tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684229710104256189.post6151171437385381871..comments2024-03-10T06:52:55.431+08:00Comments on Filipino Cultured: Defining FilipinosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684229710104256189.post-86768047232469488302024-03-10T06:52:55.431+08:002024-03-10T06:52:55.431+08:00Oh, and our names, and 377 years of history (333 y...Oh, and our names, and 377 years of <b>history</b> (333 years as a colony). Yep, definitely Hispanic.Sephranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684229710104256189.post-24869629751794697342024-03-10T06:49:41.542+08:002024-03-10T06:49:41.542+08:00I think Filipinos are indeed classified as Asian i...I think Filipinos are indeed classified as Asian in surveys now.<br /><br />I do agree with your point that there is a myriad of factors to consider in identity. I believe Filipinos classify as Latino (Latinoasiaticos, as opposed to Latinoamericanos). Although we do not speak Spanish as our South American cousins (I do), language is only one part of identity. Just as our geography does not disqualify us from being Hispanic, neither should our disuse of Spanish. The <b>influence</b> of Spanish remains in our language, as well as our (early) architecture, food, culture (mañana habit, siestas), religion -- we even share similar corrupt politics, developmental problems, and family/clan structures and attachments (leading to said problems) as our Latino cousins. Some of these may not be <i>uniquely</i> Latino, but these all support the Filipino claim to La Hispandad. This does not mean that we cannot be Asian (more specifically Austronesian) at the same time. Some of our habits are more Asian, some are more Hispanic, and some are more American.<br /><br />Also, with improved radar and computer analysis, the Philippines now has 7,641 islands. I expect this number to keep growing in future centuries as technology continues to improve.Sephranoreply@blogger.com