(Vlog 10) The Life of a Fil-Am

a request by jar0g, I talk a bit about living in the United States as a Filipino. Sorry for my low volume, gotta get the hang of this all over again.

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• pinoy
• filipino
• filipina
• pinay
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• overseas
• asian
• azn
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• fob
• assimlation
• assimilate
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[grudger62896]

@jokway Do you think that Most of the Filipinos are Spanish or mostly asian like Malay,Indo,Chinese etc.and other raises?

[jokway]

@grudger62896 Hmm, well if it's between those two choices, I have to go with the reported research, which states that very few are of Spanish descent.

[MC211982]

Nice video, very informative for someone like me who's never lived or set foot in the US.

Jokway, it's a good thing you that balance in your videos. Did you grow up here in the Philippines?

[jokway]

nope, grew up in New York :) thanks for your compliment

[satoncho]

What about the life of a Fil-Bri, which stands for Filipino-British?

"Even thought I was born in this country (Britain) I never forgot were my family really came from."

[jokway]

it'd be cool if you could make THAT video. sounds interesting.

[bluelady05]

wow...your parents raised you very well...

[katgurl1517]

I like how u decide to not assimilate...i think it's important to embrace your culture and know your roots in order to know your future...it was hard in my family growing up cuz my dad lived in poverty in the PI and came here for the reason of making a better life for my family so he always tried to "Americanize" us growing up but my mom kept the culture and values instilled in us. Now that i'm in college, im constantly trying to rediscover my roots & embrace my culture as a Pilipina-American

[frangelo92]

i absolutely hate fil- am people or pure pinoy in US,who dont even know how to speak our native language na. they keep on slanging aahahahahaha.. and they come back as if they are acting like a shit americanized people trying hard to be an american! xt!

[primus9370]

what?? people who love some part our filipino culture is also a pinoy?? you must be joking.

so should i claim that i am a kano because i love some part of american culture? or maybe i'm a mexican because i love tacos and buritos and i love the fiestas?

[grudger62896]

@jokway @jokway I see I am filipino both of my parents have like a spanishlast names but i wsas born in a different country then moved back phil then moved here to vancity:) LOL

and btw whats a real filipino?

[lumobachster]

i love you..

[krodulf1]

hey dude. i'm a pinoy from new york too. queens here :-)

[brodro362]

wow that pretty much describes mel!!!i was born here in the U.S. but i do want to go back to the P.I.

[try2luke]

kamusta,,,kung totoong pilipno ka dapat marunong ka ring mag tagalog,,dahil fil am ka gusto ko rin kitang makita na nanag taglish or tagalog english ....but you cute honey

[combatzone11]

i'm flip, grew up here , what's jolog?