Philippines

lifestyle, surroundings, and even the language spoken in that particular country may be different. I personally got to witness these to be true. When I was six years old, my parents told me that we would be moving to Singapore. We were living in the Philippines then, and I was told that moving to Singapore is a big opportunity, as they are extremely advanced in education. I do not remember exactly how I felt about this information, to be honest, but something about what my mom told me says that…

Atalia. It is all about the traditional courtship in the Philippines and the possible outcome of it. When you read the story you will realize that you shouldn’t trust anyone and you shouldn’t give all of you easily. Because some people are just there to make our lives miserable and some people are also there to get the things that we have. We all know that tikbalang and duwende are some of the famous mythical creatures in the Philippines. Duwende can be also called “nuno sa punso”. Duwendes…

citizens live in fear, not because of criminals but from the government. In the Financial Times article, by Bryan Harris and Grace Ramos, there are three ways the death toll has risen up as fast as it has. The first is by the government through the Philippine army and national police in executions and ambushes at police checkpoints. Sometimes people will be stopped by the police and then arrested or killed immediately. Out of fear, people turn themselves in to the local police stations for…

community, there would be no conflict and discussion about the classification of Filipino identity. In addition, Historic Filipino-town have established councils and organizations to host events that display Filipino culture. The immigrants of Philippines and those born in America can collectively enjoy their heritage together and promote their identity as a whole. The Filipino identity in America is a combination of many generation fostered by a…

A Pancit Lifestyle Pancit, a common Filipino dish, represents my cultural identity. There are many variations of pancit in the Filipino cuisine. Both of my parents were born in the Philippines so I have been raised around the culture my entire life. For the most part, pancit is made of majority noodles. Just like how my culture is majority Filipino. Usually extra ingredients are added to pancit like sliced meat and chopped vegetables. Those extra ingredients are like the little things that make…

The Filipino-Spaniard The Philippines were conquered once by the Spaniards, gaining independence from Spain on June 12, 1898. "So even though we might be a South East Asia community, we are so different from any other Asians or people in the region, it’s like we belong somewhere else. We are mutts, they look at us like we are mutts", says the source, whose name is not being mentioned for confidentiality reasons. The interview setting was in her house, so she would be comfortable and familiar…

In Barbarian Virtues: The United States Encounters Foreign People at Home and Abroad, Matthew Frye Jacobson discusses America’s imperialism and immigration from 1876 until 1917. Jacobson analyzes the necessary dependence America has developed within the global consumer economy. He utilizes Roosevelt’s references to “barbarism” and “virtue” to examine American conceptions of people, citizenship, and national identity. The need for reliable foreign workers and markets transformed Americans into…

This week, we discussed the U.S occupation of the Philippines and the arrival of Europeans that created a discourse in Hawaii. The Philippines was illegally ceded to the United States from the Treaty of Paris, along with Cuba and Puerto Rico. The Filipino-American War resulted as the United States attempted to establish control over the islands. The war lasted for more than 10 years, resulting in the death of more than 600,000 Filipinos. Our readings described it as the "first Vietnam", where US…

1. In response to the analogy that the US’s “Monroe Doctrine” over the Caribbean Sea and China’s claim to the South China Sea, the US should point out that the circumstances of China’s claim is different to the US when the Monroe Doctrine was declared. Obviously, the United States and the claimants of these areas have special interest in the area in the same way that China has. Also, when the US stated the Doctrine, the states affected by it accepted it and was not opposed to American…

Some children will grow up without an important figure in their life and have a loss of connection between each other. For example, in the article “A Good Provider” Emmet leaves for Saudi Arabia which is four thousand five hundred miles from the Philippines. Emmet is there for many years and missed seeing his children grow up. Emmet children grow up without a fatherly figure, Emmet is making money to raise his family but does not get to see his children often. When a family has children it…