Why are so many American-born Filipinos are "Americanized"?

Answer 1

Because they were born and raised in an American society. As they say, the attitude of a a person relies on the environment. Imagine a child left by parents in a jungle. What behavioral possibilities would this child be acquiring? Would you expect this child to speak like people do in a crowded community? No way. I am simply talking of how we acquire personalities as influenced by the environment, psychologically speaking.

One thing that can make it possible is also the innate ability of Filipinos to adapt to different cultures...

Not only Fil-Ams born in America are Americanized but all people of other races born in any country would surely be adapting the culture praticed in such countries.

That's all. :)

Answer 2

The USA is an immigrant country. People from all over the world move there
with the intention of becoming Americans. The second generation, born in the US, are native born Americans. They and their parents are Americans or Filipino-Americans and not Filipinos born in the USA . I am also an immigrant
in the USA and proud to be an American - it's the best country in the world!

Answer 3

because they are americans! silly thing to ask. if you mean why don't they have more "filipino values" then that's up to the parents, but i read that out of all the different ethnicities living in america (or any other western country) the filipinos are less likely to embrace their culture and teach their children. i think tia carrere was not taught tagalog because her dad didn't want her to have the "accent". this however does not go to all filipinos living in america.

in response to viva mi razza222, they are different in a way that they are not really filipinos. ethnically speaking they may be similar but not the same when they had grown up in a different environment.

Answer 4

Speaking for myself, not only am I a child of Philippine-born and raised parents, I am a member of American society. As such, my values and how they are expressed are a combination of the ones my parents tried to instill in me and the ones I learned from other people of all walks of life.

Because I live in a heterogeneous society with a broad marketplace of ideas, I believe my values and ideals are an amalgam of Philippine and American ones. I believe, knowing what I know about what makes us Americans, that my Philippine values are strengthened.

So, yes, I am Americanized. But I will forever also be Filipino.

Answer 5

American society influences these American-born Filipinos. Humans naturally learn to adapt to their surroundings, this is known as survival of the fittest.

Well, they aren't filipino by nationality, they are actually "American" if they are born in America, obviously...

Answer 6

I'm an American Born Filipino...

I'm not quite sure...with me, I'm quite Americanized. I mean, I live here, I don't intend on leaving, so yeah...better join em.

But I do know a girl named Alisa (Mine's Aiza...to those who can pronounce it, I applaud you.) who I get mixed up with a lot...she's also filipino, but she's VERY stuck to the phillipine culture. She was born here too. She's like my opposite. She's very...I don't want to say odd, but she's very different.

Then there's a guy at school, phillipine, named Joseph, from Manilla. Who, hilariously enough, thinks he's black! Its absolutely hilarious. He's got this accent and is fluent in Tagalog, but he's all like, " I'm from the ghetttooooooooooooooooooooooo ya holla?!" and we're all just like, " DUUUDE you're insulting asians everywhere!"

So yeah...I don't know. Alisa is pretty phillipinized...I'm Americanized...Joseph's...demented.

(another fact in this - I'm only half. My mom's the one who raised me most so I consider myself to be more filipino. {That, and until I was 8, I didn't know I had ANY american in me because my daddy's so tan.})

Answer 7

Until very recently, the Phillipines had a lot of Americans there. We received it from Spain in 1898, and our nay-sayers insisted it was foolish to take it, claiming that those savages could never handle freedom. Yet, we took it and it became prosperous, and except for plus or minus one Imelda, hasn't done too badly.


My point is they have had some American influence in their history.

A certain number of them, I hope not most, but some, were working girls working with our soldiers, and then married them and came here.

Answer 8

Assimilation happens in every group born into a culture. Mexicans become Mexican-Americans, Germans become German-Americans....being "Americanized" is a natural process of the embracing of a way of life.

Answer 9

the society they grow up with make the greatest contribution to become americanized, it is possible to chnge on how they grow up inside their houses. if they are taught to be Filipino by their parents then they will have Filipino in culture. or just think of this they have a colonial mentality.

Answer 10

first and best - Filipinas can settle for any sort of race as long as that guy would recognize them and cope with them intense high quality. The race would not depend. although, I even have met a selection of of Fil Am adult males and those adult males act diverse from American adult males. Fil am adult males act as though they are bigger than Filipinas or could tend to be conceited in comparison with American adult males. perhaps its simply by fact the Fil am are raised in a Filipino subculture and on a similar time necessary to blend properly in an American placing. I even have met a selection of of people (I artwork in an American business enterprise interior the Phils.) and those American adult males examine out Filipinas with recognize. I as quickly as dated an American guy right here interior the Phils. , and he's so candy and loving. and that i additionally dated a Fil am whilst in US, and its quite diverse. i believe, it comes with their physique of techniques. i replaced into watching for to get extra recognize from the Fil am, yet no. yet i be attentive to the undertaking will selection counting on the guy. i'm no longer saying the Fil Am adult males are conceited. Heck, I actually have a british fiance, and that i'm loving each and every minute we are at the same time.