Identity Crisis Issue of Filipino

Identity Crisis Issue of Filipino Name: Course Code Instructor: Date of Submission Introduction America is one of the countries in the world that has a large number of immigrants. It mainly began a couple of centuries back when slave trade was still in existence. People were brought from various parts of the world and were taken as slaves. After slave trade was abolished, majority of those immigrants did not go back to their native countries. They remained in America and became part of the American society. However, even having been America for many years, certain minority groups such as Black Americans, Latinos and Filipinos have not exactly fit in the society. They are still treated as minority groups and have been denied certain rights (David, p. 16-7). Filipinos in America in particular continue to face identify crisis. This discussion looks at the identify crisis of Filipinos living in America and seeks to establish what the problem is. The discussion will also seek to find some of the possible solutions to Filipinos living in America. The Issue As aforementioned, majority of the immigrants in America did get into the country voluntarily. They were forced by circumstances such as slave trade or wars that they were in their countries. Due to this, majority of the immigrants including the Filipinos had to contend with low positions in the society. The high positions in the society were taken by Native Americans who form the majority of the population in America. The nature of work for minority groups in America included working in the farms and other blue-collar jobs. White-collar jobs were preserved for the white people in America. It is this constant subordination that would see the Filipinos assume a subordinate role in the society. They therefore began having a low mentality of themselves and developed an identity crisis. Besides the jobs, Filipinos have largely been subjected to racist tendencies. They have been marginalized and have not been ...