Portrait of A Filipina as A Fil-American

The first time I met Pinays in the States, I notice the differences in upbringing and attitude. I could not pinpoint the various Filipina in America until I read this entry from Sorsi who is currently in the US.

But the truth is, the more I meet the “Filipinas” here, the more I feel that I’m not one of them. I don’t like generalizing…okay, I actually love generalizing and making lists like this…even if they may be 95% inaccurate…but here are some of the kinds of Pinays I’ve seen here so far…

1. The Bitch-ified Fil-Am Pinay- These are the girls who grew up here and have been totally westernized or try hard to be. They usually act and look a certain way and it is easy to spot them. ..

2. The Confused Fil-ba-ko-Am-ba-ko Pinay- These are the girls who grew up here but were raised in a traditional Filipino way

3. The Blue-collar Pinays – They work as stackers, baggers, cashiers in Vons, Wal-Mart, Walgreens…(groceries and drugstores) etc

4. The married-to-a-white-guy Pinay – My bestfriend here for some reason tells me that one day I will be hooked up with a white guy too cuz he’s seen it happen so many times

5. The ‘changed’ Pinay

6. The 100% Pure Pinay – They came here to work…to provide a better future for their families.

7. The well-adjusted Fil-Am Pinays – Yes, there ARE those too. They have a nice balance of being Filipino and being American

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