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This 5 page paper explores the concepts of multiculturalism, assimilation, and cultural relativity in an attempt to characterize Filipino immigration in the United States. Attention is placed on ease of integration in society for those who arrive on U.S. shores from the Philippines. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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No Portion Of This Document May Be Reprinted Without Proper Attribution To The PaperStore As A Source Life as a
Filipino-American By Anastasia, for - February, 2000 paper properly! Millions
of Filipinos each year migrate to the United States . For some, there is a sort of culture shock as they "grapple with the realities of being a newcomer in
this country and forging a Filipino-American identity" (Nakao 05B) . It is not easy for anyone. At the same time, the United States is a country founded by immigrants. Of
course, each group which came to the continent had to face discrimination and difficulties encountered when beginning a life where others had already cleared paths. The American culture is ingrained
and Filipinos must to an extent adapt to their surroundings. Filipino-Americans make up the second largest Asian population in the United States, only second to Chinese-Americans (Nakao 05B). In the
space of a decade, between 1980 and 1990, this group grew 82%, where actual numbers went from 775,000 to 1,407,000 (05B). More than half of Filipino Americans live in
California (05B). The majority are foreign born (05B). Unlike the Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants for example, where current populations are often third or fourth generation, most Filipino immigration began
later. The majority did not come to America until 1965 (05B). While that is more often the case than not, that is not to say that Filipinos were not here
at all previous to the influx during the 1960s. The migration began slowly, earlier in the century. An example of this phenomenon is that signs in Stockton, California were
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