What is Filipino?

Above a "prezi" presentation that different members of my bayan and myself composed.  To view it, press play. It is on chapter 2 of the book our class has been reading, Filipino American Psychology by Kevin Nadal. I spoke about it as well as included a picture of it in my very first post!

The presentation consists of:

1. Influences of Spanish Culture

• Ruled by Spain for 400 years 
• Catholicism was their religion
• Males were dominant; abusive as well
• Women catered to men
• Major pride
• Very close with one another--especially if you were in the P.I.

2. Influences of American Culture

• Before being colonized by the U.S., the P.I. didn't have a set curriculum 
• Filipinos with thick accents would be discriminated--thought as uneducated
• Filipinos were taught "American Dream"--making them believe they could achieve anything; more opportunities
• American Dream would lead to gossip
• The gossip would cause competition between opportunities

3. Filipino Values

• How Filipinos react/act/feel with one another

4. Fading Away from Filipino Roots

• Either dismissing the Filipino culture all together
• Being influenced by other cultures
• Confused on which culture to stick to--leading to acculturative stress

For any questions, feel free to ask! Thanks for your time. :)