, rather than pointing fingers of bad parenting which then takes it to far, tears the family apart, and would only be hurting the kids

Americans, again, too often don't succeed to pay attention of all of the globe's difference. The Philippines is very improper. My spouse is Japanese people. Strolling there we have had unknown people stop us and tell her she is a shame. At a jazz music show couple of decades, back stones were tossed at us. That is their lifestyle. I do not carry this

The doctors that practice this try to find the underlying cause of the illness, which may not always be found within the body. Thus it is believed that the underlying cause must be dealt with in order to permanently cure the illness. Avoiding certain kinds of foods and fasting regularly are necessary measures in preventing illness. Massaging with oil in combination with hot or cold fomentation is an important method of treatment for acute or chronic pain. Other two different modalities of treatments are Homeopathy and Acupuncture. Breaking these traditions is considered to be highly disrespectful in this culture. These methods of treatments are probably the reason why Asian Americans a healthier population in comparison with other ethnic groups in America (Edelman & Mandel, 2006).

Accordingly, when providing care for KAs, healthcare providers must take the patient’s cultural values into consideration. Maintaining a healthy body, is associated with being harmonious, or balanced, with the body and soul. Therefore, when a person is sick, it is attributed to misfortune or bad luck (Children’s Mercy, 2010, p. 25). As a result, alternative medicine, also termed Chinese medicine, is widely used in the Korean culture. Chinese medicine can be traced back to traditional healing from Korea, China, Japan, and other parts of Southeast Asia. In addition, “traditional Chinese medicine is said to rest on several pillars, the important parts of maintaining and restoring health: acupuncture, traditional Chinese herbs, diet and nutrition, exercise, stress reduction,

Traditional Chinese Medicine has been around for over twenty-three centuries and is based on a very traditional belief of yin and yang, where everything is balanced. In this type of medicine it is believed that illnesses, injuries, pain, etc. are caused by an imbalance of some sort. For diagnoses the outer body reflects the inner body therefore Chinese medicine practitioners will look at certain parts of the outer body to find what is wrong in the inner body. Practitioners also take into consideration ones diet,

In the Asian culture, health is defined as the harmonious balance between conditions of cold (yang) and hot (yin). Asians believe that an illness occurs as a result of an upset of the harmonious balance, implying that diseases can only be treated if that balance is restored back to its normal state. As a result, most traditional medical interventions in the Asian culture entail the search for the cause of the imbalance within the patient’s mental and physical composition. Asians believe that hot and cold diseases should be treated by cold and hot medicines respectively to restore the normal balanced state of the patient. For instance, penicillin, which causes rashes and diarrhea, is considered a hot treatment, while linden tea, which is served cold, is regarded as a cold medicine that is suitable for treating cold ailment. Although not all Asians subscribe to the hot and cold philosophy, it is important for a physician to consider the belief when handling such patients (Muto, Nakahara, & Nam, 2010).

Medicine practices and traditions varies so widely among different cultures. Western medicine for instance is based purely in science and illness usually are caused by germs, poor diet, or even DNA. On the other hand, traditional medicine usually involves cleanings, prayer, or herbal treatments for illnesses that may be caused by bad spirits, punishments from god, curses, or guilt for doing something wrong. There are also many types of approaches to healing people in the traditional cultures, which can be broken into two categories, Natural Traditions and Magico-Religious Traditions. Natural traditions view illnesses as being caused by biological or stress-related phenomena, poor habits or punishment from god and treatments usually involve the use of herbs to provide remedies or going to church regularly. Magico-Religious Traditions view illnesses as a result of bad or evil spirits, and can be treated through the use of ancient rituals, exorcisms, pilgrimages and prayer (Spector, 2004).