My two cents as a Salvadoran/Guatemalan-American who has grown up with tons of other Latinos and Filipinos here in Las Vegas and in California, and who has traveled to Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, the Philippines, Thailand and China to compare the differences. First and foremost, the Philippines is definitely Southeast Asian, through and through. But, I cannot deny there is a certain familiarity that existed for me, not just names but some aspects of social life, the ever present catholic churches and structures, some dishes of food, the "traditional" music and song, and more. Is it exactly the same? Not remotely, but it definitely felt less alien than China or Thailand, almost like it was Asia-Lite before you get to the mainland where it's another world.
But it seemed you operated under the assumption that Asian cultures should be very similar everywhere. That's not the case. I went to Paris and London. Even between these two cities, there's quite a difference. And we're not even comparing London to Moscow. Are we going to say that Anglo Saxon culture is Europe, and I you're not like that then you're Europe-lite?
coz PH has Latin influence as ex-Spanish Empire colony in 16th century. There’s Galleon trading ships, sailing from Manila to Acapulco Mexico. There’s even account of an Ottoman power fighting an Aztecs in Philippines, lol, coz Spain brings in Latinos contingent from Americas in PH to fight the local Chiefs.
@@Simba_LJ917Just verified the claims in your comment…Apparently the Ottoman Empire allied the Moros against Spain and Spain utilized Aztec descends and local Filipino soldiers to fight their own brothers (Moros)
With the historic American period in Philippines and widespread understanding of English it certainly feels more familiar to Americans than most Asian countries. And the number of immigrants to US from Philippines is much greater than other SEA countries, adding to our familiarity with the people and culture. 😊
As an American born Filipino, I consider myself Asian with some Spanish influence. My father was born in a Spanish speaking province in the Philippines and the dude speaks Spanish like he was born in east LA lol. I’m married to a Mexican and the cultures are very similar. Foods have similar flavors. Values are similar. However, I am not a Pacific Islander. Im not Latino at all. I’m Asian.
Yes, you are part Pacific Islander. Filipino language actually shares a lot of basic vocabulary words with Pacific Islanders. The culture and genetics is related too. Pacific Islands like Palau, Guam, and Papua are just to the east of the Philippines. The only Asians that Filipinos are similar with is Indonesians, Indigenous Taiwanese, and Malays, which all have pacific relations too. Filipino have very little relation to Chinese Japanese Korean Vietnamese type of asians. I know it's a little embarrassing to admit, but nothing is more embarrassing than denying the true heritage..
@@TaLeng2023 whenever i hear someone speak tagalog, i would initially thought they are indonesians until i listened carefully. Its like Malaysian and us are like brothers but between us and Filipinos we’re like distant cousins lol
my filipino cousins in the PH don't even know the word Pacific Islander. It's not up for debate anymore. Its mostly from ethincally filipino Americans who want to distance themselves from the negative east asian stereotypes.
Fil-Ams can't even understand this simple fact; Filipinos in the Philippines consider themselves Asian. Period. But, Fil-Ams keep claiming ALL Southeast Asians are Pacific Islanders, it's not just Filipino anymore. They want the entirety of Southeast Asians to be classified as Pacific Islander because the very existence of the term Southeast Asian completely negates their idea that "Filipinos are not Asians" when what they want to originally say is Filipinos are "not East Asians/not Chinese/Japanese/etc". It's so annoying when Fil-Ams to come on these videos and claim the entirerity Southeast Asians with a population of 500 million, thousands of cultures, etc, are a SUBcategory of a few dozen cultures and ONLY 2 million Pacific Islanders, aka a group of people that migrated from Asia. It's even more annoying when they say things like Southeast Asians are seafarers, just like the Pacific Islanders, when East Asians are also seafarers. Hell, Europeans are even better seafarers than Pacific Islanders. Like "seafarer" is somehow a unique culture that only Southeast Asians and Pacific people can share. Annoying, bruh.
Yeah, that's true. I am a Filipino living in the Philippines, and I never knew that word existed before or that it's a thing there until my cousin from Canada told me they're checking the box for Pacific Islander. 😂
Filipinos are undeniably Southeast Asian. Our Spanish surnames came about from a mandate during Spanish colonization in 1849, but having Spanish last names doesn't mean we've got Spanish blood. Only about 1-2% have European ancestry. While we picked up some Spanish influence, with Spanish words in our language, our roots are predominantly Austronesian. Plus, if you listen closely, you'll find that many of our words are pretty similar to those used in neighboring southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. You might have chosen the wrong person to ask. He seem to lack knowledge about Filipino history and probably haven't even visited the country.
I would be more comfortable with being South East Asian with Hispanic culture. Alam mo naman siguro yung political at religious history ng Indonesia at Malaysia ano?
Yes, I think a lot of people believe they have spanish ancestry, but a lot of spanish did not go to the phillipines when it was a colony, it was very far away and latin america was much closer.
Philippines from 1521 to 1898 is Spanish Colony and from 1898 t0 1946 is American Territory . In October 18 1587 the first Filipinos landed in what is now the Continental United States at Morro bay Ca. And In 1763 Filipino sailors settled in Louisiana bayou the first Filipino migrants to settle in the United States known as The Manila Men.
As a half filipino, We're Asian even though we were colonized by Spain more than 300 years which they implemented that rule to have Spanish last names as part of every Filipino being identified. Sure we have words that we say like most Spanish countries but we also have foods that are similar to them too 💯 But overall, we identify as Asian for the most part even with some Spanish influence 🇵🇭💯
I agree and according to my grandfather, our family originally had a Chinese surname. Interestingly, the Japanese call bread “pan” like we do, because the Portuguese introduced it to them. That said, in my family the Asian part of our culture outweighs the Spanish influence significantly. Especially in my case, because I’m no longer Catholic.
The term is Austronesian which embodies Pacific Islanders and many South East Asian groups like Philippines, Indonesia, etc. We share the same ancestors and language family. Although that doesn't mean we can claim being Pacific Islanders since that would throw away the deep geo-political histories of those islands.
I think Filipino Americans born and/or raised in the US will identify toward Pacific Islander more so since they probably been to Hawaii and/or that’s all they’ve known.
Filipinos (Manilamen) Role in the War of 1812 Filipino-Americans residing in the region, referred to as "Manilamen," were recruited by local pirate Jean Lafitte to join his "Baratarians", a group of privately recruited soldiers serving under the American forces under the command of Andrew Jackson, in the defense of New Orleans Many Manilamen joined the U.S. Army and fought against the British .It was the first involvement of Filipinos in America's war. Little is known about their role or about the casualties they sustained.
We Filipinos are southeast Asians. Ask every Filipinos in the Philippines and we will all say that we are Asians. We are one of the founders of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). We participate in SEA (southeast Asian) games. We are majority Catholics, have many Spanish loan words in our languages, has Spanish creoles, and has Spanish architectures, and some Spanish influence in food. But more than that, most of our food, ancestry, location, superstitions, and other practices are Asian. A huge part of our culture are influences from China and also India. Also, not every part of the Philippines were colonized. Philippines is a home for hundreds of ethnic groups and different beliefs. The second major religion here is Islam. Also, we share the same ancestors with Pacific islanders but we are not Pacific islanders. In short, we are Asian with Western influences and shares some genetics with other ethnicities.
@@Kariktan214 Filipinos are Hispanic. SPAIN displays the flags of all Hispanic countries including the PHILIPPINE flag in the celebration of Dia de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid. Philippines is also included in the Ibero-American System and as such qualify for an expedited Spanish Citizenship and access to the benefits of the European Union. "The building of Puerta del Sol is adorned with 22 flags of the Spanish-speaking countries have been displayed to highlight the global character of the Spanish language within Hispanidad 2022 designed by the government." Source: La Comunidad de Madrid ruclips.net/user/shorts6UNS6jts9i8?si=IPEQGwddf8N9g-lF
Born and raised in Manila, lived in Dubai, and have been living in Europe for almost two decades now. Never have I encountered a fellow Filipino (and I've travelled a lot and have met fellow Filipinos in my travels) who claimed to be a Pacific Islander. We are Asians, Southeast Asians to be specific, with Hispanic influence but we've never considered ourselves to be Pacific Islanders. I think the Pacific Islander perspective is a very Filipino-American take - bec they're unsure of their national identity (Am I Asian? Latino? Pacific Islander?). Perhaps this whole Pacific Islander question among Fil-Ams came about bec their immigrant parents wanted to fit in so much when they first migrated to the US that they would rather claim to be Pacific Islanders than Asians and lack of education among the 2nd or 3rd gen about their roots.
@@joshpotectan6028 Puro yung mga Fil-Ams. Kung sinasabi nilang may identity crisis ang Pinoy, mas lalo na siguro yang mga nasa US. Maski yung mga nakapaligid sa kanila hindi alam kung saan isa ika-classify. Hindi ba pwedeng "no labels" na lang? Ginagawa nga nila sa relationships yun eh. 🤣
In short, ayaw ng mga Fil-Ams ma-identify as “Asians” 😂 Nilolookdown na nga ang Asians sa ibang bansa eh… Mas cool daw kasi maidentify as Pacific Islanders lol
They are definitely Asian. I don't even understand why there is confusion on that. Only a small tiny percentage of the Philippines has people with Spanish admixture, it's really not that common. Plus phenotypically, linguistically, and culturally they are just like their other South East Asian counterparts, Indonesians, Cambodians, Thai, Malaysia, etc. I think a more interesting topic would be exploring central asian countries which is an actual hotspot for cross cultural exchange both culturally and genetically and has been for over a millennia.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
@@jasonsan6708 This fact is so overlooked. There has been so many waves of Chinese migration into the Philippines and other parts of South East Asia for eons. SO many Filipinos have Chinese DNA. It's similar to the way in which most Thai are actually just ethnic Chinese who have mixed the local population, same with Indonesia, though in Indonesia, the Chinese-Indonesians tend to be their own "group". But in the Philippines, if I'm not wrong, the lines are sort of blurred. Why is this fact so overlooked?
@@jasonsan6708 There is this huge, goofy desire to NOT be seen as just another flavor of Chinese. Which is silly because it flies in the face of what was seen in the other neighboring countries, where 70%+ of the popular is basically Chinese with something else sprinkled in.
I consider myself Asian. My family in the Philippines doesn’t even think about the term Pacific Islander. I’m Asian/Austronesian. I do, however, have family in Madrid, Spain. My dad says they’re mixed, but I f*cking don’t see it. That side of my family was able to escape Manila before WW2 blew out; my dad says we have a family history of bad blood because they left my great-great-grandparents during the Japanese occupation and fled to Spain. But I see myself as Asian, but do we culturally connect with other South East Asians? Yes! Do we connect with the Latino community? Yes! Are we Pacific Islanders? NO!! But I get it especially in rural areas where some Filipinos lack community and struggle to find relation, the curiosity of where they lie gets blurred especially with identity crisis. Also, I just want to add that in 1930, Manila was the 8th largest-speaking Spanish region in the world. However, 90% of the Hispanic mixed population was lost during WW2 and genocide. Also, during Spanish rule, Guam, the Pacific Islands, and the Mariana’s were part of Las Islas Filipinas. So many Filipinos migrated to those islands as well. That’s why Guam's national dress is similar to the Philippines and other cultural experiences.
@@blinksstayfresh2524 We are South East Asian. But to join ASEAN, I think the big requirement is being South East Asian. Vietnam join the association in 1995 Cambodia join the association in 1999 (According to Wikipedia.)
Yes, because Asean was founded to contain the spread of communism ( Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia was communist at that time). But now Philippines are begging communist Vietnam to keep exporting rice to the country.
Latinos mean you are from a Latin speaking country in the American continent, so no Filipinos are not Latinos. They can possibly be classified as Hispanic though as that means that their culture is influenced by Spain.
That is the definition commonly used in the United States. If you go further back, the term Latino/Latina is used to designate someone who has cultural roots to a Romance-language dominated culture, a culture derived from Latin influence. So, the term can be applied to Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, French, and others. The term Latin America was coined to divide the Americas by those parts of America that were more influenced by "Latin" culture vs those that were more influenced by Germanic, English, Dutch, and other Northern European cultures.
the real latinos are the italians as the term latino via Latinius derived from the ancient Latini tribe of italy's latio region who founded the latin speaking roman empire. the romans conquered espania and imparted the latin langguage there which became spanish and portuguse etc originally the term latin and latino was used for the south europeans latin people like french,portuguse,spanish,romanian,italian etc etc it was only in the 1800s that "LATINO" came to refer to latin americans by Americans but the term really refers to the ACTUAL Latins of Europe not the native american who were conquered and assimilated by the white spanards.
They cannot be classified as Hispanic either, because their culture has very little remaining of Spanish colonialism. Look at what makes Hispanic countries Hispanic. They are Spanish speaking nations whose cultures are directly traced back to Spanish colonial rule as well as Western European traditions inherited from the Greco-Roman tradition. The Philippines doesn't meet the definition in any way.
In my opinion and experience. Filipinos are Asian Latinos. Some Filipinos I have met identify as Asian, others Polynesians, and others as Spanish. I am Hispanic/Latino and I recognize Filipinos as part of out Latino Family. In the same way I recognize Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Colombians, and Panamanians as both Black and part of our Latino Family. Latino is not a race, Latino is a broad culture rooted in Spanish Colonization. Lets celebrate with Beans and Rice!
And i bet those filipinos you asked are born and raised from western foreign countries who lost their connection with the culture and everything ‘cause as a filipino from the mainland, no one here is identifying as latino or polynesian, yes we do have cultural influences from colonizers but vast majority of filipinos doesn’t actually find themselves too similar to westerners. If theres anyone that we find our sisters and brothers, it’s SEA people like Indonesians.
And we all are so crazy fighting on the Internet over Beauty Queens & Pageants, hahaha, lol. And I think Filipinos has infected the rest of Southeast Asians on Beaufy Pageants craziness, lmao.
Filipinos were very much allied with Sun Yat-sen and Japan's pan-asian movement to stop western influence in Asia. Unfortunately the Philippines lost to the Americans. But Filipinos are definitely here and grateful for mother and father Asia, til the end.
Filipina here in US for 40 yrs. We don’t get rejected but Injected by Foreign partners / spouse . My girls are mestizas. That’s why we are a HYBRID race. Hahaha
Philippines belongs to ASEAN in southeast Asian countries and so Filipinos are Asians, our culture has a little bit of everything but most from Spanish of course being colonised 300 years, Chinese, Japanese and American influences... And maybe because we are close to the Pacific, people also tend to associate us with it...the most diverse among Asians in many ways ❤
DNA tests show 2% of the population have Spanish blood. So vastly more Asian. The linguistics side is like Singapore - over 76% Chinese but they speak English vs the Spanish mix in Latino language.
Ask any Filipino in the Philippines and they'll say that they're Asian. I think Filipinos here in US that say they're Latinos or Pacific Islanders just do not want the Asian stereotypes. Some of us might not look Asian but at the end of the day we don't share the same social problems or struggles that Latinos or Pacific Islanders have.
There's a bunch of them that claim "here in America, the only Asians are...", but AS A FILIPINO-AMERICAN, I have never had a non-Filipino call me anything but Asian. And I know Asian gangs here in the US have Filipino members. I even heard about how these Pacific-Islander wannabes stay with the Asians in prison, but they still wanna be called "Pacific Islander". They're Asian when it benefits them, but they still think they have no ounce of Asian heritage in them. The double-think is crazy. Even in stastics and census stuff, we're still categorized under Asian. But they still wanna spread this narrative that "no one" in America consider us Asians? It's like they know they're creating their own delusions and believing in it willingly, which is wild.
Hit the nail in the head. As a filipino born in the Philippines, it's ok to denounce your heritage. At the end of the day, I'm happy where I'm at. In my home country the Philippines. "Ang taong hindi marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinang-galingan ay may stiff neck." - Anon
What people fail to realize is that pacific islanders are actually Asian. They initially came from an aboriginal tribe called the Austronesians whose homeland was traced back to Taiwan. They migrated first to Philippines and you can still see their aboriginal culture present in the tribes that inhabit Cordillera region in Luzon such as the Igorot and Subanen tribe of Zamboanga peninsula in Mindanao. From the Philippines they then migrated throughout Southeast Asia and towards Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. We Filipinos who live in the Philippines considered ourselves Southeast Asian.
@@jayr122001its still up to further scientific research because there’s theory that the Taiwanese people that share the Austronesian DNA came FROM the mountain peoples of the Philippines. If you notice, the people who have that DNA stop at the Taiwan coastline but the mountain people are more spread out in the other direction. Its like the natives stopped spreading into Taiwan but instead chose to go through Polynesia.
I think 90% of Asian 5% Pacific Islanders and 5% Spanish!! Filipinos for sure are the coolest and kindest Asians and people in the world!!❤❤❤❤ I think sinigang and tinola is also delicious!!🥰🥰 I'm already in love with my bff and she is in the Philippines!!🇵🇭 I love her very much and I wish I can marry her!!💙💜 I agree Filipinos love to sing and I love it!! I even start to love singing and loving Tagalog cause the language is so sweet and I LOVE FILIPINO ACCENT!!!!❤❤
no dude, Pacific Islanders are Filipino, not the other way around. Have you seen the movie Moana? The ancient wayfinders who brought their boats to Moana's islands, they were Filipino.
Filipinos (and all Asians), learn the language. It's the power. And the first thing they targeted with Native Americans. Filipino is a beautiful and precious language for us humans. Even if you're older try to learn it if you can.
We Filipinos are Asian, it’s just that our country was under Spanish rule for more than 300yrs that the Spanish culture was so ingrained in the Filipino culture. We are still more Asian because we still retain Filipino values, and even before the Spanish came up until today, there are still a lot of Chinese people here. Chinese also have a big influence in our culture, food, even in traditions. It seems like as time goes, Filipinos are also slowly adopting more & more of the Chinese culture. But for the Chinese as well, they in turn are adapting more & more to the Filipino values. And we speak good English because when the Americans bought us from the Spanish, they made education available for every one. Americans put up more schools. During the Spanish, only the pure Spanish, the rich, & those who have mixed Spanish blood were prioritized or were able to afford education.
Chinese have been here forever, ingrained in the culture. Even the saints like Lorenzo Ruiz, national heroes like Jose Rizal and CEOs are Chinoy. I'm Chinoy myself and came out as 50% Chinese in DNA tests, but as far as people in Phils are concerned, I'm just Filipino. It's always ignored - notice the Fil-Ams never mention Chinoys or know about them because to them they are just Filipino.
@@Gabriel-bu6ln The Fil-Ams I've talked to in the comments (been debating for a year now) either say the "Chinoys" are not real Filipinos or they say "REAL Filipinos" have dark skin (and sometimes CURLY hair). I kid you not, the amount of Fil-Ams that hint at Negrito/Aeta being the "real" Filipinos are dumbly too high, especially when most Fil-Ams are Ilocano or Tagalog. Some of them even blatantly claim the ancestors of Pacific Islanders are the Aeta, and that's how we're "related" to them and why we can't be Asians. They are so anti EAST Asian and ignorant of Filipino culture in general that they can't even understand that we Filipinos eat Chinese/Southeast Asian centric foods like eggrolls, tofu, and rice. One dude even went as far to claim that we can't be Asians because we don't celebrate Asian holidays. Like, bruh. Chinese New Year is a national holiday, is that not Asian? We even celebrate Regular New Years by being loud to drive off the spirits, which is a tradition found in many Asian cultures. Anyway, I can't emphasize enough how racist they are to "East Asians" and how they don't understand the concept of "Southeast Asian".
When I was in the philippines I know Im asian hahah, when I moved here in america when I was 13 a lot of ppl asking me if im latina because of my last name. But I look asian😂😂 i think its just fil am are the one are actually thinking what they are because if you go in the philippines ppl will say they are asian lol
I’m Filipino American, but according to my DNA 🧬 results I have no Spanish ancestry. I’m mostly East Asian, Central Asian and 1/4 Polynesian. I also left Catholicism when I was 13 yrs old, so aside from a common history of colonialism, I don’t see myself as Latino at all. 1 of my grandfathers spoke a little Spanish though and I have a lot of respect for my Hispanic and Indigenous friends.
Makes me sad that so many Pinoys often claim that they are part Spanish (Iberian) when it is extremely rare to have anything above 1% for the average person in the Philippines. It's so rare that those who actually are part Spanish end up becoming models or celebrities. Embrace what you are, everyone who has a good heart is beautiful.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
Many Filipino do have Spanish Ancestry, those ignorant Filipinos who knows better than those who truly have Spanish Lineage and Historical links with Spain and Mexico have the audacity to shame, ignore and disrespect it, talks about hispanophobia. Although, it is not the majority but still it is in significant numbers, i acknowledged the problems of those folks who just claims without any basis but those Who discriminate or disrespect of those who really are quite disgusting.
Yup, it's pure delusion and creepy fetishization of European bloodlines and features. The country is almost entirely descended from polynesians and heavy Chinese mixing.
As a Filipino born and raised in the Philippines, who also studied Philippine History, we are neither Latino nor Pacific Islanders. Latinos refer to people from Latin America, and Pacific Islanders are your Polynesians and Melanesians. Filipinos are mostly Austronesians, an ethnic group hailing from the eastern tip of China and Taiwan, who travelled down to South East Asia and spread towards the Pacific. Calling us Pacific Islanders would be saying that we evolved from them, when the opposite is true. Polynesians and Melanesians evolved from Austronesians not the other way around. Also, there's a bunch of East Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and European migration to South East Asia due to it being the center of trade in Precolonial times. We consider ourselves Asian because we're located in Asia, duh? And Hispanic, because of the Spanish Cultural Heritage. So, what we are are Hispanic Asians. Also about Fil-am hate, tbh Fil-ams can be the most annoying Fil-foreigner out there. Fil-canadians are nice, and most other Filipinos born in other countries However, Fil-ams seem to have the "American" attitude of feeling superior, even going as far as telling us in the home country what to do, what to think. Like, cmon, man, leave us alone!
I disagree with the characterization about Filipino Americans being the most annoying. In 20+ years that I've lived in the States, I find that they are the nicest Filipinos to hang around with. Filipino transplants carry the baggage of the motherland's ills -- how fellow Filipinos treat each other in a toxic way. All my interactions with Filipino transplants in the US have been very toxic. Examples: The assuming kind. I go to an occasion and I tell a fellow Filipino that I have moved around 5 states in the US in 5 years before I moved to NY, and she will ask, "So why are you here?" in a tone that paints you as if you''re bragging when work required me to move around. The body language and grim look is also suspect and guarded, as if they're sizing you up. Then I see another, a Filipino American in the same event -- and he's smiling from ear to ear -- asking, "how are you, man?" The judgmental kind. Filipinos will criticize anything -- in front of you and behind your back. I have yet to encounter any Filipino Americans doing this; they like to play fair. And they like assimilating to Filipino culture but unfortunately, they know Filipinos look down on them as trying too hard, so I can see why Fil-Ams can be standoffish against judgmental Filipinos. It took awhile for my US-born cousins to adjust to me, thinking if I am like the judgmental Filipinos but once they knew I respect them, I've only had the best relationships with them. Very nice people in general. Filipinos have to know that Fil Ams are not as extroverted too as their fellow Filipinos in PH. Demanding Filipinos. I have a Filipino real estate friend who deals with Filipinos looking for apartments in the US and Fil-Ams. Filipinos from PH treat her like a maid (asking her to get a cab, not showing as much appreciation, not coming on time) whereas Fil-Ams will only ask her what paperwork they need to submit. Filipinos like to gossip. Fil-Ams do not. I've worked in a company where there are PH-born Filipinos and US-born Filipinos. Filipinos like to gossip more whereas Fil-Ams are conscious if they are being politically correct, as Fil-Ams are not exactly mainstream and are used to being a minority. One young Fil-Am I asked when he studied in the Philippines said that Filipinos can be "mayabang" and feeling "entitled". Upbringing and society in PH is different. There's a caste system there whereas the US is a more egalitarian society. Fil-Ams don't discriminate if you're a plumber whereas a Filipino from PH will discriminate if you're not on their level.
Bro, I've been debating in the comments for a year and most Fil-Ams do not care about establish facts and definitions. They don't even care if Pacific Islanders tell them Filipinos are not one of them. They love to use "Austronesian" as proof for Filipinos being GENETICALLY PACIFIC ISLANDER. They love to ignore that Melanesians exist... It's like this, everyone understands that ASIANS (not just Filipino) are genetically related to Pacific Islanders, but the way Fil-Ams interpret it is that "Southeast Asians/Austronesians are under the Pacific Islander category". It's annoying as hell trying to debate with them while they pervert facts and definitions just so they can steal and claim other people's culture. It's the same with Latino. They claim things like religion is what makes us more Spanish, but they don't even know everything else in our culture is Asian-centric; food, dance, clothing, SAROKS, genetic, history, etc. Also, being part of the "Latin Union" apparently makes us "Latino". Fil-Ams can't even understand that Africans and other Europeans are part of the "LATIN" Union and that "LATIN" and "Latino" are two different things. Like, damn, Fil-Ams, Latin means people of the Romance Languages; Spanish, French, Italian, etc France and Italy are part of the Latin Union, does that make them "Latinos"? It doesn't. Anyway, apologies for the rant, but seeing someone else comment about how Fil-Ams are the most annoying Fil-Foreigners really hit with me. Also, I've had MANY Fil-Ams claim they "KNOW BETTER" about this subject than me or Filipinos in the Philippines because they have "better" education in the US. BRUH. I'M Filipino-American (born in the Philippines). Effing annoying, bro. Edit: Also, Fil-Ams are NOT educated in Philippines-ANYTHING in high school, college, or universities unless they take classes specifically for it, WHICH IS RARE. Fil-Ams are so uneducated.
True. Filipinos who grew up in Europe, Australia and Middle East are quite chill. Fil-Ams, on the other hand... it doesn't help that they're the loudest.
I'd say a Filipino would be just as comfortable adapting in Peru or Mexico as in Malaysia or Indonesia, but definitely more than Japan, China, or Korea.
I am Filipina living here in the Philippines,I can relate to Moana because I live in a fishing village in Camiguin Island and Hispanic because I am Catholic and our language has many Hispanic words and cultures, and I don't watch KPOP,
In the US the perfect wife is a Filipina. There’s two marriages in our family. There’s everything that’s attractive, interesting, compatible and fun about that culture.
Filipino customer service is awesome! I had a Filipino representative over the phone and they hooked me up with a promotion offered in the Philippines lol At first, I was like, "What are you talking about? What promotion?" I couldn't find it on Google. And he said, "It's a Philippines promotion." I'll take it! 😊
Asian. Period. This is only an issue with Filipinos in America. If you guys there are confused, just call yourselves American. That's okay also. But just don't speak for the rest of us...LOL! Some of these people can't even speak the language or haven't been in the Philippines. To be honest, this issue is starting to get annoying.
That's funny because i saw a few years ago a festival song made by Zamboangenos (Filipino living in Zamboanga) in their song they said they are "Latina de Asia" So half of the people see themselves as "Latino of Asia" - Personally when i was a Kid (here in 🇨🇵) i always see myself "Asian" because this how people see me. But because of the culture & language we have some similarities with Latinos & Spaniards but even we had something in common i always see myself "Asian" because we don't speak a Spanish (except some loan words) & we always mix Tagalog with English. - In the past i have a lot of Friends "French-Indonesian" and everytime i see them it's like i see Filipinos except i don't speak Bahasa but we look so much the same... We are clearly their cousins. - So South East Asian for sure, not Latino & no Pacific Islander! 😉
According to two of the major commercial DNA testing companies, my DNA is about 60% Filipino, 30% Chinese, and about 1% Iberian/Spanish. So yeah, que paso cabrones... Seriously though, the answer is more Asian.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
I think this is the common DNA result for most filipino. I for example know that on my mother side my ancestors are mix filipino, spanish and chinese too. I look more asian except i have freckles on my arms since young
hey your: ¿!qué pasó cabr*nes¡? was very mexican hahaha, we mexican have some filipino influence too, we use the word palapa, we use a traditional shirt called "filipina" and we practice some times eskrima
I think you would understand more what Filipinos _are,_ if you concentrated more on culture than DNA/genetics and accepted that Filipinos have very mixed blood lines and can be anything mixed with the indigenous blood, honestly. The Filipino/Spanish/other Asian/Pacific Islander mix fluctuates a lot between regions and individuals. You can't say all of those in a specific formula equals Filipino, even a "median" Filipino.
Ethnicity: Southeast Asian Language: Austronesian Religion: Christianity (Catholic) and Islam (Sunni) Culture: Pre Hispanic (Indigenous), Hispanic, Post Hispanic (American), Post Colonial Era (present)
@@missplainjane3905 Dictionary definition of ''Post Colonial" : post·co·lo·ni·al /ˌpōs(t)kəˈlōnyəl/ adjective occurring or existing after the end of colonial rule. "postcolonial literature" It means countries that had gained independence right after WW2.
@@missplainjane3905 I am Filipino, ok there you go you just answered your own question, Buddhism, Hinduism and Animism alongside Christianity and Islam, happy now?
It depends what you mean by "Pacific Islander", is it in a geographical sense? In a cultural sense? I say in a geographical sense, Filipinos are both Asian and Pacific Islander. Culturally, we are both Asian and Latino.
No, the "Pacific Islander" issue comes from the fact Pacific Islanders, Filipinos and many other South East Asian countries share the same ancestors and language family, Austronesian. Suprisingly the native groups of Taiwan do share the same roots. This doesn't mean these countries can claim being "Pacific Islander". Some Filipinos have this identity issue since they were colonized for so long, they can see themselves in many cultural spheres.
Technically the aboriginal Taiwanese are said to be the root culture of what eventually became Polynesians. If you go to Alishan in central Taiwan, they have cultural center where they showcase the aboriginal culture, and much of it is very Polynesian looking.
@@s2oop436 Yah it says they sailed to Madagascar in East Africa and New Zealand, all the way to Easter Island in Chile, Peru Latin America, in ancient times. They might be related to Phoenicians in ancient Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus.
Pacific islanders went further east while Southeast asians were satisfied with where they were and did not get in the boat. PI came from asia basically . They look different due to the racial mixtures in asia through the centuries while the PI stayed more pure.
@@missplainjane3905 Lechon / Adobo is not Spanish in origin, those already existed before the Spanish arrived, they just named it. They have nothing in common with actual Latin Adobo / Lechon especially when it comes to flavouring / spices, unless you think Soy Sauce or Lemongrass is common in Iberian cuisine lmao.
@@Gabriel-bu6ln Vietnam and Southern China (Cantonese area) have their own lechon, too. Vietnamese lechon is almost similar to Filipino lechon in preparation, just different local herbs for seasoning. And the Southern Chinese lechon is cooked hanging over a fire, enclosed in a jar-shaped oven (hole on top), which is similar to how Central Asians and South Asians cook large chunks of meat. Just adding my knowledge of roasted whole pig knowledge.
People from the Philippines: Latinos are from the Italian province of Lazio, and Spanish is a term related to Spain. Therefore, don't try to hide your Asian ancestors; instead, respect them since, despite your adopted Spanish surnames, Catholic beliefs, and even Castilian terms taken into your own tongues, you are wholly Asian. Being Asian has no disadvantages, then embrace your Asian identity with pride. Other Asian countries were also subjugated by Europeans, but they do not identify as French, Dutch, or Portuguese; you are the only ones who idolize, venerate and hold favorable opinions of your tyrannical invaders.
We Filipinos from the Philippines only considered ourselves as Asian, and we understand that only a small population of us have Spanish ancestry, but even they would consider themselves Asian with Spanish ancestry (Because they don't live in Europe, they live in Asia). The uneducated Filipino-Americans that are obsessed with being Less-Filipino and Not-Asian, and steal the cultural identity of other people do not speak for us Filipino from the Philippines. The Fil-Ams can stay uneducated about their own culture all they want, but we Filipino will never accept them erasing our culture and replacing it with the stolen identities from other people's cultures so that they can feel better about themselves being part of the Non-Asian people.
Asian! But one thing for sure, we can easily adapt to any environment or culture, we are happy no matter what. Any ethnicity, culture or even DNA you mix with Filipinos... being Filipino will manifest or show in whatever way.
Not Latino but Hispanic. Filipinos are South East Asian, we were conquered and ruled by Spain for about 400 years. All that intermingling with the Spaniards technically make us Filipino Hispanic Asian. Not Latino. No offense to Latinos.
Half-filipino and fully americanized. Apparently my hispanic coworkers say I could feasibly pass for hispanic (I do speak decent Spanish so maybe that helps). Filipino is definitely among the most mixed of races it seems. I'm slowly learning Tagalog and it does show in the language... a weird blend of indigenous tagalog, english and spanish influences (supposedly a bunch of other borrowed words as well).
As I Filipino Norwegian I've been mistaken for Central-American more times than I can remember, and many more times than called Asian. I definitely feel Latin-Asian.
@@arthurmoran4951 I’m not sure if English is your first language. Being mistaken as a guy from Central America doesn’t change your dna and make you a Latin Asian. It also doesn’t change where you were born at. For example I live in the Philippines and I’m half black and white but I get mistaken for an Indian and a half black and Filipino all the time. That doesn’t turn me into an Asian or a Filipino. And it’s doesn’t make me feel like I’m south East Asian.
@@jimihendrix7524 sorry my friend i'm just saying that central america is a geografical term, not a genetic one, and i'm not saying that just by someone mistaken you by latino that's going to change your DNA ,read again may be you are the one who's not understanding english, sorry my friend a indians are asians, asian is a geografical term not genetic one, and when did I say that a geografical term is going to change your DNA? read again , the white US citizens geneticaly are europeans but they are still americans.
My food choices would be: 1.) Chicken piaparan 2.) Chicken pyanggang 3.) Kare-kare or similar I chose 1 and 2 because we need to stop excluding our amazing Muslim brothers and sisters and unlike paella which the vid mentioned these are indigenous to the Philippines. I also chose 1 because turmeric is one of the healthiest things you could put in your body which is good for the world and the dish is just tasty. Also for 2 it's unique, uses coconut which is very southeast Asian, and delicious. I chose 3 because peanuts is a very southeast Asian ingredient and kare-kare is a unique take on curry and I would also love to taste different versions of it, it's delicious.
when you talk about ethnic cradles, there are 3 big ones in question here. there is the islander group (originating in modern day taiwan), there is the northern migration (originating near lake baikal, russia/siberia/mongolia), and there is the mixing with later colonial era, which are white people. the majority is a mix of the islander and northern migration group that has been mixing in the area for tens of thousands of years at this point.
Here in Canada, I see 2 types. Those whose families migrated here in the 70s and early 80s and those who recently migrated like 10 to 15 years ago. The families from the 70s tend to be ashamed of being a Filipino while those who migrated in the late 80s and later tend to be very proud of being a Filipino. The main reason is those from the 70s or earlier are ashamed of the political and economic status and situation of the Philippines back then. But Philippines has progressed and is becoming one of the rising economies in Asia. So the younger families coming tend to be proud of that. Also, the native Canadians who were born here are more aware of the the Philippines and the Filipino culture and are even praising it.
I'm half Filipino half white. Born and raised in SF, but I also lived in the Philippines for 5 years during HS, so I have enough experience to speak on this topic. Filipinos are mainly Malay and East Asian descent with a touch of Polynesian. Spanish blood is actually a very small percentage, but there are those mixed with it that are called Mestizos. The Spanish last names were given to their slaves by their Spanish owners similar to African Americans with white last names, so they weren't necessarily breeding with every Filipino that had Spanish last names. However, culturally speaking, Filipinos are like East Asians where family, education and respect for elders are priority but add in some of that Spanish spice through food, religion and language. Also, people forget that the Philippines was a territory of America for a while. That's why Filipinos speak English very well. Filipinos also love basketball, hip hop, rock and American fast food. Thats why Jollibee is a burger joint with fried chicken! At the end of the day, Filipinos are very welcoming. We learn to adapt and find joy even in the hardest times of life!
What game are we playing here? Go back 130ish years and Filipinos who look like me were considered "Indio" and also part of the "Malay" race, along with other SEA and Pacific Islanders among the 5 races popularized by Eugenics. The Indio became Filipino at one point during the period between the revolution and the end of the Filipino - American war. But this was a NATIONALITY that came from nationalism among the Indio middle class who wanted to be seen as EQUAL to Spanish born Filipinos who are the 1st Filipinos imo (they invented the word). Wither people like me (non spanish) Filipinos from the low lands, once considered an Indio, isnt considered Latino by western standards. It doesnt change the fact that Filipino national identity (many ethnic groups but 1 Philippines), culture, food, infrastructure, religon and even ways of viewing the world and ourselves is rooted in Spain. Even the fact we still have our native languages is a product of Spanish colonial policies which ALLOWED it to stay so ethnic groups who speak different languages would not unite and cause the same kind of insurrections seen by Spanish speaking Indios in Latin America. If you look back in history majority of people who lead the movement for independence were huge Hispanophiles. What is a latino? What requirements does one need for them to be latino? Do they need to speak Spanish? Do they need Spanish blood? How much Spanish blood? Are damn near full blooded indigenous (AKA Indio) Spanish speakers in Latin America latino? What about Chicanos and Puerto Ricans who can only speak broken Spanglish? If its not language or blood than it must be culture right? Well I could say with confidence that Philippines has more similarities with Latin American countries than any country in Asia and why? Because we have hundreds of years of SHARED history with Spanish colonialism. It was Filipinos who showed Mexicans how to brew tequila. It was Mexicans who introduced "nanay " and "tatay" into our lexicon. This stuff simple man. Filipino Americans are cut off from this knowledge while at the same time having to play the problematic race game where suddenly all groups from Asia (except west Asian, Middle Eastern and sometimes South Asians) are 1 race. Mongolioids + Malay (except Pacific Islanders) = Asian race. Despite being vaguely aware of the hispanic influence in our culture we are now part of the "Asian" race. In the same way Salvadorians is now part of the latino "race" or just seen as just Mexicans. I dont even know what im tryna say anymore but all i can say is this racial lunch table game we play in America is just hella mainey mang. Stay sucka free by takin sociology and cultural anthropology classes ya feelz me. Edit: As for the Pacific Islander part. Can any of yall just use yall brains for a few minutes and just type AUSTRONESIAN on google. Geezus christ yall. Geography shouldn't be used to promote outdated ways of viewing ppl. Whats with this Asian/Pacific Islander separation? The ancestors of Pacific Islanders come from Taiwan! And if peoplle didnt know already, the ancestors of Filipinos also come from Taiwan!
Culturally, I identify as Filipina, but Americanized and consider myself as “double“ the Asian, because my own immediate family is filipino and Chinese..Dad is half Chinese, so my grandfather was Chinese from Amoy, and our family surname is Chinese..so I grew up in the States surrounded by filipinos with Spanish last names and I was the ONLY ONE that had a Chinese last name..some say I don t look 💯 Filipino or Chinese, somewhere in the middle...however my daughter can pass for Latina since she is half American.
Filipinos are Southeast Asians and can look anywhere like Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesians. Pacific Islanders are related to East and Southeast Asians and their ancestors came from Taiwan and Southeast Asian regions who migrated East towards the Pacific Ocean. So Samoans & Polynesians are our cousins.
I have never seen or met a Flipino ever claim being Hispanic, or even express an affinity for Latin America or Hispanic cultures. Even the pair of half-Filipino, Half-Hispanic I've met are hyper-prideful about being Flip. Both speak some Tagalog, neither speaks any Spanish, etc... I've never understood this urge to try to make Filipinos out to be the Latin Americans of Asia. They don't consider themselves that, their country experienced near 0 admixture with Spaniards (they learned their lesson from Latin American colonization), and despite controlling the territory for several hundred years Spanish culture barely stuck. Now compare that to Latin America where the Spaniards effectively created an entirely new people whose common colonial ruler over an even longer period of greating mixing resulted in heavily Spanish-influenced cultures. This is an Apples & Oranges comparison if I've ever seen one.
Other people are just over exaggerated thinking that most filipinos claim that they are latinos or hispanic of asia. Honestly most filipinos never identify their selves as latino or acting like they are. And also other people assume that filipinos claim spanish ancestry or trying to be something different which is not of them are like that. Just because they see some filipinos doing that means that all filipinos are like that.
Also love how filipinos kept their VSO language word order. Other VSO ppl include pacific islanders, biblical hebrew, egyptian, mayans, biblical greek, arabic, celts & scots, etc. Something about VSO ppl (and SO people generally), it's a vibe. I do think language shapes understanding and behavior and world view (re: mark johnson from u. of oregon's "embodied aesthetics" of understanding). Japanese is a SOV Asian language and to me has similarities to mayan a VSO language in the language sound, use, and aesthetic. They both even use the same syllabary logic in their language scripts.
Austronesian languages might benefit from a syllabary script like Japan's rather than the abugidas they came up with. Phonotactics, conjugation, etc. between them are so similar, feel like it would be a great fit especially since they're often compared. Rongorongo was recently discovered to supposedly be an independent invention of Pacific Islanders all their own. It hasn't been deciphered yet but I wonder if it's also like a syllabary or abugida.
My grandma is black, my grandpa is filipino = dad is half black and half Filipino My great grandma from mum’s side is half Filipino and half Japanese, my grandpa is Filipino = Grandma is half Filipino and Japanese = Mum is Filipino/with Japanese ancestry Me: Looks like Chinito People say I look like From Thailand too I consider myself just Filipino cause it’s easy to explain and it’s more in my blood too Otherwise I would say like My dad is half black and my mum is half Japanese but also half Filipino So I’m a Filipino 😂 I got the height from dad and smooth hair from mum. Golden brown skin and Asian eyes
The Philippines is a mixture of people. You can be Indian with filipino citizenship, identify yourself as filipino and no one is gonna protest. There are some hispanic Filipinos but they're not the entire filipino people.
I’m indigenous Filipino (full blooded ibaloi tribe) my dna came out 100% East Asian with D5b1c Filipinos are not a monolith. The southern people are more mixed with Pacific Islanders.
yes ibaloi are one of natiive in philippines and a TRUE filipino and not suprising ASIANS. those filams are tainted so they have pacific islander dna but they think they represents all of us
@@thetruthseekers316 depending on low lanf filipinos. kapampangan and katagalugan shares same ancestors who came from southern china and taiwan; bicol landia and others the agta mix with sundalan decendants
@@s2oop436 didn’t know that but I have proof I got DNA tested so did my relatives as other non relatives within the tribe . Our genes in my tribe aren’t related to Pacific Islander or Agta it’s pure East Asian so it really depends. We are not mixed with anything.
@@thetruthseekers316 yeah I know. because high land filipinos like ibaloi and igorot are pure and pure "filipinos" are from southern chian aka east asian. those tainted with ati blood who are mostly from southern region are the one who are pushing we are pacific islanders because of insicurities. beleive me you look east asian so these mutt will call you fil chinese eevn you are not
I noticed..when East Asian got mixed by White Caucasian , they still look Asian but with more whiter skin.. When Filipinos got mixed by white caucasian, they look Latinas/Latinos.
Filipinas have a notoriety for always dating white males. Just look at the their media and who they highlight always half white and white passing pinoys
@@Jprager Did I said Filipinos looks Latinas/Latino?...I said When Filipinos got mixed by Caucasian, they look like Latino/latina... Improved your reading comprehension!
the spanish side of the philppines is literally thru the spanish people FROM MEXICO. they're the same people that occupied mexico. quite literally the spaniards that were in charge of ruling the philippines were the spaniards of mexico. and for sure there are going to be legit mexicans that have come over to the philippines and have had famliies here and maybe even filipinos over to mexico vice versa. so yeah, we're more mexican than you think.
Idk I saw this Spanish guy ranting about how we will never be true Latinos. I mean yes we have Spanish influence but man out of all the former Spanish empire I would say we are the least Hispanicized. We don’t speak Spanish and we don’t have a lot of Spanish/European blood in our mix. So to put it simply we are Asians with Hispanic influence.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
Yup, the ranting clown is closer to the truth than not. Culture? Almost 0 Spanish cultural influnece. Despite centuries of colonization pretty much nothing stuck, not even the language. Admixture? The Spaniards made it a point to enforce the racial caste system HARD when colonizing the Phillipines. They had Spaniards being their wives and families, and basically there was no mixing of blood unlike what became the norm in Latin America.
@@Bulshitero not all maybe the principalia class and to some extent the common folk knew a basic command but compared to the Spanish speakers in Latin America pls..
@@haliya132 There are some celebrities who are spanish mestizos but I think it depends on the individual whether they can communicate in spanish fluently.
I really dont get this topic, from our school, museums, our culture and our day to day life, we learned that we are asian and we will die asian eventhough we have some influence from spain. We are asian period.
The problem is, the people who claim that we're Pacific Islander or Latino never went to school (in the Philippines), never went o Filipino museums, neither are familiar with Filipino culture and way of life...
Filipinos be the only southeast Asians who claim to be part something even if it’s just 1%😂 the secondhand embarrassment I get from that every time. If you look at physical features and language, we are no different than our fellow SEA especially Indonesians & Malaysians. It’s very rare to meet Indonesians and Malaysians in the U.S. but be sure to make friends with them because our culture & language are so similar.
Ask people who live in the Philippines.... We will say that we are Asians period. We don't get offended if you can't say the language properly FilAms. For most parts I'm offended because you seem to be ashamed if you call yourselves Asians. This Pacific Islander term is useful for you guys and you know why.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
I'm Filipino-Chinese (or "technically" Chinese Filipino). By blood, I'm 75% Filipino and 25% Southern Chinese (most Filipinos with Chinese descent have roots from Fujian, China). Even the 75% Filipino in me is a mix of Spanish, Indian, and Malay. Most Filipinos love Chinese food/cuisine. Some even observe Chinese superstitions, customs, and beliefs. A lot of Filipino houses have statues of Jesus and Buddha side-to-side/shoulder-to-shoulder. The Filipino race is Asian, with a really tiny mix of European (western) blood. We just recently knew of the "Pacific Islander" term. We don't really identify as Pacific Islander. Geographically, we are right smack in the middle or halfway point between East Asia and Southeast Asia, so we can easily relate to either's predominant culture. Because of our history's most recent colonization, we are Americanized. Though Filipinos love all things American, we still are, I believe, one of the most patriotic countries on earth. It's interesting how Filipinos are very open to adapting to things from foreign cultures, being fans of creations from Hollywood, to Anime, to K-Drama, once our core culture and way of life is threatened, I believe most Filipinos will fight for our country, culture, beliefs and values. We call it "Lukso ng Dugo". It's the protective feeling Filipinos have whenever our core culture is threatened, or made fun of. Filipinos are friendly because we are peace-loving people and very willing to understand other cultures. We have learned to love and respect people from different backgrounds.
The filipinos are asian, there are many mixed with other ethnicity but we are mostly austronesian people. Our culture are blend of east and west. Other people are just over exaggerated thinking that filipinos love claiming that they are mixed with spanish and want to be something which is not most of us said that. Filipinos don't even identify themselves as latino or hispanic.
They don't care about the definition, they only care about nitpicking at history and "genetics". I've talked to a lot of people that claim we are genetically related to Pacific Islanders, but they love to ignore that we are also genetically related to East Asians. Like, they can't accept that Pacific Islanders are FROM Asia, but they want to claim our genetics are not Asian, but "Pacific Islander". And yes, to them "Pacific Islander" is a race, and some of them even have the nerve to claim the entirety of Southeast Asians as "Pacific Islanders". The "genetic" proof they love to use by the is the term "Austronesian", which is not even a genetic term, it's a migrational and linguistic term for people and language that originated from Southern China. "Austronesians" are genetically related to East Asians, but they love to ignore this.
@@clownman9404 Yeah, it's sad. Like, it seems like they want to connect with the Philippines, but instead of listening to Filipinos FROM the Philippines, they want to erase our Filipino culture and replace it with what they think is "Filipino" culture. A lot of them don't even know what people group they belong to, so they like to tell me about how "the only real Filipinos have dark brown to black skin". We're not America, yo, we go by Spanish, Bicolano, Hokkien, Tagalog, Visayan, etc. Don't go bringing that "Color = Race" BS to us. It's annoying how they think they know so much about the Philppines, but all they know is "brown people and Spanish".
@@kzm-cb5mr Yeah, it's a trend that came about as opposition to the "pure such and such [color] race" ideology of the older generations. It might have started around 20 to 30 years ago, but I'm not sure.
I am Filipino and I am Asian. Period. As a colony of Spain for over 300 years, the Spanish influence in our culture, names, food and even words are widely evident until present, but those don't make us Hispanic. Indeed, there were intermarriages between locals and Spaniards or Spaniards who chose to stay. They are a small portion of the population. e.g. Monique Lhuillier That being said, in my history class back in high school, I learned that there is no pure Filipino blood because Filipino from the start is already a mixture, but predominantly of Malay and Indonesian descent being the early settlers in the country. Funny now, I so want to go back and flip through my history book coz the components kind of surprised me back then, what I càn vividly remember is 5% or 2% Arab, but there were many others.
I’m Filipino but i’m American. born in America. I’m not Filipino American. If I go to any country outside of America they’re not calling me Filipino American they will call me American.
Exactly. I never explain to anyone what my root ethnicity is. I simply say I’m American. This is not to say I’m not proud of my heritage, but I just simply state where I’m from. That’s all they need to know.
Filipinos are not Latino nor Pacific Islander. We are Asian just like Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai etc. if you think we are Latino because we have Spanish names. Now my question is.. do you consider Equatorial New Guinea Latino because they are Colonized by Spain just like the Philippines
equatorial guinea are in Organization of Ibero-American States along with all the Spanish and Portugal and Brazil and there also trying for expansion for the Portuguese speaking nations in near future. But if I consider them latino couldn't say but they do speak Spanish and there cutlure could definitely be if they want to.meaning it has to come out of them to say if they are. Personally me I'd viewed them as Hispanic African but there welcome to be apart of being called that since they have the language and similar culture. As for filipinos idk one thing I learned about filipinos you can't really know what to expect because some act asian some act more Latin culture and some even tried to speak Spanish to me but I've learn with filipinos you can't put them in a box there all different especially since there's different cultures and they all don't speak tangalog and other speak maybe different language.
All Filipinos are Asian! I am sick of these debates. The only thing we have in common with Latinos is the same European oppressors we are of Austronesian, Indo/Malay, and Polynesian decent, and we have our own non Spanish languages !
I'm also sick of people trying to tell us who are. why we are not these or that or what not. Filipinos are: - hispanic _ asian - austronesian all of the above can true at the same time when people want to understand us... or just say FILIPINO -
TRIVIA: The Philippines or FILIPINAS was named after the most powerful and famous king of Spain Philip II (Felipe II) the rival of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. The Philippines became a colony of Spain for 336 years not 333 because even though they sold the Philippines to America and did not recognized the regime of Emilio Aguinaldo, they still boasted in Morocco and Gibraltar that the country was still theirs. The nationality of FILIPINO at that time were GIVEN to those SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, BASQUES AND ITALIAN while the pure NATIVES were called Indios. Insulares were those SPANISH who were born in the Philippines; Peninsulares were Spaniards and Portuguese living in the Philippines while Mestizos is a result of INTERMARRIAGE between Europeans and Natives and Morenos are the children of those Spanish-Gypsies/Andalucians/Moroccans and natives intermarriage. Mulatto is the fusion of Aeta or Ita and dark Spanish Gypsies.
Great explanation that Filipinos are like an Asian/Latino fusion. The ones I grew up with in college and church identified more with me (Chinese). I'm talking about the elders in those families identified with me as being Asian, at least when talking to me. It's all people. ❤
UNPOPULAR OPINION: I’ll only see Fil-Ams as 100% Filipino if 1.) They see themselves as a Filipino or Filipino-American. 2.) They can speak Filipino or at least one language in the Philippines (Tagalog, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Bicolano, Waray, Bisaya, Illonggo, Chavacano, etc.) because language is a big part of culture. Also, eventhough we can speak English, many of our words, expressions and jokes don’t have a direct translation in English.
Im Filipino Canadian, i identify myself as Asian but we do relate to latino culture because we share some similarities in our culture with the words we use, some food we eat are similar and religion.
It's fine to relate to a culture that isn't yours. A lot of Filipino can relate to other Asians because of food, too. And a lot of Asians CANNOT relate to each other because of religion. Like a Malaysian Muslim wouldn't be able to relate to a Japanese Shinto, but they both eat noodles and rice. A Chinese Buddhist can relate to an East Indian Buddhist, but food-wise, there will be a lot of differences. The problem is when all these foreign-born Filipinos start claiming we're not Asian, or that "Filipinos changed their race in the 1980s" or that we're "more Latino/Pacific Islander", ignoring that fact that we have ZERO Pacific Islander tribal groups and have no Latino influence. 2% Spanish, sure, but Latino? Nah. And yes, those are real quotes.
Filipinos are Hispanic. Spain displays 22 flags of Hispanic countries including the Philippines in the celebration of Dia de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid. Philippines is also included in the Ibero-American System and as such qualify for an expedited Spanish Citizenship and access to the benefits of the European Union. "This year Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines are added to the list of Hispanic countries, thus highlighting the global character of the Spanish-speaking community." SOURCE: Comunidad de Madrid
It's like you idiots forget that we have 170+ languages and Spain never conquered all of the Philippines. It's like you idiots didn't know 1/3 of our population has Chinese ancestry. It's like you idiots didn't know India has had a bigger influence on our culture than Spain ever did. You wanna talk about the 300 to 400 years of Spanish colonization? Well, Baybayin, one of the Philippines' writing systems was based on India's Brahmi scripts. And Kawi, another writing script came from India also. They were two dominant writing systems that were present in the Philippines since 2800 and 2500 years ago. You wanna talk about how MEXICANS FEEL AT HOME IN THE PHILIPPINES? Great, who gives a shit, bro. It's not their country and it's not even the type of landmass they're used to. You wanna talk about it's American propaganda for us to delete our Spanish ties? STFU, our official emblems still have Spanish symbols. You sound like an American that don't know shit about the Philippines. Mexicans are not a reason for us to go claiming we're Hispanics, bro. It's like idiots that LOOK UP TO OTHER CULTURES ignore us Filipinos and what we identify us. I don't care if anyone wants to be "technical" about our "Hispanic" BS. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES ASIANS.
@@s2oop436 How are they different besides being geographically a little to the right? They are mostly Austronesian DNA and look like some Filipinos. There are some that have Australasians, but are mostly just Austronesian. Maori has around 20% Australasian DNA but are mostly Austronesians. Japanese has around 20% Jomon DNA but are mostly East Asian. Only one of these groups are considered their own category.
@@marioplayer1410 majority of filipinons DONT HAVE australasian, majority of filipinos are still austronesian with small han chinese dana. pacific islanders has australasian and papuan DNA which is not existing in filipino. Jomon are still east asian based on studies
@@marioplayer1410 also to be pacific islander you need to have papuan and oceanic dna which we SEA doesnt have. western men should stay in their own lane
My two cents as a Salvadoran/Guatemalan-American who has grown up with tons of other Latinos and Filipinos here in Las Vegas and in California, and who has traveled to Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, the Philippines, Thailand and China to compare the differences.
First and foremost, the Philippines is definitely Southeast Asian, through and through. But, I cannot deny there is a certain familiarity that existed for me, not just names but some aspects of social life, the ever present catholic churches and structures, some dishes of food, the "traditional" music and song, and more.
Is it exactly the same? Not remotely, but it definitely felt less alien than China or Thailand, almost like it was Asia-Lite before you get to the mainland where it's another world.
But it seemed you operated under the assumption that Asian cultures should be very similar everywhere. That's not the case. I went to Paris and London. Even between these two cities, there's quite a difference. And we're not even comparing London to Moscow. Are we going to say that Anglo Saxon culture is Europe, and I you're not like that then you're Europe-lite?
coz PH has Latin influence as ex-Spanish Empire colony in 16th century. There’s Galleon trading ships, sailing from Manila to Acapulco Mexico. There’s even account of an Ottoman power fighting an Aztecs in Philippines, lol, coz Spain brings in Latinos contingent from Americas in PH to fight the local Chiefs.
@@Simba_LJ917Just verified the claims in your comment…Apparently the Ottoman Empire allied the Moros against Spain and Spain utilized Aztec descends and local Filipino soldiers to fight their own brothers (Moros)
Which country between El Salvador and Guatemala is more indigenous American
With the historic American period in Philippines and widespread understanding of English it certainly feels more familiar to Americans than most Asian countries. And the number of immigrants to US from Philippines is much greater than other SEA countries, adding to our familiarity with the people and culture. 😊
Filipinos started the biggest SE Asian community, ASEAN. They started Asian American studies in the US nuff said!!
ASEAN was initiated by foreign ministers of major nations in SE Asia in Bangkok.
As an American born Filipino, I consider myself Asian with some Spanish influence. My father was born in a Spanish speaking province in the Philippines and the dude speaks Spanish like he was born in east LA lol. I’m married to a Mexican and the cultures are very similar. Foods have similar flavors. Values are similar. However, I am not a Pacific Islander. Im not Latino at all. I’m Asian.
Have to disagree because there's a chance you are latino as Spaniards had kids with locals. If you do ancestry test don't be surprised
@@wiikends a Latino is a person with origins from Latin America, which is Central/South America and the Caribbean.
Yes, you are part Pacific Islander. Filipino language actually shares a lot of basic vocabulary words with Pacific Islanders. The culture and genetics is related too. Pacific Islands like Palau, Guam, and Papua are just to the east of the Philippines.
The only Asians that Filipinos are similar with is Indonesians, Indigenous Taiwanese, and Malays, which all have pacific relations too. Filipino have very little relation to Chinese Japanese Korean Vietnamese type of asians.
I know it's a little embarrassing to admit, but nothing is more embarrassing than denying the true heritage..
I'm Filipino and there's no Spanish speaking province in the Philippines. 😄
@@hunterl4328 I’m not part Pacific Islander
I’m Indonesian and I think Filipinos are the spicier version of us. Language wise though we are similar
I thought Indonesians think Tagalog sound archaic?
@@TaLeng2023 whenever i hear someone speak tagalog, i would initially thought they are indonesians until i listened carefully. Its like Malaysian and us are like brothers but between us and Filipinos we’re like distant cousins lol
Indonesians are probably the grandfathers of the Filipinos living in the southern Mindanao islands like Basilian and Tawi-Tawi.
it's the other way around 😂
@@robertonavarro7713no the christians down south were merely transplants and invaders 😂
my filipino cousins in the PH don't even know the word Pacific Islander. It's not up for debate anymore. Its mostly from ethincally filipino Americans who want to distance themselves from the negative east asian stereotypes.
this 👆
Fil-Ams can't even understand this simple fact; Filipinos in the Philippines consider themselves Asian. Period. But, Fil-Ams keep claiming ALL Southeast Asians are Pacific Islanders, it's not just Filipino anymore. They want the entirety of Southeast Asians to be classified as Pacific Islander because the very existence of the term Southeast Asian completely negates their idea that "Filipinos are not Asians" when what they want to originally say is Filipinos are "not East Asians/not Chinese/Japanese/etc".
It's so annoying when Fil-Ams to come on these videos and claim the entirerity Southeast Asians with a population of 500 million, thousands of cultures, etc, are a SUBcategory of a few dozen cultures and ONLY 2 million Pacific Islanders, aka a group of people that migrated from Asia.
It's even more annoying when they say things like Southeast Asians are seafarers, just like the Pacific Islanders, when East Asians are also seafarers. Hell, Europeans are even better seafarers than Pacific Islanders. Like "seafarer" is somehow a unique culture that only Southeast Asians and Pacific people can share. Annoying, bruh.
Filipinos are Asian. Pacific Islander would be things like Hawaiian and Samoan.
Truth right here.
Yeah, that's true. I am a Filipino living in the Philippines, and I never knew that word existed before or that it's a thing there until my cousin from Canada told me they're checking the box for Pacific Islander. 😂
Filipinos are undeniably Southeast Asian. Our Spanish surnames came about from a mandate during Spanish colonization in 1849, but having Spanish last names doesn't mean we've got Spanish blood. Only about 1-2% have European ancestry. While we picked up some Spanish influence, with Spanish words in our language, our roots are predominantly Austronesian. Plus, if you listen closely, you'll find that many of our words are pretty similar to those used in neighboring southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. You might have chosen the wrong person to ask. He seem to lack knowledge about Filipino history and probably haven't even visited the country.
I'm not Filipino but THIS
lol! I was wondering myself why ask a comedian 🤷🏾 that is true though, we are Austronesian.
100%
I would be more comfortable with being South East Asian with Hispanic culture. Alam mo naman siguro yung political at religious history ng Indonesia at Malaysia ano?
Yes, I think a lot of people believe they have spanish ancestry, but a lot of spanish did not go to the phillipines when it was a colony, it was very far away and latin america was much closer.
Philippines from 1521 to 1898 is Spanish Colony and from 1898 t0 1946 is American Territory . In October 18 1587 the first Filipinos landed in what is now the Continental United States at Morro bay Ca. And In 1763 Filipino sailors settled in Louisiana bayou the first Filipino migrants to settle in the United States known as The Manila Men.
As a half filipino, We're Asian even though we were colonized by Spain more than 300 years which they implemented that rule to have Spanish last names as part of every Filipino being identified. Sure we have words that we say like most Spanish countries but we also have foods that are similar to them too 💯 But overall, we identify as Asian for the most part even with some Spanish influence 🇵🇭💯
That may be true for some, but many other Filipino families prefer more Spanish bloodlines (and looks) over "Asian".
You’re brown Austoneans not East Asian yellow.
I agree and according to my grandfather, our family originally had a Chinese surname. Interestingly, the Japanese call bread “pan” like we do, because the Portuguese introduced it to them. That said, in my family the Asian part of our culture outweighs the Spanish influence significantly. Especially in my case, because I’m no longer Catholic.
Culture and ethnicity is an arbitrary construct. Humans just feel the need to group things in categories even if they don’t quite together
@@Joe99 Something like only 1-2% of Filipinos have any European ancestry at all. So I'm not sure where this preference comes from.
The term is Austronesian which embodies Pacific Islanders and many South East Asian groups like Philippines, Indonesia, etc. We share the same ancestors and language family. Although that doesn't mean we can claim being Pacific Islanders since that would throw away the deep geo-political histories of those islands.
Correct, and Taiwan is wher Austronesians originated. So definitely, Asian.
I think Filipino Americans born and/or raised in the US will identify toward Pacific Islander more so since they probably been to Hawaii and/or that’s all they’ve known.
soemtiems they are jsut dmb or want to be cool
Filipinos (Manilamen) Role in the War of 1812
Filipino-Americans residing in the region, referred to as "Manilamen," were recruited by local pirate Jean Lafitte to join his "Baratarians", a group of privately recruited soldiers serving under the American forces under the command of Andrew Jackson, in the defense of New Orleans Many Manilamen joined the U.S. Army and fought against the British .It was the first involvement of Filipinos in America's war. Little is known about their role or about the casualties they sustained.
We Filipinos are southeast Asians. Ask every Filipinos in the Philippines and we will all say that we are Asians. We are one of the founders of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). We participate in SEA (southeast Asian) games.
We are majority Catholics, have many Spanish loan words in our languages, has Spanish creoles, and has Spanish architectures, and some Spanish influence in food.
But more than that, most of our food, ancestry, location, superstitions, and other practices are Asian. A huge part of our culture are influences from China and also India. Also, not every part of the Philippines were colonized. Philippines is a home for hundreds of ethnic groups and different beliefs. The second major religion here is Islam.
Also, we share the same ancestors with Pacific islanders but we are not Pacific islanders. In short, we are Asian with Western influences and shares some genetics with other ethnicities.
They think Filipinos and Filipino-Americans are the same... such travesty.
@@Kariktan214 Filipinos are Hispanic. SPAIN displays the flags of all Hispanic countries including the PHILIPPINE flag in the celebration of Dia de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid. Philippines is also included in the Ibero-American System and as such qualify for an expedited Spanish Citizenship and access to the benefits of the European Union.
"The building of Puerta del Sol is adorned with 22 flags of the Spanish-speaking countries have been displayed to highlight the global character of the Spanish language within Hispanidad 2022 designed by the government." Source: La Comunidad de Madrid
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Born and raised in Manila, lived in Dubai, and have been living in Europe for almost two decades now. Never have I encountered a fellow Filipino (and I've travelled a lot and have met fellow Filipinos in my travels) who claimed to be a Pacific Islander. We are Asians, Southeast Asians to be specific, with Hispanic influence but we've never considered ourselves to be Pacific Islanders.
I think the Pacific Islander perspective is a very Filipino-American take - bec they're unsure of their national identity (Am I Asian? Latino? Pacific Islander?). Perhaps this whole Pacific Islander question among Fil-Ams came about bec their immigrant parents wanted to fit in so much when they first migrated to the US that they would rather claim to be Pacific Islanders than Asians and lack of education among the 2nd or 3rd gen about their roots.
No one here in the Philippines identify as "Pacific Islander".
Amen!!! Cno ba kc nag-umpisa nyan? hahahahha
@@joshpotectan6028 Puro yung mga Fil-Ams. Kung sinasabi nilang may identity crisis ang Pinoy, mas lalo na siguro yang mga nasa US. Maski yung mga nakapaligid sa kanila hindi alam kung saan isa ika-classify. Hindi ba pwedeng "no labels" na lang? Ginagawa nga nila sa relationships yun eh. 🤣
Pacific Islanders have SOME Filipino DNA mixed in due to ancestral migration but its not the other way around.
In short, ayaw ng mga Fil-Ams ma-identify as “Asians” 😂 Nilolookdown na nga ang Asians sa ibang bansa eh… Mas cool daw kasi maidentify as Pacific Islanders lol
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The Filipinos are a lot of fun to anyone who knows the culture.
They are definitely Asian. I don't even understand why there is confusion on that. Only a small tiny percentage of the Philippines has people with Spanish admixture, it's really not that common. Plus phenotypically, linguistically, and culturally they are just like their other South East Asian counterparts, Indonesians, Cambodians, Thai, Malaysia, etc. I think a more interesting topic would be exploring central asian countries which is an actual hotspot for cross cultural exchange both culturally and genetically and has been for over a millennia.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
Frls more Filipinos have Chinese admixture then European but they won’t tell you that lol
@@josephimperatrice5552 exactly.
@@jasonsan6708 This fact is so overlooked. There has been so many waves of Chinese migration into the Philippines and other parts of South East Asia for eons. SO many Filipinos have Chinese DNA. It's similar to the way in which most Thai are actually just ethnic Chinese who have mixed the local population, same with Indonesia, though in Indonesia, the Chinese-Indonesians tend to be their own "group". But in the Philippines, if I'm not wrong, the lines are sort of blurred. Why is this fact so overlooked?
@@jasonsan6708 There is this huge, goofy desire to NOT be seen as just another flavor of Chinese. Which is silly because it flies in the face of what was seen in the other neighboring countries, where 70%+ of the popular is basically Chinese with something else sprinkled in.
I consider myself Asian. My family in the Philippines doesn’t even think about the term Pacific Islander. I’m Asian/Austronesian. I do, however, have family in Madrid, Spain. My dad says they’re mixed, but I f*cking don’t see it. That side of my family was able to escape Manila before WW2 blew out; my dad says we have a family history of bad blood because they left my great-great-grandparents during the Japanese occupation and fled to Spain. But I see myself as Asian, but do we culturally connect with other South East Asians? Yes! Do we connect with the Latino community? Yes! Are we Pacific Islanders? NO!!
But I get it especially in rural areas where some Filipinos lack community and struggle to find relation, the curiosity of where they lie gets blurred especially with identity crisis.
Also, I just want to add that in 1930, Manila was the 8th largest-speaking Spanish region in the world. However, 90% of the Hispanic mixed population was lost during WW2 and genocide. Also, during Spanish rule, Guam, the Pacific Islands, and the Mariana’s were part of Las Islas Filipinas. So many Filipinos migrated to those islands as well. That’s why Guam's national dress is similar to the Philippines and other cultural experiences.
i am filipino and i consider myself asian. it's not debatable.
filipinos are austronesian by DNA, asian by regional groupings, latino by psyche and generally western by pop culture.
ASEAN, the Association of South East ASIAN Nation. Filipinos were in it before Laos, Cambodians, and Vietnamese.
So as a Cambodian viet guy I'm not a real southeast Asian?
@@blinksstayfresh2524 we the og south east Asian who never left the mainland unlike the racial confused Filipinos lol
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We are South East Asian. But to join ASEAN, I think the big requirement is being South East Asian.
Vietnam join the association in 1995
Cambodia join the association in 1999
(According to Wikipedia.)
The Philippines is also part of the Latin Union. Lol🤷♂️
Yes, because Asean was founded to contain the spread of communism ( Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia was communist at that time). But now Philippines are begging communist Vietnam to keep exporting rice to the country.
Latinos mean you are from a Latin speaking country in the American continent, so no Filipinos are not Latinos. They can possibly be classified as Hispanic though as that means that their culture is influenced by Spain.
That is the definition commonly used in the United States. If you go further back, the term Latino/Latina is used to designate someone who has cultural roots to a Romance-language dominated culture, a culture derived from Latin influence. So, the term can be applied to Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, French, and others.
The term Latin America was coined to divide the Americas by those parts of America that were more influenced by "Latin" culture vs those that were more influenced by Germanic, English, Dutch, and other Northern European cultures.
the real latinos are the italians as the term latino via Latinius derived from the ancient Latini tribe of italy's latio region who founded the latin speaking roman empire. the romans conquered espania and imparted the latin langguage there which became spanish and portuguse etc originally the term latin and latino was used for the south europeans latin people like french,portuguse,spanish,romanian,italian etc etc it was only in the 1800s that "LATINO" came to refer to latin americans by Americans but the term really refers to the ACTUAL Latins of Europe not the native american who were conquered and assimilated by the white spanards.
They do speak Chavacano which is a dialect of Spanish.
Spanish was part of the curiculum until the Americans supplanted it with English.
They cannot be classified as Hispanic either, because their culture has very little remaining of Spanish colonialism. Look at what makes Hispanic countries Hispanic. They are Spanish speaking nations whose cultures are directly traced back to Spanish colonial rule as well as Western European traditions inherited from the Greco-Roman tradition. The Philippines doesn't meet the definition in any way.
In my opinion and experience. Filipinos are Asian Latinos. Some Filipinos I have met identify as Asian, others Polynesians, and others as Spanish. I am Hispanic/Latino and I recognize Filipinos as part of out Latino Family. In the same way I recognize Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Colombians, and Panamanians as both Black and part of our Latino Family. Latino is not a race, Latino is a broad culture rooted in Spanish Colonization. Lets celebrate with Beans and Rice!
we are more similar to latinos than polynesians
Ask people who live in the Philippines.... We will say that we are Asians period.
And i bet those filipinos you asked are born and raised from western foreign countries who lost their connection with the culture and everything ‘cause as a filipino from the mainland, no one here is identifying as latino or polynesian, yes we do have cultural influences from colonizers but vast majority of filipinos doesn’t actually find themselves too similar to westerners. If theres anyone that we find our sisters and brothers, it’s SEA people like Indonesians.
As Filipino. Iam nit not Latino. I am simply south east asian. And I hate being called partly Spanish. Although I looked not so asian as they say.
And we all are so crazy fighting on the Internet over Beauty Queens & Pageants, hahaha, lol. And I think Filipinos has infected the rest of Southeast Asians on Beaufy Pageants craziness, lmao.
Filipinos were very much allied with Sun Yat-sen and Japan's pan-asian movement to stop western influence in Asia. Unfortunately the Philippines lost to the Americans. But Filipinos are definitely here and grateful for mother and father Asia, til the end.
Filipina here in US for 40 yrs.
We don’t get rejected but
Injected by Foreign partners / spouse . My girls are mestizas. That’s why we are a HYBRID race. Hahaha
@@bayahbass3181 Wow.......ok, okay, yeah, yeah, Yeah.........
Philippines belongs to ASEAN in southeast Asian countries and so Filipinos are Asians, our culture has a little bit of everything but most from Spanish of course being colonised 300 years, Chinese, Japanese and American influences... And maybe because we are close to the Pacific, people also tend to associate us with it...the most diverse among Asians in many ways ❤
DNA tests show 2% of the population have Spanish blood. So vastly more Asian. The linguistics side is like Singapore - over 76% Chinese but they speak English vs the Spanish mix in Latino language.
Ask any Filipino in the Philippines and they'll say that they're Asian. I think Filipinos here in US that say they're Latinos or Pacific Islanders just do not want the Asian stereotypes.
Some of us might not look Asian but at the end of the day we don't share the same social problems or struggles that Latinos or Pacific Islanders have.
There's a bunch of them that claim "here in America, the only Asians are...", but AS A FILIPINO-AMERICAN, I have never had a non-Filipino call me anything but Asian.
And I know Asian gangs here in the US have Filipino members. I even heard about how these Pacific-Islander wannabes stay with the Asians in prison, but they still wanna be called "Pacific Islander". They're Asian when it benefits them, but they still think they have no ounce of Asian heritage in them. The double-think is crazy.
Even in stastics and census stuff, we're still categorized under Asian. But they still wanna spread this narrative that "no one" in America consider us Asians?
It's like they know they're creating their own delusions and believing in it willingly, which is wild.
Hit the nail in the head. As a filipino born in the Philippines, it's ok to denounce your heritage. At the end of the day, I'm happy where I'm at. In my home country the Philippines. "Ang taong hindi marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinang-galingan ay may stiff neck." - Anon
I'm a Filipino mixed with Chinese - Spanish blood and I am definitely 100% Asian ☺
What people fail to realize is that pacific islanders are actually Asian. They initially came from an aboriginal tribe called the Austronesians whose homeland was traced back to Taiwan. They migrated first to Philippines and you can still see their aboriginal culture present in the tribes that inhabit Cordillera region in Luzon such as the Igorot and Subanen tribe of Zamboanga peninsula in Mindanao. From the Philippines they then migrated throughout Southeast Asia and towards Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. We Filipinos who live in the Philippines considered ourselves Southeast Asian.
taiwan ? what books you read it ? I wanna read it too
@@jayr122001its still up to further scientific research because there’s theory that the Taiwanese people that share the Austronesian DNA came FROM the mountain peoples of the Philippines. If you notice, the people who have that DNA stop at the Taiwan coastline but the mountain people are more spread out in the other direction. Its like the natives stopped spreading into Taiwan but instead chose to go through Polynesia.
I think 90% of Asian 5% Pacific Islanders and 5% Spanish!! Filipinos for sure are the coolest and kindest Asians and people in the world!!❤❤❤❤ I think sinigang and tinola is also delicious!!🥰🥰 I'm already in love with my bff and she is in the Philippines!!🇵🇭 I love her very much and I wish I can marry her!!💙💜 I agree Filipinos love to sing and I love it!! I even start to love singing and loving Tagalog cause the language is so sweet and I LOVE FILIPINO ACCENT!!!!❤❤
no dude, Pacific Islanders are Filipino, not the other way around. Have you seen the movie Moana? The ancient wayfinders who brought their boats to Moana's islands, they were Filipino.
@pervysage4934 hahaha, I like your username by the way po!! But, I haven't seen Moana yet!!
Filipinos (and all Asians), learn the language. It's the power. And the first thing they targeted with Native Americans. Filipino is a beautiful and precious language for us humans. Even if you're older try to learn it if you can.
Filipinos looks more like Indonesians, Indigenous Taiwanese and Malay. They are Austronesians.
austronesian doesnt end there there are austronesians in china japan even madagascar
@@s2oop436 I know.
There are many Filipinos who look East Asian.
idk most pinoys i see look kinda chinese
some looks latino
We Filipinos are Asian, it’s just that our country was under Spanish rule for more than 300yrs that the Spanish culture was so ingrained in the Filipino culture. We are still more Asian because we still retain Filipino values, and even before the Spanish came up until today, there are still a lot of Chinese people here. Chinese also have a big influence in our culture, food, even in traditions. It seems like as time goes, Filipinos are also slowly adopting more & more of the Chinese culture. But for the Chinese as well, they in turn are adapting more & more to the Filipino values. And we speak good English because when the Americans bought us from the Spanish, they made education available for every one. Americans put up more schools. During the Spanish, only the pure Spanish, the rich, & those who have mixed Spanish blood were prioritized or were able to afford education.
Chinese have been here forever, ingrained in the culture. Even the saints like Lorenzo Ruiz, national heroes like Jose Rizal and CEOs are Chinoy. I'm Chinoy myself and came out as 50% Chinese in DNA tests, but as far as people in Phils are concerned, I'm just Filipino. It's always ignored - notice the Fil-Ams never mention Chinoys or know about them because to them they are just Filipino.
@@Gabriel-bu6ln The Fil-Ams I've talked to in the comments (been debating for a year now) either say the "Chinoys" are not real Filipinos or they say "REAL Filipinos" have dark skin (and sometimes CURLY hair).
I kid you not, the amount of Fil-Ams that hint at Negrito/Aeta being the "real" Filipinos are dumbly too high, especially when most Fil-Ams are Ilocano or Tagalog.
Some of them even blatantly claim the ancestors of Pacific Islanders are the Aeta, and that's how we're "related" to them and why we can't be Asians.
They are so anti EAST Asian and ignorant of Filipino culture in general that they can't even understand that we Filipinos eat Chinese/Southeast Asian centric foods like eggrolls, tofu, and rice.
One dude even went as far to claim that we can't be Asians because we don't celebrate Asian holidays. Like, bruh. Chinese New Year is a national holiday, is that not Asian? We even celebrate Regular New Years by being loud to drive off the spirits, which is a tradition found in many Asian cultures.
Anyway, I can't emphasize enough how racist they are to "East Asians" and how they don't understand the concept of "Southeast Asian".
When I was in the philippines I know Im asian hahah, when I moved here in america when I was 13 a lot of ppl asking me if im latina because of my last name. But I look asian😂😂 i think its just fil am are the one are actually thinking what they are because if you go in the philippines ppl will say they are asian lol
I’m Filipino American, but according to my DNA 🧬 results I have no Spanish ancestry. I’m mostly East Asian, Central Asian and 1/4 Polynesian. I also left Catholicism when I was 13 yrs old, so aside from a common history of colonialism, I don’t see myself as Latino at all. 1 of my grandfathers spoke a little Spanish though and I have a lot of respect for my Hispanic and Indigenous friends.
Makes me sad that so many Pinoys often claim that they are part Spanish (Iberian) when it is extremely rare to have anything above 1% for the average person in the Philippines.
It's so rare that those who actually are part Spanish end up becoming models or celebrities. Embrace what you are, everyone who has a good heart is beautiful.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
Yeah, I had a lot of relatives claiming that we have Spanish ancestry. After getting DNA tests I found out that wasn’t true.
Many Filipino do have Spanish Ancestry, those ignorant Filipinos who knows better than those who truly have Spanish Lineage and Historical links with Spain and Mexico have the audacity to shame, ignore and disrespect it, talks about hispanophobia. Although, it is not the majority but still it is in significant numbers, i acknowledged the problems of those folks who just claims without any basis but those Who discriminate or disrespect of those who really are quite disgusting.
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Depends
Yup, it's pure delusion and creepy fetishization of European bloodlines and features. The country is almost entirely descended from polynesians and heavy Chinese mixing.
They are Asians. The location is in Asia and the speak almost similar language to indonesia/malaysia
Different also
Similar to language to Malaysian and Indonesian. Then why the heck can't understand there language when there speak?
Fillipinos are South East Asians thats why a lot of South East Asians looks similar.
and the negrit0s? south asian is a geografic term not for looks.
@@missplainjane3905 Generally speaking, they do look similar.
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Different as well
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Different as well
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Different as well
As a Filipino born and raised in the Philippines, who also studied Philippine History, we are neither Latino nor Pacific Islanders. Latinos refer to people from Latin America, and Pacific Islanders are your Polynesians and Melanesians. Filipinos are mostly Austronesians, an ethnic group hailing from the eastern tip of China and Taiwan, who travelled down to South East Asia and spread towards the Pacific. Calling us Pacific Islanders would be saying that we evolved from them, when the opposite is true. Polynesians and Melanesians evolved from Austronesians not the other way around. Also, there's a bunch of East Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and European migration to South East Asia due to it being the center of trade in Precolonial times. We consider ourselves Asian because we're located in Asia, duh? And Hispanic, because of the Spanish Cultural Heritage. So, what we are are Hispanic Asians.
Also about Fil-am hate, tbh Fil-ams can be the most annoying Fil-foreigner out there. Fil-canadians are nice, and most other Filipinos born in other countries However, Fil-ams seem to have the "American" attitude of feeling superior, even going as far as telling us in the home country what to do, what to think. Like, cmon, man, leave us alone!
I disagree with the characterization about Filipino Americans being the most annoying. In 20+ years that I've lived in the States, I find that they are the nicest Filipinos to hang around with. Filipino transplants carry the baggage of the motherland's ills -- how fellow Filipinos treat each other in a toxic way. All my interactions with Filipino transplants in the US have been very toxic.
Examples:
The assuming kind. I go to an occasion and I tell a fellow Filipino that I have moved around 5 states in the US in 5 years before I moved to NY, and she will ask, "So why are you here?" in a tone that paints you as if you''re bragging when work required me to move around. The body language and grim look is also suspect and guarded, as if they're sizing you up. Then I see another, a Filipino American in the same event -- and he's smiling from ear to ear -- asking, "how are you, man?"
The judgmental kind. Filipinos will criticize anything -- in front of you and behind your back. I have yet to encounter any Filipino Americans doing this; they like to play fair. And they like assimilating to Filipino culture but unfortunately, they know Filipinos look down on them as trying too hard, so I can see why Fil-Ams can be standoffish against judgmental Filipinos. It took awhile for my US-born cousins to adjust to me, thinking if I am like the judgmental Filipinos but once they knew I respect them, I've only had the best relationships with them. Very nice people in general. Filipinos have to know that Fil Ams are not as extroverted too as their fellow Filipinos in PH.
Demanding Filipinos. I have a Filipino real estate friend who deals with Filipinos looking for apartments in the US and Fil-Ams. Filipinos from PH treat her like a maid (asking her to get a cab, not showing as much appreciation, not coming on time) whereas Fil-Ams will only ask her what paperwork they need to submit.
Filipinos like to gossip. Fil-Ams do not. I've worked in a company where there are PH-born Filipinos and US-born Filipinos. Filipinos like to gossip more whereas Fil-Ams are conscious if they are being politically correct, as Fil-Ams are not exactly mainstream and are used to being a minority.
One young Fil-Am I asked when he studied in the Philippines said that Filipinos can be "mayabang" and feeling "entitled". Upbringing and society in PH is different. There's a caste system there whereas the US is a more egalitarian society. Fil-Ams don't discriminate if you're a plumber whereas a Filipino from PH will discriminate if you're not on their level.
Bro, I've been debating in the comments for a year and most Fil-Ams do not care about establish facts and definitions. They don't even care if Pacific Islanders tell them Filipinos are not one of them.
They love to use "Austronesian" as proof for Filipinos being GENETICALLY PACIFIC ISLANDER. They love to ignore that Melanesians exist...
It's like this, everyone understands that ASIANS (not just Filipino) are genetically related to Pacific Islanders, but the way Fil-Ams interpret it is that "Southeast Asians/Austronesians are under the Pacific Islander category". It's annoying as hell trying to debate with them while they pervert facts and definitions just so they can steal and claim other people's culture.
It's the same with Latino. They claim things like religion is what makes us more Spanish, but they don't even know everything else in our culture is Asian-centric; food, dance, clothing, SAROKS, genetic, history, etc.
Also, being part of the "Latin Union" apparently makes us "Latino". Fil-Ams can't even understand that Africans and other Europeans are part of the "LATIN" Union and that "LATIN" and "Latino" are two different things. Like, damn, Fil-Ams, Latin means people of the Romance Languages; Spanish, French, Italian, etc France and Italy are part of the Latin Union, does that make them "Latinos"? It doesn't.
Anyway, apologies for the rant, but seeing someone else comment about how Fil-Ams are the most annoying Fil-Foreigners really hit with me.
Also, I've had MANY Fil-Ams claim they "KNOW BETTER" about this subject than me or Filipinos in the Philippines because they have "better" education in the US. BRUH. I'M Filipino-American (born in the Philippines). Effing annoying, bro.
Edit: Also, Fil-Ams are NOT educated in Philippines-ANYTHING in high school, college, or universities unless they take classes specifically for it, WHICH IS RARE. Fil-Ams are so uneducated.
Hey! Not cool! I’m not like that! 😂
It is true anyone who grew up in the american culture have a superiority complex.
True. Filipinos who grew up in Europe, Australia and Middle East are quite chill. Fil-Ams, on the other hand... it doesn't help that they're the loudest.
I'd say a Filipino would be just as comfortable adapting in Peru or Mexico as in Malaysia or Indonesia, but definitely more than Japan, China, or Korea.
They adapt anywhere
@@MG77740even assimilating with penguins in Antarctica
I am Filipina living here in the Philippines,I can relate to Moana because I live in a fishing village in Camiguin Island and Hispanic because I am Catholic and our language has many Hispanic words and cultures, and I don't watch KPOP,
In the US the perfect wife is a Filipina. There’s two marriages in our family. There’s everything that’s attractive, interesting, compatible and fun about that culture.
Filipino customer service is awesome! I had a Filipino representative over the phone and they hooked me up with a promotion offered in the Philippines lol
At first, I was like, "What are you talking about? What promotion?" I couldn't find it on Google. And he said, "It's a Philippines promotion." I'll take it! 😊
Asian. Period. This is only an issue with Filipinos in America. If you guys there are confused, just call yourselves American. That's okay also. But just don't speak for the rest of us...LOL! Some of these people can't even speak the language or haven't been in the Philippines.
To be honest, this issue is starting to get annoying.
Ikr
EXACTLY I’m also very tired of it. We were just colonized that’s it
As a Filipino, we are Asian, but I tend to gravitate to Latinos and I feel more comfortable with them
Makes sense
That's funny because i saw a few years ago a festival song made by Zamboangenos (Filipino living in Zamboanga) in their song they said they are "Latina de Asia" So half of the people see themselves as "Latino of Asia"
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Personally when i was a Kid (here in 🇨🇵) i always see myself "Asian" because this how people see me.
But because of the culture & language we have some similarities with Latinos & Spaniards but even we had something in common i always see myself "Asian" because we don't speak a Spanish (except some loan words) & we always mix Tagalog with English.
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In the past i have a lot of Friends "French-Indonesian" and everytime i see them it's like i see Filipinos except i don't speak Bahasa but we look so much the same... We are clearly their cousins.
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So South East Asian for sure, not Latino & no Pacific Islander! 😉
According to two of the major commercial DNA testing companies, my DNA is about 60% Filipino, 30% Chinese, and about 1% Iberian/Spanish.
So yeah, que paso cabrones...
Seriously though, the answer is more Asian.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
Yup, those are the numbers I've seen over the years. Filipinos are a result of natives of the island chain + Han Chinese.
@@missplainjane3905 Yes, the folks that are part of that
I think this is the common DNA result for most filipino. I for example know that on my mother side my ancestors are mix filipino, spanish and chinese too. I look more asian except i have freckles on my arms since young
hey your: ¿!qué pasó cabr*nes¡? was very mexican hahaha, we mexican have some filipino influence too, we use the word palapa, we use a traditional shirt called "filipina" and we practice some times eskrima
I think you would understand more what Filipinos _are,_ if you concentrated more on culture than DNA/genetics and accepted that Filipinos have very mixed blood lines and can be anything mixed with the indigenous blood, honestly. The Filipino/Spanish/other Asian/Pacific Islander mix fluctuates a lot between regions and individuals. You can't say all of those in a specific formula equals Filipino, even a "median" Filipino.
Ethnicity: Southeast Asian
Language: Austronesian
Religion: Christianity (Catholic) and Islam (Sunni)
Culture: Pre Hispanic (Indigenous), Hispanic, Post Hispanic (American), Post Colonial Era (present)
Majority are christians
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I included Islam because its the second largest religion next to Christianity.
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Dictionary definition of ''Post Colonial" :
post·co·lo·ni·al
/ˌpōs(t)kəˈlōnyəl/
adjective
occurring or existing after the end of colonial rule.
"postcolonial literature"
It means countries that had gained independence right after WW2.
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Ok name those beliefs then, you want me to include pre hispanic religions?
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I am Filipino, ok there you go you just answered your own question, Buddhism, Hinduism and Animism alongside Christianity and Islam, happy now?
It depends what you mean by "Pacific Islander", is it in a geographical sense? In a cultural sense? I say in a geographical sense, Filipinos are both Asian and Pacific Islander. Culturally, we are both Asian and Latino.
genetically only asian
It depends. You can't group them all together. It is a melting pot, just like the U.S.A..
So for example can Japanese and Taiwanese be " pacific islanders " too ??? Both Japan and Taiwan are island countries out in the pacific ocean.
No, the "Pacific Islander" issue comes from the fact Pacific Islanders, Filipinos and many other South East Asian countries share the same ancestors and language family, Austronesian. Suprisingly the native groups of Taiwan do share the same roots. This doesn't mean these countries can claim being "Pacific Islander". Some Filipinos have this identity issue since they were colonized for so long, they can see themselves in many cultural spheres.
Technically the aboriginal Taiwanese are said to be the root culture of what eventually became Polynesians. If you go to Alishan in central Taiwan, they have cultural center where they showcase the aboriginal culture, and much of it is very Polynesian looking.
@@aldijuedetv dont forget that these austronesian exist in other parts such as africa china vietnam etc
@@s2oop436 Yah it says they sailed to Madagascar in East Africa and New Zealand, all the way to Easter Island in Chile, Peru Latin America, in ancient times. They might be related to Phoenicians in ancient Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus.
@@luna3962 yeah but it still doesnt make filipinos pacific islander; they share same ancestry but modern one are different groups
As someone from south east asia, they look south east asian..
@@missplainjane3905 what point are you trying to make here?
@@missplainjane3905 some Filipinos are mixed-race but what are you trying to argue? They ARE Southeast Asian regardless.
@@bunnybird9342 you can't debate with them bro they're lost and confused 😂
@@missplainjane3905 what point?
@@missplainjane3905 yes I did but what are you even trying to argue?
Pacific islanders went further east while Southeast asians were satisfied with where they were and did not get in the boat. PI came from asia basically . They look different due to the racial mixtures in asia through the centuries while the PI stayed more pure.
Our similarities with Latinos are mostly around religion. But Filipinos has more Chinese and SE Asian influnces in food, culture, superstitions, etc
@@missplainjane3905 Lechon / Adobo is not Spanish in origin, those already existed before the Spanish arrived, they just named it. They have nothing in common with actual Latin Adobo / Lechon especially when it comes to flavouring / spices, unless you think Soy Sauce or Lemongrass is common in Iberian cuisine lmao.
@@Gabriel-bu6ln Vietnam and Southern China (Cantonese area) have their own lechon, too. Vietnamese lechon is almost similar to Filipino lechon in preparation, just different local herbs for seasoning. And the Southern Chinese lechon is cooked hanging over a fire, enclosed in a jar-shaped oven (hole on top), which is similar to how Central Asians and South Asians cook large chunks of meat.
Just adding my knowledge of roasted whole pig knowledge.
@@joodekia roasted pig will always be a roasted pig, it just seem universal 😂
People from the Philippines: Latinos are from the Italian province of Lazio, and Spanish is a term related to Spain. Therefore, don't try to hide your Asian ancestors; instead, respect them since, despite your adopted Spanish surnames, Catholic beliefs, and even Castilian terms taken into your own tongues, you are wholly Asian. Being Asian has no disadvantages, then embrace your Asian identity with pride.
Other Asian countries were also subjugated by Europeans, but they do not identify as French, Dutch, or Portuguese; you are the only ones who idolize, venerate and hold favorable opinions of your tyrannical invaders.
We Filipinos from the Philippines only considered ourselves as Asian, and we understand that only a small population of us have Spanish ancestry, but even they would consider themselves Asian with Spanish ancestry (Because they don't live in Europe, they live in Asia). The uneducated Filipino-Americans that are obsessed with being Less-Filipino and Not-Asian, and steal the cultural identity of other people do not speak for us Filipino from the Philippines.
The Fil-Ams can stay uneducated about their own culture all they want, but we Filipino will never accept them erasing our culture and replacing it with the stolen identities from other people's cultures so that they can feel better about themselves being part of the Non-Asian people.
We are Asian.
Asian! But one thing for sure, we can easily adapt to any environment or culture, we are happy no matter what. Any ethnicity, culture or even DNA you mix with Filipinos... being Filipino will manifest or show in whatever way.
Not Latino but Hispanic. Filipinos are South East Asian, we were conquered and ruled by Spain for about 400 years. All that intermingling with the Spaniards technically make us Filipino Hispanic Asian. Not Latino. No offense to Latinos.
Search up Hispanic countries the Philippines are not part of the 22 Hispanic countries bc the meaning of Hispanic was Spanish speaking countries
Half-filipino and fully americanized. Apparently my hispanic coworkers say I could feasibly pass for hispanic (I do speak decent Spanish so maybe that helps). Filipino is definitely among the most mixed of races it seems. I'm slowly learning Tagalog and it does show in the language... a weird blend of indigenous tagalog, english and spanish influences (supposedly a bunch of other borrowed words as well).
As I Filipino Norwegian I've been mistaken for Central-American more times than I can remember, and many more times than called Asian. I definitely feel Latin-Asian.
U feel Latin Asian because people mistake you for being from central America?
Your genetics is ruined by the filipino side. I've been to Norway and the women are straight dimes.
@@jimihendrix7524 do you* central american is a geografical term not a ethnicity one
@@arthurmoran4951 I’m not sure if English is your first language. Being mistaken as a guy from Central America doesn’t change your dna and make you a Latin Asian. It also doesn’t change where you were born at.
For example I live in the Philippines and I’m half black and white but I get mistaken for an Indian and a half black and Filipino all the time. That doesn’t turn me into an Asian or a Filipino. And it’s doesn’t make me feel like I’m south East Asian.
@@jimihendrix7524 sorry my friend i'm just saying that central america is a geografical term, not a genetic one, and i'm not saying that just by someone mistaken you by latino that's going to change your DNA ,read again may be you are the one who's not understanding english, sorry my friend a indians are asians, asian is a geografical term not genetic one, and when did I say that a geografical term is going to change your DNA? read again , the white US citizens geneticaly are europeans but they are still americans.
My food choices would be:
1.) Chicken piaparan
2.) Chicken pyanggang
3.) Kare-kare or similar
I chose 1 and 2 because we need to stop excluding our amazing Muslim brothers and sisters and unlike paella which the vid mentioned these are indigenous to the Philippines. I also chose 1 because turmeric is one of the healthiest things you could put in your body which is good for the world and the dish is just tasty. Also for 2 it's unique, uses coconut which is very southeast Asian, and delicious. I chose 3 because peanuts is a very southeast Asian ingredient and kare-kare is a unique take on curry and I would also love to taste different versions of it, it's delicious.
I don't think it's curry though
when you talk about ethnic cradles, there are 3 big ones in question here. there is the islander group (originating in modern day taiwan), there is the northern migration (originating near lake baikal, russia/siberia/mongolia), and there is the mixing with later colonial era, which are white people.
the majority is a mix of the islander and northern migration group that has been mixing in the area for tens of thousands of years at this point.
Here in Canada, I see 2 types. Those whose families migrated here in the 70s and early 80s and those who recently migrated like 10 to 15 years ago. The families from the 70s tend to be ashamed of being a Filipino while those who migrated in the late 80s and later tend to be very proud of being a Filipino. The main reason is those from the 70s or earlier are ashamed of the political and economic status and situation of the Philippines back then. But Philippines has progressed and is becoming one of the rising economies in Asia. So the younger families coming tend to be proud of that. Also, the native Canadians who were born here are more aware of the the Philippines and the Filipino culture and are even praising it.
what would you call a Filipino that was born in the Philippines but grew up in America?
I think that also falls under the term "fil-am"
1.5 generation Filipino-American
I'm half Filipino half white. Born and raised in SF, but I also lived in the Philippines for 5 years during HS, so I have enough experience to speak on this topic.
Filipinos are mainly Malay and East Asian descent with a touch of Polynesian. Spanish blood is actually a very small percentage, but there are those mixed with it that are called Mestizos. The Spanish last names were given to their slaves by their Spanish owners similar to African Americans with white last names, so they weren't necessarily breeding with every Filipino that had Spanish last names.
However, culturally speaking, Filipinos are like East Asians where family, education and respect for elders are priority but add in some of that Spanish spice through food, religion and language.
Also, people forget that the Philippines was a territory of America for a while. That's why Filipinos speak English very well. Filipinos also love basketball, hip hop, rock and American fast food. Thats why Jollibee is a burger joint with fried chicken!
At the end of the day, Filipinos are very welcoming. We learn to adapt and find joy even in the hardest times of life!
What game are we playing here? Go back 130ish years and Filipinos who look like me were considered "Indio" and also part of the "Malay" race, along with other SEA and Pacific Islanders among the 5 races popularized by Eugenics. The Indio became Filipino at one point during the period between the revolution and the end of the Filipino - American war. But this was a NATIONALITY that came from nationalism among the Indio middle class who wanted to be seen as EQUAL to Spanish born Filipinos who are the 1st Filipinos imo (they invented the word). Wither people like me (non spanish) Filipinos from the low lands, once considered an Indio, isnt considered Latino by western standards. It doesnt change the fact that Filipino national identity (many ethnic groups but 1 Philippines), culture, food, infrastructure, religon and even ways of viewing the world and ourselves is rooted in Spain. Even the fact we still have our native languages is a product of Spanish colonial policies which ALLOWED it to stay so ethnic groups who speak different languages would not unite and cause the same kind of insurrections seen by Spanish speaking Indios in Latin America. If you look back in history majority of people who lead the movement for independence were huge Hispanophiles.
What is a latino? What requirements does one need for them to be latino? Do they need to speak Spanish? Do they need Spanish blood? How much Spanish blood? Are damn near full blooded indigenous (AKA Indio) Spanish speakers in Latin America latino? What about Chicanos and Puerto Ricans who can only speak broken Spanglish? If its not language or blood than it must be culture right? Well I could say with confidence that Philippines has more similarities with Latin American countries than any country in Asia and why? Because we have hundreds of years of SHARED history with Spanish colonialism. It was Filipinos who showed Mexicans how to brew tequila. It was Mexicans who introduced "nanay " and "tatay" into our lexicon. This stuff simple man.
Filipino Americans are cut off from this knowledge while at the same time having to play the problematic race game where suddenly all groups from Asia (except west Asian, Middle Eastern and sometimes South Asians) are 1 race. Mongolioids + Malay (except Pacific Islanders) = Asian race. Despite being vaguely aware of the hispanic influence in our culture we are now part of the "Asian" race. In the same way Salvadorians is now part of the latino "race" or just seen as just Mexicans.
I dont even know what im tryna say anymore but all i can say is this racial lunch table game we play in America is just hella mainey mang. Stay sucka free by takin sociology and cultural anthropology classes ya feelz me.
Edit: As for the Pacific Islander part. Can any of yall just use yall brains for a few minutes and just type AUSTRONESIAN on google. Geezus christ yall. Geography shouldn't be used to promote outdated ways of viewing ppl. Whats with this Asian/Pacific Islander separation? The ancestors of Pacific Islanders come from Taiwan! And if peoplle didnt know already, the ancestors of Filipinos also come from Taiwan!
Culturally, I identify as Filipina, but Americanized and consider myself as “double“ the Asian, because my own immediate family is filipino and Chinese..Dad is half Chinese, so my grandfather was Chinese from Amoy, and our family surname is Chinese..so I grew up in the States surrounded by filipinos with Spanish last names and I was the ONLY ONE that had a Chinese last name..some say I don t look 💯 Filipino or Chinese, somewhere in the middle...however my daughter can pass for Latina since she is half American.
Filipinos are Southeast Asians and can look anywhere like Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesians. Pacific Islanders are related to East and Southeast Asians and their ancestors came from Taiwan and Southeast Asian regions who migrated East towards the Pacific Ocean. So Samoans & Polynesians are our cousins.
I have never seen or met a Flipino ever claim being Hispanic, or even express an affinity for Latin America or Hispanic cultures. Even the pair of half-Filipino, Half-Hispanic I've met are hyper-prideful about being Flip. Both speak some Tagalog, neither speaks any Spanish, etc...
I've never understood this urge to try to make Filipinos out to be the Latin Americans of Asia. They don't consider themselves that, their country experienced near 0 admixture with Spaniards (they learned their lesson from Latin American colonization), and despite controlling the territory for several hundred years Spanish culture barely stuck.
Now compare that to Latin America where the Spaniards effectively created an entirely new people whose common colonial ruler over an even longer period of greating mixing resulted in heavily Spanish-influenced cultures.
This is an Apples & Oranges comparison if I've ever seen one.
Would beg to differ
Other people are just over exaggerated thinking that most filipinos claim that they are latinos or hispanic of asia. Honestly most filipinos never identify their selves as latino or acting like they are. And also other people assume that filipinos claim spanish ancestry or trying to be something different which is not of them are like that. Just because they see some filipinos doing that means that all filipinos are like that.
Also love how filipinos kept their VSO language word order. Other VSO ppl include pacific islanders, biblical hebrew, egyptian, mayans, biblical greek, arabic, celts & scots, etc. Something about VSO ppl (and SO people generally), it's a vibe. I do think language shapes understanding and behavior and world view (re: mark johnson from u. of oregon's "embodied aesthetics" of understanding). Japanese is a SOV Asian language and to me has similarities to mayan a VSO language in the language sound, use, and aesthetic. They both even use the same syllabary logic in their language scripts.
Austronesian languages might benefit from a syllabary script like Japan's rather than the abugidas they came up with. Phonotactics, conjugation, etc. between them are so similar, feel like it would be a great fit especially since they're often compared. Rongorongo was recently discovered to supposedly be an independent invention of Pacific Islanders all their own. It hasn't been deciphered yet but I wonder if it's also like a syllabary or abugida.
@@LauraChong-yl2ouwhat's so good about syllibaries over abugidas?
Soy filipino, vivo en Filipinas y hablo español. Somos hispanos asiáticos en las islas del Pacífico.🇵🇭
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You're not Hispanic
My grandma is black, my grandpa is filipino = dad is half black and half Filipino
My great grandma from mum’s side is half Filipino and half Japanese, my grandpa is Filipino = Grandma is half Filipino and Japanese = Mum is Filipino/with Japanese ancestry
Me: Looks like Chinito
People say I look like From Thailand too
I consider myself just Filipino cause it’s easy to explain and it’s more in my blood too
Otherwise I would say like
My dad is half black and my mum is half Japanese but also half Filipino
So I’m a Filipino 😂
I got the height from dad and smooth hair from mum. Golden brown skin and Asian eyes
The Philippines is a mixture of people. You can be Indian with filipino citizenship, identify yourself as filipino and no one is gonna protest. There are some hispanic Filipinos but they're not the entire filipino people.
My niece is half Filipino and half Mexican. My sister married a Filipino. He was my homeboy in West Covina Ca His nickname was Chino.
As a filipino, i identify as asian. I am more americanaized but all love to fobs
I’m indigenous Filipino (full blooded ibaloi tribe) my dna came out 100% East Asian with D5b1c Filipinos are not a monolith. The southern people are more mixed with Pacific Islanders.
yes ibaloi are one of natiive in philippines and a TRUE filipino and not suprising ASIANS. those filams are tainted so they have pacific islander dna but they think they represents all of us
@@s2oop436 Filipinos from the lowlands are different as well. Our ancestors as ibaloi as came from southern China and Taiwan
@@thetruthseekers316 depending on low lanf filipinos. kapampangan and katagalugan shares same ancestors who came from southern china and taiwan; bicol landia and others the agta mix with sundalan decendants
@@s2oop436 didn’t know that but I have proof I got DNA tested so did my relatives as other non relatives within the tribe . Our genes in my tribe aren’t related to Pacific Islander or Agta it’s pure East Asian so it really depends. We are not mixed with anything.
@@thetruthseekers316 yeah I know. because high land filipinos like ibaloi and igorot are pure and pure "filipinos" are from southern chian aka east asian. those tainted with ati blood who are mostly from southern region are the one who are pushing we are pacific islanders because of insicurities. beleive me you look east asian so these mutt will call you fil chinese eevn you are not
I noticed..when East Asian got mixed by White Caucasian , they still look Asian but with more whiter skin..
When Filipinos got mixed by white caucasian, they look Latinas/Latinos.
nope when east asian got mixed with white caucasia, if their father is white, they mostly look abomination
Filipinas have a notoriety for always dating white males. Just look at the their media and who they highlight always half white and white passing pinoys
They didn't mix in a high enough scale with the spanish only 2% of philpinos have spanish dna
I wouldn’t think so, most Filipinos have East Asian eyes, and flat noses. Those traits aren’t very common in Mexicans.
@@Jprager Did I said Filipinos looks Latinas/Latino?...I said When Filipinos got mixed by Caucasian, they look like Latino/latina...
Improved your reading comprehension!
the spanish side of the philppines is literally thru the spanish people FROM MEXICO. they're the same people that occupied mexico. quite literally the spaniards that were in charge of ruling the philippines were the spaniards of mexico. and for sure there are going to be legit mexicans that have come over to the philippines and have had famliies here and maybe even filipinos over to mexico vice versa. so yeah, we're more mexican than you think.
Idk I saw this Spanish guy ranting about how we will never be true Latinos. I mean yes we have Spanish influence but man out of all the former Spanish empire I would say we are the least Hispanicized. We don’t speak Spanish and we don’t have a lot of Spanish/European blood in our mix. So to put it simply we are Asians with Hispanic influence.
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
Your ancestors all spoke spanish pre american occupation, learn your history
Yup, the ranting clown is closer to the truth than not.
Culture? Almost 0 Spanish cultural influnece. Despite centuries of colonization pretty much nothing stuck, not even the language.
Admixture? The Spaniards made it a point to enforce the racial caste system HARD when colonizing the Phillipines. They had Spaniards being their wives and families, and basically there was no mixing of blood unlike what became the norm in Latin America.
@@Bulshitero not all maybe the principalia class and to some extent the common folk knew a basic command but compared to the Spanish speakers in Latin America pls..
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There are some celebrities who are spanish mestizos but I think it depends on the individual whether they can communicate in spanish fluently.
Try having this conversation with the people or a person from Guam.
I really dont get this topic, from our school, museums, our culture and our day to day life, we learned that we are asian and we will die asian eventhough we have some influence from spain. We are asian period.
The problem is, the people who claim that we're Pacific Islander or Latino never went to school (in the Philippines), never went o Filipino museums, neither are familiar with Filipino culture and way of life...
Filipinos be the only southeast Asians who claim to be part something even if it’s just 1%😂 the secondhand embarrassment I get from that every time. If you look at physical features and language, we are no different than our fellow SEA especially Indonesians & Malaysians. It’s very rare to meet Indonesians and Malaysians in the U.S. but be sure to make friends with them because our culture & language are so similar.
Ask people who live in the Philippines.... We will say that we are Asians period. We don't get offended if you can't say the language properly FilAms. For most parts I'm offended because you seem to be ashamed if you call yourselves Asians. This Pacific Islander term is useful for you guys and you know why.
I grew up with a lot of Filipinos who would deny being Asian. They call themselves either Pacific Islanders or Spanish.
It’s not what you claim it’s what you look like here in America lol. Because here we’re all Chinese to them 😂
Genetically Filipinos are about as Spanish as Haitian people are genetically French. Only 5% of Haitians have enough French ancestry to call themselves White or Mulato.
I'm Filipino-Chinese (or "technically" Chinese Filipino). By blood, I'm 75% Filipino and 25% Southern Chinese (most Filipinos with Chinese descent have roots from Fujian, China). Even the 75% Filipino in me is a mix of Spanish, Indian, and Malay.
Most Filipinos love Chinese food/cuisine. Some even observe Chinese superstitions, customs, and beliefs. A lot of Filipino houses have statues of Jesus and Buddha side-to-side/shoulder-to-shoulder.
The Filipino race is Asian, with a really tiny mix of European (western) blood. We just recently knew of the "Pacific Islander" term. We don't really identify as Pacific Islander. Geographically, we are right smack in the middle or halfway point between East Asia and Southeast Asia, so we can easily relate to either's predominant culture.
Because of our history's most recent colonization, we are Americanized. Though Filipinos love all things American, we still are, I believe, one of the most patriotic countries on earth. It's interesting how Filipinos are very open to adapting to things from foreign cultures, being fans of creations from Hollywood, to Anime, to K-Drama, once our core culture and way of life is threatened, I believe most Filipinos will fight for our country, culture, beliefs and values. We call it "Lukso ng Dugo". It's the protective feeling Filipinos have whenever our core culture is threatened, or made fun of.
Filipinos are friendly because we are peace-loving people and very willing to understand other cultures. We have learned to love and respect people from different backgrounds.
The filipinos are asian, there are many mixed with other ethnicity but we are mostly austronesian people. Our culture are blend of east and west. Other people are just over exaggerated thinking that filipinos love claiming that they are mixed with spanish and want to be something which is not most of us said that. Filipinos don't even identify themselves as latino or hispanic.
I mean Phillipines is literally in Asia lol.
They don't care about the definition, they only care about nitpicking at history and "genetics".
I've talked to a lot of people that claim we are genetically related to Pacific Islanders, but they love to ignore that we are also genetically related to East Asians. Like, they can't accept that Pacific Islanders are FROM Asia, but they want to claim our genetics are not Asian, but "Pacific Islander". And yes, to them "Pacific Islander" is a race, and some of them even have the nerve to claim the entirety of Southeast Asians as "Pacific Islanders".
The "genetic" proof they love to use by the is the term "Austronesian", which is not even a genetic term, it's a migrational and linguistic term for people and language that originated from Southern China. "Austronesians" are genetically related to East Asians, but they love to ignore this.
@@joodeki they are too westernized
@@joodeki I noticed that some Americans have this predisposition to focus on genetics, DNA and stuff.
@@clownman9404 Yeah, it's sad. Like, it seems like they want to connect with the Philippines, but instead of listening to Filipinos FROM the Philippines, they want to erase our Filipino culture and replace it with what they think is "Filipino" culture.
A lot of them don't even know what people group they belong to, so they like to tell me about how "the only real Filipinos have dark brown to black skin". We're not America, yo, we go by Spanish, Bicolano, Hokkien, Tagalog, Visayan, etc. Don't go bringing that "Color = Race" BS to us.
It's annoying how they think they know so much about the Philppines, but all they know is "brown people and Spanish".
@@kzm-cb5mr Yeah, it's a trend that came about as opposition to the "pure such and such [color] race" ideology of the older generations.
It might have started around 20 to 30 years ago, but I'm not sure.
People in Guinea equatorial in Africa they are black African..speak Spanish and they are catholic.. never presume they are Spanish..
Asian. Period.
I am Filipino and I am Asian. Period.
As a colony of Spain for over 300 years, the Spanish influence in our culture, names, food and even words are widely evident until present, but those don't make us Hispanic.
Indeed, there were intermarriages between locals and Spaniards or Spaniards who chose to stay. They are a small portion of the population. e.g. Monique Lhuillier
That being said, in my history class back in high school, I learned that there is no pure Filipino blood because Filipino from the start is already a mixture, but predominantly of Malay and Indonesian descent being the early settlers in the country. Funny now, I so want to go back and flip through my history book coz the components kind of surprised me back then, what I càn vividly remember is 5% or 2% Arab, but there were many others.
I’m Filipino but i’m American. born in America. I’m not Filipino American. If I go to any country outside of America they’re not calling me Filipino American they will call me American.
Exactly. I never explain to anyone what my root ethnicity is. I simply say I’m American. This is not to say I’m not proud of my heritage, but I just simply state where I’m from. That’s all they need to know.
Yeah , but they look at you as Asian.
My dad side of the family looks Chinese and my mum side of the family look Spanish actually my grandfather is Spanish so…. I’m like halo halo mix
Your main diet is rice; you’re Asian to me.
Filipinos are not Latino nor Pacific Islander. We are Asian just like Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai etc. if you think we are Latino because we have Spanish names. Now my question is.. do you consider Equatorial New Guinea Latino because they are Colonized by Spain just like the Philippines
equatorial guinea are in Organization of Ibero-American States along with all the Spanish and Portugal and Brazil and there also trying for expansion for the Portuguese speaking nations in near future. But if I consider them latino couldn't say but they do speak Spanish and there cutlure could definitely be if they want to.meaning it has to come out of them to say if they are. Personally me I'd viewed them as Hispanic African but there welcome to be apart of being called that since they have the language and similar culture. As for filipinos idk one thing I learned about filipinos you can't really know what to expect because some act asian some act more Latin culture and some even tried to speak Spanish to me but I've learn with filipinos you can't put them in a box there all different especially since there's different cultures and they all don't speak tangalog and other speak maybe different language.
All Filipinos are Asian! I am sick of these debates. The only thing we have in common with Latinos is the same European oppressors we are of Austronesian, Indo/Malay, and Polynesian decent, and we have our own non Spanish languages !
I'm also sick of people trying to tell us who are. why we are not these or that or what not.
Filipinos are:
- hispanic
_ asian
- austronesian
all of the above can true at the same time when people want to understand us... or just say FILIPINO -
@@JojieCertezafor gods sake we’re not even Hispanic!!!!!! There are 22 Hispanic countries the ph are not included
TRIVIA: The Philippines or FILIPINAS was named after the most powerful and famous king of Spain Philip II (Felipe II) the rival of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. The Philippines became a colony of Spain for 336 years not 333 because even though they sold the Philippines to America and did not recognized the regime of Emilio Aguinaldo, they still boasted in Morocco and Gibraltar that the country was still theirs. The nationality of FILIPINO at that time were GIVEN to those SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, BASQUES AND ITALIAN while the pure NATIVES were called Indios. Insulares were those SPANISH who were born in the Philippines; Peninsulares were Spaniards and Portuguese living in the Philippines while Mestizos is a result of INTERMARRIAGE between Europeans and Natives and Morenos are the children of those Spanish-Gypsies/Andalucians/Moroccans and natives intermarriage. Mulatto is the fusion of Aeta or Ita and dark Spanish Gypsies.
As a filipina, nope. I have more east asian ancestry than latino lmao
Great explanation that Filipinos are like an Asian/Latino fusion. The ones I grew up with in college and church identified more with me (Chinese). I'm talking about the elders in those families identified with me as being Asian, at least when talking to me. It's all people. ❤
UNPOPULAR OPINION: I’ll only see Fil-Ams as 100% Filipino if
1.) They see themselves as a Filipino or Filipino-American.
2.) They can speak Filipino or at least one language in the Philippines (Tagalog, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Bicolano, Waray, Bisaya, Illonggo, Chavacano, etc.) because language is a big part of culture. Also, eventhough we can speak English, many of our words, expressions and jokes don’t have a direct translation in English.
Im Filipino Canadian, i identify myself as Asian but we do relate to latino culture because we share some similarities in our culture with the words we use, some food we eat are similar and religion.
It's fine to relate to a culture that isn't yours. A lot of Filipino can relate to other Asians because of food, too.
And a lot of Asians CANNOT relate to each other because of religion.
Like a Malaysian Muslim wouldn't be able to relate to a Japanese Shinto, but they both eat noodles and rice. A Chinese Buddhist can relate to an East Indian Buddhist, but food-wise, there will be a lot of differences.
The problem is when all these foreign-born Filipinos start claiming we're not Asian, or that "Filipinos changed their race in the 1980s" or that we're "more Latino/Pacific Islander", ignoring that fact that we have ZERO Pacific Islander tribal groups and have no Latino influence. 2% Spanish, sure, but Latino? Nah.
And yes, those are real quotes.
Filipinos are Hispanic. Spain displays 22 flags of Hispanic countries including the Philippines in the celebration of Dia de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day) in Puerta del Sol, Madrid. Philippines is also included in the Ibero-American System and as such qualify for an expedited Spanish Citizenship and access to the benefits of the European Union.
"This year Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines are added to the list of Hispanic countries, thus highlighting the global character of the Spanish-speaking community."
SOURCE: Comunidad de Madrid
It's like you idiots forget that we have 170+ languages and Spain never conquered all of the Philippines.
It's like you idiots didn't know 1/3 of our population has Chinese ancestry.
It's like you idiots didn't know India has had a bigger influence on our culture than Spain ever did.
You wanna talk about the 300 to 400 years of Spanish colonization? Well, Baybayin, one of the Philippines' writing systems was based on India's Brahmi scripts. And Kawi, another writing script came from India also. They were two dominant writing systems that were present in the Philippines since 2800 and 2500 years ago.
You wanna talk about how MEXICANS FEEL AT HOME IN THE PHILIPPINES? Great, who gives a shit, bro. It's not their country and it's not even the type of landmass they're used to.
You wanna talk about it's American propaganda for us to delete our Spanish ties? STFU, our official emblems still have Spanish symbols. You sound like an American that don't know shit about the Philippines.
Mexicans are not a reason for us to go claiming we're Hispanics, bro. It's like idiots that LOOK UP TO OTHER CULTURES ignore us Filipinos and what we identify us.
I don't care if anyone wants to be "technical" about our "Hispanic" BS.
WE CONSIDER OURSELVES ASIANS.
This is a primary example of Hispanocope, going beyond non-sense just to push a narrative.
Spot on gracias por la información 🤝🏻
De nada. Arriba la hispanidad. Saludos desde Filipinas. 🇵🇭❤ 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 @@czar7507
I'm Filipino living in the Philippines.... The general Filipino public don't really identify as Pacific Islander....
Many pacific islanders have Austronesian genes same as most of Southeast Asia.
@@marioplayer1410 it doesnt matter as pacific islander is different from south east asian. filipinos are NOT pacific islanders
@@s2oop436 How are they different besides being geographically a little to the right? They are mostly Austronesian DNA and look like some Filipinos. There are some that have Australasians, but are mostly just Austronesian. Maori has around 20% Australasian DNA but are mostly Austronesians. Japanese has around 20% Jomon DNA but are mostly East Asian. Only one of these groups are considered their own category.
@@marioplayer1410 majority of filipinons DONT HAVE australasian, majority of filipinos are still austronesian with small han chinese dana. pacific islanders has australasian and papuan DNA which is not existing in filipino. Jomon are still east asian based on studies
@@marioplayer1410 also to be pacific islander you need to have papuan and oceanic dna which we SEA doesnt have. western men should stay in their own lane