Filipino Youth Essay

The migration of Asians to America dates back to the 1600s, and the first Asian immigrants were mostly Chinese. Their first stop in the western hemisphere was not North American, but Central America (Mexico), and they arrived on ships of the Manila Galleon. The Manila Galleons were Spanish trading ships that made round-trip sailing voyages once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean from the port of Acapulco, to Manila in the Philippines, which were both part of New Spain. But, the first…

students of the National University in Puebla near Mexico City who were angry at a news item that reported fourteen Mexican youths in Los Angeles who were denied admission to the main floor of a movie theater because they were “dirty Mexicans.” 2. What happened in the Sleeping Lagoon Case and the Zoot Suit Riots? How did Mexican citizens react to these events?…

first generation children confront in finding their identity while growing up in America. She expresses the thoughts and emotions of a young, Filipino-American girl who tries to find a balance between her American culture and Filipino roots. From trying to please her family’s customs and blending in with American society, Galang shows how first generation youth often feel conflicted about their identities because they try to live two different cultures. One of the many issues first generation…

As a Filipino-American sometimes I find myself judging Filipino-American food as either authentic or unauthentic not simply to criticize, but to make a statement that this food either accurately or inaccurately represents my culture. Skateboarding is similar to this because by labeling skaters, skateboarding brands, and even skateboarding attire as authentic or unauthentic skaters decide what they feel represents their subculture. Disagreement among skaters, a group of individualistic rebels, is…

Engagement of MSM in health-seeking behaviors related to HIV impact the epidemic by affecting the prevention of future HIV infection transmission, decreasing HIV prevalence. Health-seeking behaviors can be conceptualized in two approaches. The first approach refers to the utilization of existing healthcare systems by individuals of a population. The second approach refers to the examination of the factors that impact people in making “healthy” choices in regards to lifestyle behaviors or the…

conversation related to Asian American generations. Pa was working at his shop and commiserating with a customers. The customer thought they didn’t set good example to their kids, and they continued to live like Chinese in American. Therefore, the youth confused about whether they should become more American, or retain their Chinese origins. For immigrants, the generation totally blend into the society and losing the sense of original culture should be the third generation at least. It’s not an…

The Asian Pacific culture in America covers a large demographic and includes many different ethnic groups. The ethnic groups that are included with the Asian Pacific culture include Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese (Asian Nation, n.d.). As of 2008 the Asian Pacific culture in America made up about 5% of the population, but is still one of the fastest growing ethnic…

1. Chapter 11 title, “World War II: The Betrayal of Promises”, suggests that the chapter has something to do with World War II. During the 1940’s, Mexicans were listed as white, unless they looked Indian or another race. Around 370,000-500,000 Mexicans American males, fought in World War II and were accounted as one-fifth of the casualties. Although, Mexicans helped the U.S fought the war, it did not stop the U.S from discriminating against Mexicans. Because the men were off to war, this made…

As an inspired American citizen with pure Filipino blood, I want to share my thoughts to the youth and all freedom-loving people that we need to know about how the Americans lived in the past, inclusive of their success and failures so that by knowing their ways of existence, we will be ready enough to adjust our present life ahead. The Great American Depression vividly caught up my attention, believing that this topic would surely fit the interest of readers and audiences who are greatly…

Cherokee Native American, Comanche Native American. Troian Bellisario ethnicity is Italian, Serbian (father), African-American, Louisiana Creole (African, French) (mother). Shay Mitchell ethnicity is Irish, Scottish, evidently some Spanish (father), Filipino, some Spanish (mother). Janel Parrish ethnicity is European (father), Chinese (mother). ("RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: The Limbs and Branches of the Smith Family Tree,"…