philippines is long colonized by many countries and spain has the longest
2007-06-17 02:21:40 · 9 answers · asked by mike sinatra 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Hello,
The classification "Eurasian" refers to the offspring (child)
of a European and an Asian. The Philipine Islands were
colonized by the incursion of Portugese and Spaniards
several centuries ago. Both of these "root" groups are
considered by the experts as fitting the classification of
European. There are large numbers of pure-blood Filipinos
still living in the Islands even at late at 2007.
2007-06-17 03:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by fee_james 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of Filipinos are Eurasian but a lot are not. Although the PHilippines was colonized by Spain for a long time and although there are a lot of intermarriages with Europeans, most Filipinos are of Malay and Chinese mixture. This is because Filipinos belong to the Malay race and Chinese influence predates the arrival of Spaniards and other Europeans to the country.
2007-06-17 09:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by larkton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They're not Eurasian. There are some countries in Central Asia like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (for example) where most people are Eurasian by blood (excluding the white Russians living there). These countries also live in the geographical territory that used to be called "Eurasia". Philippines is Asian through and through, even with some European influences. Why are so many Filipinos so eager to not be Asian? I have heard them say they were Pacific Islanders and therefore not Asian. Wtf? And now it's Eurasian? Less than 4% of Filipinos are Eurasian, meaning they have European blood.
2007-06-17 09:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by ah00534 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lots of Filipinos are Eurasian most Filipino celebes are Eurasian and Amerasian
2013-10-14 14:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by James Crawley Maximus Meridius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not Eurasians.
BTW, Filipinos aren't Asian either, though they may identify with other Asians. They are Pacific Islanders. It's simply a matter of geography, not of history.
2007-06-17 11:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by mistersato 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I think there are competing theories but they may be a little Eurasian here, a little Indochina there. remember the Japs were also home.
2007-06-17 09:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some are but generally they are Malay - Chinese . INdian
2007-06-17 09:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by Mag 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Why do you Europeans always think you are the shitt?
2007-06-17 09:26:06 · answer #8 · answered by ®UnderDawgs On Top 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So. They are still in Asia.
2007-06-17 09:24:30 · answer #9 · answered by holeeycow 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋