Filipino American

The Filipino - Americans, also known as Fil - Ams are the second largest Asian population in the United States of America. As a Filipino - Americans is referred to a man who can trace his origin to the Philippines and has the Filipino and American dual citizenship. Most Filipino - Americans living in the states of California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Florida and the New York metropolitan area.

Culture

The Philippines is a result of more than three hundred years of Spanish colonial rule and the over fifty years of U.S. occupation, the most westernized country in Southeast Asia. The British historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee described the Philippines as a part of Latin America, which was flushed by a giant wave in the Orient. The last but not least by the former affiliation to the former New Spain and the Spanish- colored, Filipino culture. Most Filipinos have for this reason also Spanish name and surname. The fact that the Philippines lived on 12 December 1898 to 4 July 1946 the U.S. occupation of the archipelago learned in the early 20th century, among other things, an influence of the U.S. culture. But even after the end of the occupation by the Americans took over the Filipinos American habits. English also became the first foreign language which is taught in most Philippine schools. Furthermore, this leads to the fact that some people indeed will carry Spanish surnames, but English names. For all these reasons are there for a Filipino who emigrates to the U.S., not too much culture shock. Despite everything, there is also the Philippines for some people an antipathy towards the United States (see also Philippine- American War ).

Language

In the Philippines, English is the language of business, education, language, and the government makes use of it. Tagalog / Filipino is the official national language, and the character of their Filipino identity with which they gained their independence from Spain. For parents of children living in the United States there is a particular concern that their children Tagalog or the dialect of their province dominate, so that they can talk with their relatives in their old home in the respective language. In the American Asiatic Society Tagalog (over 2.25 million members) is more spoken than Chinese ( 2.6 million).

Training

The Filipino - Americans place great emphasis on a good education in the United States. Many Filipinos place in the States a high school final examination in order to later return to the Philippines, especially in the fields of medicine, architecture, engineering and art. 40 percent of Filipino academics studying in the United States.

Economy

Due to the high level of training Filipinos to enjoy a life in the American middle class. This is especially true for those who work in health care. Because due to the shortage of nurses in the United States to do the most American hospitals Filipino nurses - with attractive wages for Filipinos - to recruit because Filipino workers are much cheaper than other immigrants.

Religion

Unlike most countries (except East Timor) in Asia are the Filipinos devout and practicing Catholics, this. Due to the long-running Spanish colonial rule Filipinos are traditionally God-fearing people and place great value on a regular basis to attend church, to read the Bible and to educate their children in the Catholic faith.

Community

Unlike most minorities in the States, the Filipino - Americans tend not to possess, such as Latinos or Chinese neighborhoods in the way of Chinatown or Spanish Harlem alone. Filipinos are found rather scattered, with exceptions in California and Hawaii, where there are so-called Filipinotowns in the cities.

Discrimination

In many areas, such as in construction, Filipino - Americans are still discriminated against, for example, deserves a Filipino still much less than its Hispanics or African- American counterparts. The Filipino - Americans for decades for equal rights fight at their workplaces. Another problem racist attacks represent, including the murder in 1999 of the Filipino - Americans Joseph Ileto by the Aryan Nations. There is talk, where Filipinos were harassed with unjustified expulsions and visa rejections also of cases.

Famous Filipino - Americans

  • Allen Pineda Lindo aka Apl De Ap, rapper of the band The Black Eyed Peas.
  • Bruno Mars singer and songwriter
  • Anthony Ruivivar, from the series Third Watch
  • Lalaine Vergara - Paras, Actress
  • Casandra Ventura aka Cassie, R & B singer
  • Richard Quitevis aka DJ QBert, DJ and co-founder of turntablism scene
  • Rob Schneider, actor and screenwriter
  • DJ Babu, DJ, member of the Beat Junkies and Dilated Peoples
  • Billy Crawford, singer and songwriter
  • Chad Hugo, record producer and member of The Neptunes and NERD
  • Vanessa Hudgens from Disney's High School Musical
  • Darren Criss from Glee ( TV series)
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