IMMIGRATION
This 1965 law abolished national-origin quotas, leading to increased Filipino immigration to the US.
What is the immigration and nationality act of 1965
This 300 year colonial period left linguistic and religious markers that some Filipinos use to identify with Latinos
What is Spanish Colonialism?
The word for "table is the same in tagalog and spanish
What is mesa?
Unlike the "melting pot" idea, this term describes immigrants who stay connected to their homeland and adapt to a new country.
What is transmigrant
This US State has the largest Filipino American population
What is California?
Second gen Filipinos often cite this US colonial policy as a reason they feel culturally distinct from other Asians
What is Americanization
- The Tagalog word for “shoes” comes from this Spanish word.
What are zapatos?
This Tagalog-Spanish mixed language is spoken by many Filipinos abroad to stay connected.
What is Taglish?
Many early post 1965 Filipino immigrants worked in these professions
What are nurses or doctors?
Filipino-Latino solidarity often references this shared experience under Iberian rule, unlike East/Southeast Asians
What are shared Catholic Traditions or Mixed Race Identity
The Tagalog word lola (grandmother) comes from this Spanish term
What is abuela?
Filipinos abroad send these money transfers to family back home, showing economic ties never fully break.
What are remittances?
This term refers to Filipinos who migrated to the US as children, often facing cultural identity struggles
Who are the Second Generation Filipino Americans?
While Filipinos are classified as Asian by the US Census, some argue that they share this trait with Latinos due to Spanish colonialism.
What is Catholicism?
The Tagalog word bintana (window) comes from this Spanish word
What is ventana?
This sociologist argues that Filipinos in the US maintain strong ties to the Philippines, challenging old ideas of assimilation
Who is Yen Le Espiritu?
The phenomenon where Filipino professionals (like nurses) migrate to US labor demand
What is “brain drain” or “labor export policy”
This sociologist argued that US racial hierarchies “assign” Filipinos differently than other Asians due to colonial history.
Who is Anthony Ocampo
The Tagalog words kutasara (spoon) and tinidor (fork) come from these spanish words.
What are cuchara and tenedor?
Espiritu's work suggests assimilation isnt one way; cultures mix but stay distinct.
What is cultural hybridity?