The new and emerging famous Filipinos like recent crowned Miss Universe Pia Alonzo, boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, and singer Bruno Mars, has brought a spotlight on The Philippines and their people. With over 100 million people populating the country and another 12 million Filipinos around the world, the Philippines places the __th country in the world. Filipinos have a unique, blended culture. A country cannot exist without a history. During the Pre-Colonial period, the assimilation of various ethnic groups, like the Indonesian, Malaysian, Arabian, and Indians, formed the early colonization of the native tribes of the Philippines. In the early 1500’s, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines and claimed the …show more content…
Afterwards, the migration of American, European, Chinese, Koreans, Brazilians, Persians, and Japanese (these) contributed to the country’s diversity of language and culture. The Philippines is the only country to_______. With around 7,500 islands, the country consist breathtaking beaches with views of the clear Pacific Ocean. Many languages vary throughout the islands. About 180 languages are spoken throughout the country. Austronesian is the Philippines’ primary language for thousands of years. Through the 16th and 19th century, Spanish was the official language. When the Spanish rule ended, only 10% of the Philippine population spoke Spanish. Following the American settlement, English arose to the common dialect and the Spanish language decreased. Tagalog is now the official language, followed by English. Other popular languages include, Ilocano, Batangas, Visayan. Over 90% of the Philippines are Christian; while 87% are Roman Catholic, making it the largest Catholic country in Asia. Churches and cathedrals are rich in art and intricate designs that attract many tourists around the world. Protestant denomination makes up a large portion of the non-Christians. Hinduism and Buddhism is adapted in the northern islands while Islam is practiced near the southern islands near Malaysia and Indonesia. Other non-conversional islands of the Philippines continue to practice indigenous traditions, like the Igorot and Lumad tribes. In 2008, I
First colonized by the Spanish in 1521, the U.S. never had official control of the Philippines until 1899, when the U.S. won the Spanish-American war. Eventually, the U.S. acquired the Philippines through the Treaty of Paris, where it states that Spain’s control of the Philippine Islands will be transferred to the United States for $20,000,000. The Filipinos first viewed the conflict between Spain and the U.S. as the perfect time to break away from Spanish rule and secure an alliance with the U.S. The U.S.’
The Filipino people had helped the US fight the Spanish-American War in hope to gain independence in return. However, instead of gaining independence the Philippines was annexed to the United States on December 10, 1898. When the Filipino’s had found they were going to be ruled over once again they were very unhappy, after all they had helped the US. When Aguinaldo had found out that the Philippines were going to be controlled by the US, he had declared war on the United States.
The acquisition of Philippines by the United States is the topic that is going to be focused upon throughout this paper. The historical context of this topic deserves to analyzed with reference to both the primary and secondary readings assigned. The highlighted issue takes place after the treaty of Paris was signed between the United States and Spain which liberated Spain’s remaining colonies. Towards the end of the 19th century, Americans were influenced by the ideology of imperialism. They believed that advanced industrialized nations like the United States, Great Britain and France needed to acquire colonies in order to provide raw materials to feed their industrial economies. Extensive markets were wanted in order to sell finished products to those colonial masses.
At the age of eight, the rest of my family moved to the U.S, it was not a completely foreign country to us, American movies were played in Filipino theaters and I’ve heard plenty of stories about the country through my parents. Surprisingly, although Philippines is one of the third world country, almost everyone can speak English due the fact that English is one the primary languages spoken alongside
I belong to a Filipino community where there are mixed feelings about religious beliefs. I grew up in a family that believes in Catholic religion but, when I got married, I became a Christian. Catholic, Christian, Jehovah's witness, Baptist, and many more are some of the religious practices. I think that in my community, everyone believes in celebrating special holidays and traditions such as Mexican Independence day and Philippines Independence day.
To justify the case for the annexation of the Philippines, we must first look at a snapshot of the Philippine archipelago to understand the advantages the islands provided the United States. The Philippines was a vast chain consisting of over 7,000 islands, with 74 provinces, 43 different ethnic groups, and 87 different spoken languages. The population around 1899
For over 400 years, the Philippines has been under sovereignty by the Spanish and the U.S. due to the political and strategic value it offered. Under their control, there have been over 200,000 casualties due to war and disease, and many changes to culture, tradition, religion, and language due to heavy influence from both countries. Imperialism is a policy where a country extends its power by conquering other territories through diplomatic or military power. Imperialism is heavily driven by industrialization. With the rise of industry, the need for raw materials and resources to manufacture machinery and consumer goods increased. Along with resources and goods, and factory owners felt that a captive market to sell factory goods was a necessity. Before Spanish imperialization, the Philippines were divided up into four different tribes, similar to today. Spain treated the Filipinos horribly, forcing taxes, labor, and seizing crops and livestock without compensation.The U.S.’ imperialization caused English to become the main language all around the Philippines. Their government takes a lot of influence from U.S. government, as one of the U.S.main aims for the Philippines was to establish a strong government. Along with a strong government, the U.S. built hospitals, schools, and a railroad system as well.
Both Italian and Japanese migration to Latin American countries shaped the history of both of this countries by immigration. With the transoceanic migration it brought economic and political progress to most of Latin American countries. Although both of this communities faced discrimination and prejudice in both of this countries it is clear that people in search of better life styles are able to move to different places and learn different languages. South American during the late ninetieth century and the twentieth century became a land of emigrants, this migration helps to increase economies of countries as well it helps people escape from poverty. The voluntary migration of Italians to Argentina and Japanese to Brazil is the clear example
Philippines is an archipelago located in Southeast Asia near the equator. The Philippine archipelago consists of 7,107 islands divided into three major groups of islands which is Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. As of 2016 the Philippine population is estimated to about 102,624,209 (World Fact Book). The Philippine nationality is termed Filipino and its population is made up of various ethnic groups. The national language is called Tagalog, it also the name of the major ethnic group of the country. According to Philippine Statistic Authority the population of urban area accounts for 45.3% of the country’s total population (Urban-Rural Classification). In contrast, the population in rural area is comprised of 54.7% and considered to be the majority population of the entire country. The Philippine climate is predominantly tropical marine where wet season occurs from November to April and is caused by the northeast monsoon. Similarly, the second set of rainy season, is caused by the southwest monsoon during May to October (World Fact Book). Additionally, the Philippine economy has been relatively resilient to global economic struggles because the country is less exposed to troubled international securities. The lower dependence on exports is what makes the country relatively resilient, relying only domestic products, as well as large remittances from millions of migrant and overseas Filipino workers (World Fact Book). The existing account balance has
There are numerous diverse cultures that reside on this planet, each display their own uniqueness, and significance to this world we live in. The Philippines are a great illustration of how many individuals of different cultures work together to create an astounding community. Much like the United States we are comprised of all varieties of ethnicities, and this essay will describe what it is like to live in the Philippines, but also what it is like for them to come to America, from personal research. It is vital that we have contrastive cultures on this earth, there are various ideas, discoveries, and resourceful, sharp citizens, which come from each one of these cultures. It is important to be different, and every person, no matter what culture, brings something exceptional to nature 's table.
The foundation of the Philippine culture is a mixture of a variety of other cultures that has a long standing history within the
The Spanish colonization in the Philippines lead to us to make some questions in our mind on how does the Filipino survived? Even though they
The Philippine were discovered in 1521 by the Spanish. It's the third largest nation that speaks English in the world. The country is divided into three main areas: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has 17 regions, 122 cities, and 42,025 barangays. The Philippines were colonized by three countries Spain, America, and Japan. America colonized the Philippines, because they wanted to become an empire, and to expand more. They wanted to expand to have more lands, power, resources, more production, and especially more money. Also the USA didn't want lose the Philippines island to Japan or Germany.
“Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the islands. His theory was the country was economically self-sufficient and prosperous. Rizal entertained the idea that it had a lively and vigorous community enriched with the collective and sensitive art and culture of the native population. He
Our country is composed of a hodgepodge of different religions, although it is a fact that this is a predominantly Christian country. But whatever religion that a Filipino may adhere to, it is part of his culture to go to church or to do whatever deed that his dogma tells him to do. Indeed, most Filipinos are perceived to be religious, especially if they