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  Pinoy Kasi -- From Sangley to Chinoy (September 5, 2001)
(Hokkien is the Chinese dialect spoken in the southeastern province of Fujian.
This is because many of the Chinese who came to the Philippines before the 20th century came only for short periods of time, shuttling between the Philippines and China, with their identity remaining primarily Chinese.
The term "Philippine Chinese" and "Filipino Chinese" began to be used in the early part of the 20th century, mainly for association names.
pinoykasi.homestead.com /files/2001articles/08052001_From_Sangley.htm   (871 words)

  
  Filipino people - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Filipinos or the Filipino people are the native inhabitants and citizens of the Republic of the Philippines located in Southeast Asia.The term Filipino (feminine: Filipina) may also refer to people of Philippine descent.
Indigenous Filipinos were usually referred to as "indios" as a result of an earlier misnomer made by Spaniards on the indigenous peoples of the Americas when they first reach that continent, believing they had arrived in India.
Filipino culture is primarily based on the cultures of the various native groups, and has influence from Spanish and Mexican, as well Chinese and Indian cultures.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Filipino_people   (1609 words)

  
  Science Fair Projects - Chinese Filipino
Chinese Filipino is an overseas Chinese in the Philippines.
The other Chinese "dialects" that can be heard in the Chinese Filipino communities are Mandarin (which is taught in Chinese schools in the Philippines and spoken in varying degrees of fluency by Chinese Filipinos), Taiwanese (which is mutually intelligible with the Quanzhou and Xiamen dialects), and Cantonese.
The largest group of Chinese Filipinos in the Filipinos are the "Second Chinese," who are descendants of migrants in the first half of the 20th century, between the Manchu revolution in China and the Chinese Civil War.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Chinese-Filipino   (1755 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chinese Filipino   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The remaining 10% of the Chinese in the Philippines are mostly of Cantonese origin, with notably large circles of descendants from the Taishan city.
The other Chinese "dialects" that can be heard in the Chinese Filipino communities are Mandarin (which is taught in Chinese schools in the Philippines and spoken in varying degrees of fluency by Chinese Filipinos), Taiwanese (which is mutually intelligible with the Chuanchew and Amoy dialects), and Cantonese.
The largest group of Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines are the "Second Chinese," who are descendants of migrants in the first half of the 20th century, between the Manchu revolution in China and the Chinese Civil War.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chinese-Filipino   (1268 words)

  
 Filipino people - WikiPilipinas: The Hip 'n Free Philippine Encyclopedia
General Emilio Aguinaldo was among the first to apply "Filipino" as the national designation for the indigenous inhabitants of the Philippines, as well as all other persons born in the country.
Filipino culture is primarily based on the cultures of the various native groups, and has influence from Spanish and Mexican, as well Chinese and Indian cultures.
Filipinos form the largest ethnic group in the Northern Marianas Islands, the second largest in both Palau and Guam, and the second largest Asian American group in the United States.
en.wikipilipinas.org /index.php?title=Filipino_people   (1640 words)

  
 Chinese Filipino - Definition, explanation
Chinese Filipino is an overseas Chinese in the Philippines.
The other Chinese "dialects" that can be heard in the Chinese Filipino communities are Mandarin (which is taught in Chinese schools in the Philippines and spoken in varying degrees of fluency by Chinese Filipinos), Taiwanese (which is mutually intelligible with the Quanzhou and Xiamen dialects), and Cantonese.
The largest group of Chinese Filipinos in the Filipinos are the "Second Chinese," who are descendants of migrants in the first half of the 20th century, between the Manchu revolution in China and the Chinese Civil War.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/ch/chinese_filipino.php   (1949 words)

  
 Chinese Filipino - China-related Topics CE-CH - China-Related Topics
The other Chinese "dialects" that can be heard in the Chinese Filipino communities are Mandarin ChineseMandarin (which is taught in Chinese schools in the Philippines and spoken in varying degrees of fluency by Chinese Filipinos), Taiwanese languageTaiwanese (which is mutually intelligible with the Quanzhou and Xiamen dialects), and Cantonese languageCantonese.
The largest group of Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines are the "Second Chinese," who are descendants of migrants in the first half of the 20th century, between the Xinhai RevolutionManchu revolution in China and the Chinese Civil War.
Chinese mestizos are those in the Philippines of mixed Chinese and either Filipino or Spanish (or both) ancestry.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chinese_Filipino   (2253 words)

  
 FILIPINO-CHINESE FOLK BELIEFS
The Chinese believe that a daughter is useless because she cannot work or support her parents; when she marries she changes her family name and her children become as strangers.
For the Chinese to recognize the characteristics of each one of them is important, and the young and most modern should be aware of this.
Despite all this, most Chinese women accept this degradation with patience and indifference-even those who are modern or have studied or travelled to other countries.
www.seasite.niu.edu /Tagalog/Folk_Beliefs/filipinochinese_folk_beliefs.htm   (2756 words)

  
 Philippines - The Chinese   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Most early Chinese migrants were male, resulting in a sex ratio, at one time, as high as 113 to 1, although in the 1990s it was more nearly equal, reflecting a population based more on natural increase than on immigration.
The Chinese tended to regard their culture as superior and sought to maintain it by establishing a separate school system in which about half the curriculum consisted of Chinese literature, history, and language.
Mestizos could be considered either Chinese or Filipino, depending on the group with which they associated to the greatest extent.
countrystudies.us /philippines/40.htm   (341 words)

  
 tsinoy
The Chinese traders came from Fujian, 福建,; in China and were part of the larger Chinese maritime trading economy that grew in importance from the Southern Song dynasty, 南宋, (1127–1276 CE) onwards.
The Chinese were to be separated from the Spanish (like the rest of the population) but at the same time to be watched over and be collectively available when new policies were implemented.
Many Chinese Filipinos identify with well-known social, business and political leaders with Chinese ancestry and continue to be integrated with the rest of society.
www.chinatownology.com /tsinoy.htm   (888 words)

  
 Chinese Philippines - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
Generally, the term Chinese mestizo is reserved for those who have more recent Chinese ancestry; those who still retain, in full or in part, the surnames of their Chinese ancestors; or those who have "Chinese eyes" or fairer complexion compared to the general populace which can be attributed to their Chinese ancestry.
Chinese Filipinos as well as Chinese mestizos who trace their roots back to Chinese immigrants to the Philippines during the Spanish colonization usually have Chinese-sounding surnames that have Hispanicized spellings, such as Lacson, Biazon, Tuazon, Ongpin, Yuchengco, Quebengco, Cojuangco, Cukingnan, Yupangco, and Tanbengco, among such others.
Chinese Filipinos attribute their success in business to frugality and hard work, and entrepreneurship is highly valued and encouraged among the young.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=145269   (1943 words)

  
 Filipino Stovetop - Cooking and Recipes from The Philippines - Sinigang, Adobo, Desserts, Main Dishes, Fish, Chicken, ...
Filipino cooking has been a traditional form of expression, as well as a way to bring the family together.
The art of Filipino cooking is a vital part of the culture, as a careful reflection of its values and historical influences.
Filipinos also enjoy sawsawan, flavorful dipping sauces such as soy sauce, ketchup, chili sauce, vinegar, patis, Bagoong, etc. Experiment with these various sauces, as they are fairly common place and known to enhance any dish.
www.filipino-cooking.com /index.html   (402 words)

  
 Chinese filipino families
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www.philippines-spot.com /Philippines-Nations/chinese-filipino-families.html   (123 words)

  
 Kaisa Fact Sheet
Ethnic Chinese are people with some measurable degree of Chinese parentage, who can speak and understand at least one Chinese dialect, who have received a minimum of Chinese-language education, and who have retained some Chinese customs and traditions enough to consider themselves and be considered by their neighbors as Chinese.
Chinese Filipino refers to the young, mostly native-born ethnic Chinese who identify themselves as Filipinos first, but still maintain their Chinese cultural identity.
At present membership in Chinese organizations are mostly confined to the older generation Chinese, although there are efforts to promote youth groups in order to encourage the young Chinese to participate.
www.philonline.com.ph /~kaisa/kaisa_fact.html   (966 words)

  
 Tsinoy.com : The Chinese Filipinos (Part II)
Many of the Chinese in the Philippines, particularly the unassimilated ones even if they are citizens, are victims of uncertainty and of an identity crisis, not to mention division and dissension, from the rest of the Filipinos.
Both an Indian and a Chinese were quoted as saying that before they considered themselves simply as Indian or Chinese living in a country with a lot of Malays.
The native is a Filipino by accident of birth.
www.tsinoy.com /article_item.php?articleid=513   (616 words)

  
 Gen. Jose Ignacio Paua: A Chinese General in the Philippine Revolution
Paua was born on April 29, 1872 in an impoverished village of Lao-na in Fujian province, China.
On Independence Day on June 12, 1989, General Paua was fittingly honored when Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., an organization of young Chinese Filipinos, in cooperation with the National Historical Institute, unveiled his bust at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite and a nine-foot monument of this hero in Silang, Cavite.
Funds for the monument were raised from all sectors of the Chinese Filipino community as a tribute to this unknown and hitherto unsung hero of the Philippine revolution.
www.bibingka.com /phg/paua/default.htm   (1248 words)

  
 AEH: ASIA.LABOR: Chinese-Filipino Wage Differentials in Turn-of-the-Century Manila
This paper uses an American survey of firms in Manila in 1900 to examine wage differentials among white, Filipino, and Chinese workmen and masters, paid by the day or by the month.
Chinese and Filipino masters were paid about equally.
Among workmen paid by the day, the other half was due to longer workdays for the Chinese, at ten hours rather than the eight hours common among Filipino workmen.
www.eh.net /pipermail/abstracts/2000-July/000257.html   (212 words)

  
 Re: gochioco: origin of chinese-filipino surname   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As far as I know, most population from Taiwan speak "Hokien" or "Fujian (in mandarin translation".) The last name 'Go' could be the character as what the Singapore Chinese used as "Goh" which is "mouth and sky together".
The Cantonese people (Hong KOng Chinese) pronounced as "NG", of course the word NG would give the westerner problem to pronounce due to lack of a vowel sound.
The Charater itself is the name of a Kingdom back in the old days in Chinese History.
www.ziplink.net /~rey/ch/queries/messages/1118.html   (437 words)

  
 Chronology of Asian American History
Chinese in Hawaii establish a funeral society, their first community association in the islands.
U.S. decides that Chinese born in the U.S. can't be stripped of their citizenship.
Filipinos establish a branch of the Caballeros Dimas Alang in San Francisco and a branch of the Legionarios del Trabajo in Honolulu.
web.mit.edu /21h.153j/www/chrono.html   (2137 words)

  
 ACS :: Cancer Hits US Asian Groups Differently
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Asian-American men of all ethnicities, and Filipino men have the highest incidence and death rates from this cancer of all Asian-American groups.
Filipino women have the highest breast cancer death rate and the second-highest breast cancer incidence rate of Asian-American women.
One factor that may contribute to this is the percentage of overweight women in the Filipino community, which is the highest of all the ethnic groups studied.
www.cancer.org /docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Cancer_Hits_US_Asian_Groups_Differently.asp   (1157 words)

  
 Asian/Pacific Historic Thematic District
They celebrated the Chinese New Year which began on February 14, 1877, and their Christmas which began on December 20, 1884, as evidence of adherence to their heritage and traditions.
Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and Hawaiian businesses flourished side by side during this time with a remarkable concentration between Market and "J" Street, Second and Sixth Avenues.
After the war, some of the businesses were replaced by Filipino tenants, but the Japanese never fully returned to the District and this signaled the ultimate decline of the area beginning in the late 1940's.
www.sandiegochinese.net /htmls/aphtd.htm   (1598 words)

  
 ColorQ's Color Club: The Peranakan -- Chinese and Indians of Malay ancestry
Chinese immigrant fathers often preferred that their mixed children be identified as Chinese, and married their daughters to other Chinese.
Today, the line between Peranakan and full-blooded Chinese is blurring due to a high level of intermarriage between the 2 communities, and the government policy that the Chinese language should be taught to all Chinese children, whether of Peranakan or later immigrant background.
In the 20th century, the Chinese-Filipino mestizos have lost their identity as a distinct communities as new mestizos came to be counted as either Chinese or native Filipino.
www.colorq.org /MeltingPot/Asia/MalayChinese.htm   (776 words)

  
 Reflections on Chinese-Filipino culture --- Flyingroc.org comment page
I am a Filipino, but in many ways, I grew up in a culture far different from mainstream Filipino society.
Thus began a long and continuing evaluation of what it is to be both Filipino and Chinese at the same time.
It is true that we are largely different from the mainland Chinese and the Chinese in Binondo.
www.flyingroc.com /comment.php?id=185   (539 words)

  
 Anvil Business Club - 'NOT ENOUGH CHINESE' or 'NOT CHINESE ENOUGH'
And the few Chinese who are here are so well assimilated into the local population, that they are the ones who have lost their identity.
If one were to simply analyze the proportion of a country's Chinese population to the level of economic success, one cannot deny the correlation of the latter with the former.
While mastery of the Chinese language is a major, not to mention very basic, issue of concern, perhaps equally important are the many life lessons and guidelines that have been handed down to us by our ancestors.
www.anvil.org.ph /content/view/68/1   (1281 words)

  
 Newsvine - filipino
Filipino student activist on the run for her life
Filipino reaction to the Estrada pardon is very positive in general.
A 14-year-old girl was busted yesterday in the beating of a high-school student by a pack of kids who taunted her for being "Chinese" as she rode a city bus to her Brooklyn home, police sources said.
www.newsvine.com /filipino   (635 words)

  
 THE FILIPINO MIND
In retrospect, this Chinese diaspora is understandable given the human hardships that arose from the early failures of Chinese communism, i.e.
Quietly the Chinese, not wanting assimilation with the natives (though sometimes assimilating with the established, aristocratic mestizo elite) have thus gained humongous economic dominance and consequently political influence, directly and indirectly, thanks to our many native, corrupt officials.
The wealthiest Chinese left the country, along with $40 billion to $100 billion of Chinese-controlled capital, plunging the country into an economic crisis from which it has still not recovered.
thefilipinomind.blogspot.com /2006/01/chinese-in-philippines-power-and.html   (4309 words)

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