Filipino-American Archives - The Race Card Project

Rice is my LIFE. Deal with it.

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Asian, beautiful, CA, CBU HIS 311, culture, diversity, Emily, Filipino-American, love, Perris, rice, unique

Emily,
Perris, CA.

I have NEVER been so proud to be a Filipino-American. My culture is my everything and I would not trade it for the world. Being the handful of Asians at my school makes me even more unique. I want to promote diversity, I want people to be okay with the color of their skin and to absolutely love where they came from. Tradition is everything. Being diverse is BEAUTIFUL. We all come in different shapes and sizes, and all of our physical appearances are not the same. Being ethnic is a blessing, it adds an extra spice to life! LOVE YOUR ETHNICITY. LOVE YOUR CULTURE. LOVE YOUR PAST and, LOVE YOURSELF. CBU HIS311

I don’t fit anywhere: Multiracial identity

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 CA, Filipino-American, identity, John Calloway, multi-racial, San Francisco

John Calloway,
San Francisco, CA.

I have been struggling with being a mixed race, multi-racial, muliti-ethnic identiy all my life. Belonging neither here nor there. I mean how can you be Filipino-American with a name like Calloway?

I can’t speak my own language.

May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 ace, CA, can’t speak their own language, Dominic Lim, Filipino-American, generation, language, Oakland, shamer, speak, Tagalog

Dominic Lim
Oakland, CA

Like many 1st generation Filipino-American children, my parents never taught me Tagalog (Filipino), because they wanted me and my siblings to speak perfect English. And though I appreciate that they wanted to protect us from racism and bullying regarding any sort of accent we might get from learning Tagalog — I’m saddened by not having that connection with my racial heritage, and in some ways, feel angry towards the apparent race-shame my parents exhibited in not teaching us our own language.