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Filipinos in San Diego - Judy Patacsil

Ok... So on October 4th my English class and I went to a book fair @ San Diego City College were we meet  Judy Patacsil and she introduced us to her book about the history of Filipinos here in San Diego and her self. Judy Patacsil's father was a war vet for the United States. Judy also shared that she is a counselor at the Mira Mar Mesa College. I learned that OCTOBER is considered Filipino History month. Judy broke her book down into five chapters:

Chap. 1 - Early Pioneers and settlers.
Chap. 2 - Foundations of the Community.
Chap. 3 - Military Life.

Chap. 4 - Forging Identities.

Chap. 5 - Contributions to the Community.

Judy's Co-Authors in this book are Rudy Guevarra which i don't remember meeting, and Felix Tuyay which was Judy's professor before.

Judy shared also with everyone that she was born and raised here in San Diego and also attended Southwestern College. 

Judy taught me a lot of things that i never knew for example:

* Arcadia is one of the #1 book publishers.

Chap1

* Filipinos were involved in a war which was considered the first Vietnam War. 

* In the 70's there was a lot of activism going on in the United States.

* In the 1930's in the downtown area of San Diego there was a coffee shop called "Malina Cafe" which was also considered Filipino Town, and a Man named Carlos Bulosan wrote about it. 

* The majority of Filipinos that first came to the USA were males.

* Before the Cesar Chavez and farm workers movement, Filipinos were the most labor leaders.

Chap2

* In 1953 the USA started allowing Filipino American brides to come into the United States. 

Chap.3

* Filipinos use to consider San Diego the "Navy Town".

* Filipinos even went through discrimination in the United States Military. 

* In 1955 Felix Tuyay's father passed away. 

* Enrolling into the United States Military was the primary way for Filipinos to come into the US.

* In the 1950's What was considered Encanto, Filipinos were allowed to purchase property.

* An untold triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers (2002)

                                http://dev.veoh.com/watch/v16972864DmRwQ9m7

Chap.4

* Women are the primary culture carriers.

* Jose Resa was a Filipino Leader.

* Arnis - One of Filipino's Martial arts. 

* Bruce Lee's mentor was Filipino.

Chap.5

* In 2005, the Filipino language education was allowed in the United States (Bill: AB 420)

* Jabbawockeez

* Filipinos are in the fabric of American history.

I wasn't able to buy Judy's book but thanks to my English professor Henry Aronson which is also a Filipino American, i can say that i enjoyed going to that book fair. I learned things that i had no idea about Filipinos and their history. 

(Judy Patacsil and Henry Aronson)

Thank you Professors

Shame

In the poem titled Shame I can't help but to feel bad for the daughter because like myself the daughter is stuck between two different culture values which she never asked to be in. The daughter shows up to her mothers work dressed comfortably as she probably dresses on a day to day basis, but because her mother was raised under different culture values  (1st Filipino Generation) her daughter is disrespecting her mother by not dressing up to go visit her mother at work. The daughter (2nd Filipino Generation) doesn't see the disrespect she is causing her mother at work. its not like she was using profanity or doing it to hurt her mother. I believe the mother is forgetting that she came and brought her daughter to the United States and introduced her to a culture with values far apart then those on the Philippines so instead of pushing the daughter away with guilt she should of had the patience to understand her daughter and cope with the situation so that in the future the daughter will know better, but NO all the mother seems to care about is what others will think and how will they judge her after that scenario instead of her own flesh and bloods feelings. I'm sure that the daughter loves her mother just like any other child does but if a parent just expects their child to be perfect, they are the ones who should be ashamed. Children learn from their parents and value their knowledge if and when parents are reasonable about their children's flaws and learn to educate them with good communication. Telling her daughter that "You're and embarrassment" could give the daughter multiple ideas and even maybe giving her the idea to just never go visit her mother at work ever again which then will make the mother look even worse because those nosy co-workers will then wonder why the daughter never came back and get the wrong idea that the mother doesn't appreciate her daughter for who she is.

Hunyango kayumanggi - poem

Change change

like a chameleon do

from white to black

from brown to blue

just as to say;

that clothes are not the skin of the man

just as

skin is not the essence

shed that skin

it ain’t a part of you

change change

like a chameleon do 

from white to black

from brown to blue…

Lou Syquia

Kumusta hô everyone once again. 
I have chosen to share this poem with all of you, because i believe in equality no matter what race, skin color or nationality we might be. if anything we should take in considerration this poem in our own life's even if we dont like chameleons. lets look at the message behind the poem. for years and years now we humans have been fighting one another over are ethnicity's and the parts of land we can walk on and not walk on. which seems foolish to me because like a book i recently read " in the end all that matters are our family's and our friends. - Tuesdays with Morrie 
Why do we continue fighting a war that means nothing. innocent people get caught in between and end up cutting there life's short others lose close loved ones and live in pain their remainders of their life's. i say lets quit with this bullshit and start concentrating on those in need. like the homeless or those who cant even afford a ruff over their heads or even a ride to get under a ruff. Life as we know it is getting more selfish by the minute. so like the poem says "clothes are not the skin of the man just as skin is not the essence" meaning to me that our life's are only borrowed for a period of time and instead of thriving for more and more material things, think about others and constantly remind yourself and others " Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value" - A. Einstein
 Salamat po.

Magandang hapon po, tuloy po kayo.

Sup, OK so I'm 25 years old. a year ago I decided to enroll myself into Southwestern College because i finally understand the importance of having a Education. Don't get me wrong I graduated from Eastlake High School, but from 2004 until recently i was careless about my education, there was no respect for it and  i foolishly believed i could become successful with just my high school diploma.  i would spend most of my time surfing up and down the coast searching for bigger and bigger waves. then once the sun sent friends and i would go out and drink our nights away spending money irresponsibly and ignoring monthly bank statements. We had good times but watching my friends file bankruptcy and having to move away because of not being able to afford to live in San Diego besides of the economic downfall. i noticed the value of knowledge i accepted the idea that "knowledge is the key to success" which makes sense how did i expect to be successful when all i wanted was to be rich. i guess it was the kid in me. I consider myself a child at heart still but i have to become a world speaker. if there's anything I've been doing since i was a child, its been speaking my mind. and i love myself for that i believe in equality and will forever stand up for the misunderstood voices in this world.

Currently i am taking my generals and doing well being that my past records show the worse of worse grades imaginable. I'd like to see myself graduate out of Southwestern college into any University which will support my belief for equality and help me comprehend the things i haven't seen yet. so that whenever someone close to me is in need of help i can guide them right. i fear that i have set myself for a challenge that i will never accomplish but i am proud to say that choosing to respect knowledge it is helping me break my challenges into steps allowing me to think clearer about my situations  and  the strength to continue, because how will i ever say that i have lived to the fullest if i fear taking risk? with that being said i'm just trying to take the right risk. maybe even set an example and help others find their goals. 

Feel free to question? I'm not hard to get to know. 

YOU CAN BE THE JUDGE!