What are filipino's? |
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 Oct 8 2006, 11:17 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Member Posts: 71 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 76,821  |
Im sorry if there's a topic on this already but yeah
welll I'm pretty confused on what race Filipinos are. what are they? asian or pacific islander? 
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Oct 8 2006, 11:23 AM
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Pacific Islander. The Philippines is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Oct 8 2006, 11:23 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
The Philippines are in the Asia continent, therefore, Filipinos are Asians.
//edit: It's funny how my answer differs from Elaine (rawr SOCK)'s answer. Here's some evidence to support my answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_people QUOTE The Filipinos or the Filipino people are the native inhabitants and citizens of the Republic of the Philippines located in Southeast Asia.
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Oct 8 2006, 11:29 AM
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But then they have to fill in the "Pacific Islander" bubble on standardized tests.
 QUOTE Inhabitants of the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Philippine, and Indonesian islands, although technically bordering the Pacific Ocean, are not considered Pacific Islanders because such islands are not located in any of the three regions of Oceania, and are therefore classified as "Asians" on the U.S. Census. However, a growing number of Filipino-Americans have denied the classification of being "Asian", instead claiming to be "Pacific Islanders", which has provoked dismay among some Pacific Islanders who actually belong to the Oceanic cultures comprising the commonly accepted definition of the term. It should be noted however that both groups are closely related ethnically and can be grouped together under one umbrella term, the Austronesians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islander Hmm. Yeah, this is confusing me. |
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Oct 8 2006, 11:31 AM
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say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
^ I think it means that some Filipinos do not wish to be classified as Asians, when they actually ARE Asians. :\
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| *I Shot JFK* |
Oct 8 2006, 11:37 AM
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there is only one race. the HUMAN race.
yea. sometimes i can be deep. |
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Oct 8 2006, 11:49 AM
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Asian, I believe. My friend is Filipino, and she's Asian. Hope that helps.
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| *sofakinglazy* |
Oct 8 2006, 11:57 AM
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Its Both, considering it is both in the pacific islands and Asia.
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| *Pl-dot-lS* |
Oct 8 2006, 12:00 PM
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QUOTE(rawr SOCK @ Oct 8 2006, 9:29 AM)  But then they have to fill in the "Pacific Islander" bubble on standardized tests. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islander Hmm. Yeah, this is confusing me. We have our own bubble kthnx. |
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Oct 8 2006, 12:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 3,459 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 328,021 |
I'd say Pacific Islander, but I guess you could say Filipinos are Asian.
Yeah, which would you bubble in for a standardized test? |
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| *sofakinglazy* |
Oct 8 2006, 12:04 PM
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QUOTE(Smoogrish @ Oct 8 2006, 10:02 AM) Yeah, which would you bubble in for a standardized test? Who cares? I usually fill in African American or Hispanic. |
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Oct 8 2006, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(Smoogrish @ Oct 8 2006, 1:02 PM) Yeah, which would you bubble in for a standardized test? I searched and it said that some states have a separate bubble (Filipino). In NY they have to fill in Asian Pacific Islander. Or Pacific Islander. I think it depends on the state. |
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Oct 8 2006, 01:56 PM
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 what do you think it says....if so obvious. Group: Member Posts: 1,838 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 52,420 |
omg .... i remember having a long debate about this in a different thread
  .....we are Asians we arent pacific islanders . we are like mutts that were formed by the aboriginese , Malay , and the upper asian countires .
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Oct 8 2006, 01:59 PM
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 Home is where your rump rests! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969 |
Dude, what's with all of these Filipino threads?
Anyway. WE'RE ASIAN. I've argued this for forever to the point that I've given up, now when someone asks, I say I am Asian Pacific |
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Oct 8 2006, 01:59 PM
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 cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
this is stupid. we are asians and pacific islands.
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Oct 8 2006, 02:03 PM
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 Nikkie Group: Member Posts: 2,336 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,991 |
QUOTE(kayceeisms @ Oct 8 2006, 2:59 PM) Dude, what's with all of these Filipino threads? Anyway. WE'RE ASIAN. I've argued this for forever to the point that I've given up, now when someone asks, I say I am Asian Pacific ^agreed I don't understand what's with all these filipino threads coming out of nowhere, besides the filipino club. Philippines is part of Southeast Asia and will always be, so they are Asian and Pacific Islanders. |
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Oct 8 2006, 02:12 PM
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what do you think it says....if so obvious. Group: Member Posts: 1,838 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 52,420 |
Southeast Asian Islanders .
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Oct 8 2006, 02:38 PM
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 roosternamedingo. Group: Member Posts: 1,211 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,926 |
ASIAN.
In the Philippines, we were taught that we are southeast asian. They didn't say we were Pacific Islander. |
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Oct 8 2006, 11:39 PM
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Genin Group: Member Posts: 196 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 471,009 |
Agreed with everyone else, Filipinos are Asians. And I'm proud to be a pinay =P
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Oct 8 2006, 11:41 PM
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 What the fack. Group: Official Member Posts: 6,164 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,519 |
^Exactly!!
QUOTE(Pl-dot-lS @ Oct 8 2006, 10:00 AM) We have our own bubble kthnx. We should. They should just put a "Filipino" bubble on standardized tests. Though I always mark the "Asian" one.  'Cause..well I'm not full Filipino, but for the most part I am. 
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Oct 9 2006, 12:14 AM
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 the name is ada. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,688 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 334,608 |
What they wanna be.
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Oct 9 2006, 01:30 AM
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My logic is, if Filipinos are Pacific Islanders, then the Japanese are Pacific Islanders too, because technically Japan is a group of islands in the Pacific too, isn't it?
My standardized tests say "Asian / Pacific Islander" so I never really thought about it XD |
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Oct 9 2006, 01:32 AM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
They are in Asia, therefore they are Asian.
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Oct 9 2006, 01:49 AM
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cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
QUOTE(No Fear @ Oct 9 2006, 2:32 AM) They are in Asia, therefore they are Asian. those are your exact words in the last filipino thread ahah its sadd that i remember. |
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Oct 9 2006, 10:38 AM
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 mon cheri amour x Group: Member Posts: 2,349 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,530 |
i think filipinos are asians
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