| Subject: Re: IMSCF Syndrome ("I'm Spanish-Chinese-Filipino" Syndrome) in America |
Author:
gloria pickett
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Date Posted: 06/ 6/04 12:08pm PDT
In reply to:
Jan
's message, "Re: IMSCF Syndrome ("I'm Spanish-Chinese-Filipino" Syndrome) in America" on 03/24/04 9:58am PST
At the risk of being the object of derision, dislike and prejudice, I truthfully am Filipino, Spanish&Basque and Chinese in ancestry. And I know lot of other Filipinos like me. I was born, raised and educated in the Philippines and proud of it. While I never thought myself anything but a Filipino by birth and culture, there was strong Spanish influence in my upbringing, and a strong American influence in my education. A mixture of tagalog, visayan, spanish and english was spoken at home - i even understand and know ilocano and japanese words which i use to flavor my speech. I can accept all Filipinos as they are and/or the way they want to be regarded. Nobody has to conform to anybody's prerequisites of what Filipinos ought to be or behave. A Filipino CAN BE anything he wants to be ... isn't that what
freedom and tolerance are all about?
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