Archive for September, 2009
Is there hope for Filipinos in the Philippines?
Filed under philippines with No Comments, September 29th, 2009 by Kabayan
One of our correspondents recently came across a post on a Filipino forum. The thread starter asked: “Uunlad ka pa ba Sa Pilipinas?” (Is there hope for you to move up in the Philippines) Here is one of our contributors’ answer: Personal progress requires the right attitude Keep in mind that many “rich” people came [...]
Are Filipinos Asians?
Filed under culture with No Comments, September 22nd, 2009 by Kabayan
In certain US government forms, the main reason Filipinos are viewed as “Pacific Islanders” as opposed to “Asians” is that in the 70′s a few Fil-Ams activists lobbied the relevant census agencies to classify Filipino-Americans separately from other Asians. If you think this is a bad idea, blame the Pinoy cultural activists “P not F” [...]