Filipino Americans Transformation and Identity [Paperback]

When Asian Americans are discussed in the media the reference is often to people of Chinese or Japanese descent. However, the largest Asian American ethnic group is Filipino, a group of which little is known or written despite its long-standing history with the United States.

This interdisciplinary analysis rectifies this dearth of information by addressing ethnic identity, the impact of different colonizations on ethnic identity, personal and family relationships, mental health, race, and racism. In addition, the sociopolitical context is examined in each chapter, making the volume useful as a foundational tool for hypothesis generation, empirical research, policy analysis and planning, and literature review.

When Asian Americans are discussed in the media the reference is often to people of Chinese or Japanese descent. However, the largest Asian American ethnic group is Filipino, a group of which little is known or written despite its long-standing history with the United States.

This interdisciplinary analysis rectifies this dearth of information by addressing ethnic identity, the impact of different colonizations on ethnic identity, personal and family relationships, mental health, race, and racism. In addition, the sociopolitical context is examined in each chapter, making the volume useful as a foundational tool for hypothesis generation, empirical research, policy analysis and planning, and literature review.

Foreword - Fred Cordova
Introduction - Maria P P Root
The Tragic Sense of Filipino History - Peter Bacho
Demographic Changes Transforming the Filipino American Community - Juanita Tamayo Lott
Macro/Micro Dimensions of Filipino Immigration to the United States - Antonio J A Pido
Colonialism's Legacy - Nilda Rimonte
The Inferiorizing of the Filipino
Coming Full Circle - Leny Mendoza Strobel
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