Overseas Filipino

price of water has increased by as much as ten times its original amount, causing severe cutbacks in its usage in agriculture and consequently a cutback in the amount of food produced. As a member of the Filipino Youth Association and an avid Filipino community activist with a deep rooted Filipino…

She also said that she likes attending gatherings of Filipinos in Thailand like birthday parties or Christmas parties. At the same time, she said she feels awkward most of the time especially if she only knows a few of the people she meets in the party. Like his sister, Paulo also likes eating snacks and other food from his passport country. He also enjoys the company of other Filipinos during social gatherings. Yes (I attend parties of Filipinos), if possible, because it is one of the few that…

Jaybelle and thousands of other Filipino and Filipina immigrants bear the burden of scouring for finances while feeling discrimination as people of color in the work force, carry the reputation of their homeland through their behaviors amidst unfamiliar American culture, and hold a hope for the actualization of the American Dream. The significance behind Jaybelle’s transnational journey delves deeper than the blanket generalizations that “all Filipina immigrants are caretakers or nurses” and…

the book was to answer the question: What did the Spaniards actually say about the Filipino People when they first met them? This question led him to provide answers and details about the recurring systems on the Philippine culture before the colonial period that will surely give a clear sight for the readers to know what was really on with Philippines before. He hoped that the future generations of the Filipinos that will read the book will be able to realize the truth of our pre-colonial…

In “Be American,” Carlos Bulosan reveals the lack of choice a Filipino had at the time through the story of someone’s cousin, Consorcio, and his struggle to gain citizenship in America. Bulosan’s short story shares this idea of no choice with a political cartoon known as “What Will He Do,” which depicts President McKinley deciding whether or not to keep the Philippines or “send them to Spain” while the globe watches for his decision. Through the visual of President McKinley making a decision for…

America is in The Heart by Carlos Bulosan: A book Review America is in the Heart is classical memoir by Carlos Bulosan, a Filipino poet, that was first published in 1943. It describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his expedition to America, and his year of struggles and despair as a young laborer harvesting farms in the rural West. Carlos is the fourth oldest son in his family, and he lived with his father while his mother lived in the city of Binalonan with his brother and sister. He has…

By 1890, San Antonio, Texas, was a thriving trade center with a population of 38,000. In 1891 a group of citizens decided to honor the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with a Battle of Flowers.The first parade had horse-drawn carriages, bicycles decorated with fresh flowers and floats carrying children dressed as flowers. The Belknap Rifles represented the military. The participants pelted each other with blossoms.The Battle of Flowers Parade is the only one in the country to be…

friendly and warm, known to be “smiling people” even in times of calamities, as seen on the news. Also, the buzzing mass transportations such as tricycles, jeepneys, buses, taxis, and trains are accessible to the public. Nonetheless, as a typical Filipino I aspired to live in the land of milk and honey, where “job is looking for you”. Early in October 2014, my husband’s petition was approved. I did not waste time, “I am going to America!”, I exclaimed after I booked my flight to San…

Is it possible to be effective with clients and communities whose experience and lives different from our own? It is possible by first understanding our own personal and social identities that are perpetuated, formed, and modified. In order for us to understand ourselves so that we can serve the diverse communities that we live and work. For starter trying to understand ourselves and living in diverse community with different ethnicity. Different ethnicity likes for me trying to understand my…

Birchbox is a monthly subscription-based service that offers a box with cosmetic samples to its customers. With it looking at global expansion in China, the company will face both threats and opportunities presented by this market. First, the company will need a lot of influence in the Chinese market. Due to the already saturated market with similar cosmetic ideas such as 1p1g, Glamabox and Glossybox, Birchbox would have a hard time influencing to the Chinese market. While searching for Birchbox…