Colonial Influences
The nation that first colonized the Philippines
Who is Spain?
_____ is the development of new narratives that will tell the Filipino story.
What is Decolonization?
The foundation for maintaining cultural continuity within the Fil-Am community
What is parent culture?
The Filipino word for healer/shaman
What is a babaylan?
One of the most famous Filipino professional boxers of all time
Who is Manny Pacquiao?
The Spanish used this religion as a colonizing tool to control countries such as the Philippines and Mexico
What is Catholicism?
True or False. Not everyone will accept the decolonization process
What is True?
Two ways parents can pass on Filipino culture and values to future generations
What are storytelling & teaching Filipino languages?
A way U.S. Filipino families support their families in the Philippines. They send them boxes filled with various items, such as canned goods
What is balikbayan?
Filipino dish that is made by roasting a whole pig
What is lechon?
True or False. There are many opportunities for Filipinos to learn about their own language, history, and culture in schools
What is false?
Ways individuals can contribute to the decolonization process
What are educate themselves, support Filipino community groups, challenge colonial mindsets and behaviors, and advocate for policy reforms?
The ____ years had negative factors that pushed many Filipinos to immigrate to the U.S. (after 1965)
What is Marcos?
Sense of “I and the other are one”
What is pakikipagkapwa-tao?
Filipinos tend to use this to point at something.
What are lips?
This pre-colonial script was used in the Philippines for writing, but was lost during the Spanish colonial period
What is baybayin?
Focuses on achieving an in-depth understanding of the world, allowing for the perception and exposure of social and political contradictions
What is critical consciousness?
The perception of ethnic and cultural inferiority and a form of internalized racial oppression
What is colonial mindset?
To live in the spirit of _____ means to embrace our shared identity and to care for our fellow beings
The name of the traditional Filipino courtship practice where a man visits a woman’s house and serenades her, often accompanied by friends or musicians
What is harana?
Trauma that extends from one generation to the next. It begins when a group experiences a traumatic event that causes economic, cultural, and familial distress
What is generational trauma?
Resources you can go to, to learn about Filipino culture when schools can not offer it
What are the home culture, media sources, and within the practices of Filipino communities?
Many Filipinos wanted to do this when they first immigrated to American to “start new”
What are assimilate, conform to U.S society, to fit into the American image?
Inner strength
What is lakas ng loob?
National Anthem of the Philippines
What is Lupang Hinirang?