What Sets Us Apart And The Challenges I Go?

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

Unsa ang imong etnikong kagikan? If you were to ask me this question, I could not even give you an answer or tell you what it means. With the help of my parents, who are immigrants from the Philippines, I am able to translate this question from Cebuano to English. In English, the question is asking “What is your ethnic background?” For me, I can easily declare that I am a first-generation Filipino American. Growing up in a country with a tremendous amount of ethnic diversity, I felt I have always embraced other cultures including my own Filipino heritage. I never perceived myself as an outsider, since I constantly hear my parents speak Cebuano at home, I demonstrate respect towards my elders by pressing my forehead against their hand, and attended celebrations of Santo Niño, the Holy Child of the Philippines. However, this past summer when I visited my family in the Philippines, I began to

Dominant white racial frames have led Asian minorities to follow outlines that they have been racially attached to. Americans have labeled Asian Americans as the “model minority” that other minorities should look up to in order to have successful futures. Thus, this title has led other Americans to either discourage themselves because they are not Asian, or to better themselves in order to fit the Asian American criteria through rigorous schoolwork.

With my dad being Caucasian, and my mom Chinese, I was fortunate enough to experience two completely different cultures at a young age. Even though I reside in California, where diversity is a natural occurrence, I still believed that some people sought to place counterfeit stereotypes on ethnic groups. Many of the stereotypes placed on Chinese people has to do with the fact that we are strict, especially parents. In spite of that impression, I wasn’t raised with strict parents. They both wanted me to choose my own path in life, and explore my different interests. However, a lot of my classmates, who are of asian descent, were not given the same kind of opportunities that I had. For an English presentation that we had to do about the meaning

Dating by Asian guys differs from continent to Continent, in the sense that, dating by an Asian will be different in China or India when compared to the dating by an Asian in western countries. In Asia, Asian children are still under the influence of parents in the matter related to dating and Asians are yet to welcome Inter racial marriages with open arms and minds. While in a Western world it is common to see interracial couples, in most Asian countries you can see interracial couples mainly as tourists. This topic of Asian guys’ attraction to Latinas centers on Asians working or living in places other than Asia. Asians males are generally respected for their studies, hard work to succeed life, the love they shower on their families and

Filipinos and Guamanians have a lot in common in regards to their worldview, both cultures are family orientated, respect is important, the majority are Roman Catholic, and both cultures celebrate major US holidays and holy holidays (Baringer, 2018 & Spear, 2018). Guamanians also celebrate July 21st as

Most fathers have sacrifice their own family and work to another country just to support their family’s need. Children in Philippines also help the household chores such as cleaning the house, doing the laundry, washing the dishes and some children in their young age are going to work just to help to support their family. Filipino families have very strong family ties and have big extended families living in one

Similar to my family’s critical role in my personal and social identity’s development, my ethnicity also contributes some of the most noticeable modifications of a social agents affect on an individual’s personal and social identity. Ethnicity provides a sense of belonging to a group and or a place in a globalised society. As for myself, ethnicity on a micro, meso and macro scale has become a major element in my personal and social identity’s

highlights a dichotomy between what is supposed to be a “good” Filipino and a “bad” one.

Despite not being an economically rich state, Philippines is known for having people who deeply value their family members. Family-oriented Filipinos give importance to even to their most distant relatives as long as they have the same blood running through their veins. In this practice also, Filipinos tend to seek advices from the elders of the family before making a huge decision. Thus, decisions are made not by one for himself but by a group for the entirety of the family. (Agoncillo, 2012, p.6)

My family cultural background did not differentiate vastly from a lot of my peers despite the difference in our distinct physical appearance. Nonetheless, while living in a rather diverse area most of the families were completely composed of a singular race. Furthermore, although it is much more common for multiracial families today I still have rarely ever met someone of Filipino descent. As pervious stated my mother’s side of the family is predominately Filipino with a hint of French. My father’s side of the family is majority German with additional roots of Irish and Native American. While it seems like my family was an anomaly in my childhood, my parents were ingrained enough in American culture for me to experience the

With past conflicts with the Spanish and Asian countries, it is apparent that the Filipinos have picked up a number of their tendencies along with their culture.

I want to start out making an attempt to clarify my culture. I am a hardworking, educated, married, middle-class white Christian woman. This definition is an attempt at addressing the many aspects of culture and ethnicity as they apply to me. As I progress through this class, I find the need to know my own culture so that I recognize bias and stereotypes that affect my communication with others. Chapter four of Cultural Diversity and Education covers multiple facets of culture and ethnicity from which I attempted to derive my definition. I am focussing on the meaning and characteristics of culture, ethnic behaviors, and the educational impact of culture and ethnicity.

There are a lot of topics in this course that have really opened my eyes and consider the world around me. I have never really thought about the different cultures and families around me, I have just always thought they were another person or group. The topic being focused on is Ethnicity, Immigration, and Family Life. What is the actual definition of Ethnicity? What I’ve been familiarized with is that ethnicity is the practice of different cultures by groups of people who identify with those cultures. By learning about ethnicity, it allows the involvement of all cultures coming together to learn about other cultures.

The United States is becoming more diverse than ever before. As a result, Americans are at the cutting edge of social and demographic change which plays a vital role in society. For individuals to coexist among diverse populations, they must understand what it means to be a minority, recognize the various characteristics involving diversity, and understand the impact multiculturalism has on globalization.