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Post by toyomansi on Apr 25, 2010 20:31:34 GMT -5
^ I think what I meant by "really are" had to do with personal mindsets, beliefs, interests, likes, dislikes, and so on... Like if I had to assimilate myself completely into either of my two cultures, I would maybe have to change my beliefs about many things, have to make myself like things I don't really like, do things I normally wouldn't want to do etc.
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conorsoccr23
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Post by conorsoccr23 on May 15, 2010 18:28:39 GMT -5
ugh we shoodnt put soo much emphasis on race i mean not jus eurasian awareness but lik stop the whole racial science and grouping these people bcuz race is just another way to not just find differences in each other but feel closer to people of our own race and this can cause hate toward other races, lik they said in tht black eyed peas song
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Post by Dirt on Jul 11, 2010 3:17:01 GMT -5
i didn't bother about being mixed but as i was growing up i find annoying that people call me mestiso because it makes me feel out of place from the rest. I came to terms with it when i got hooked with history i got interested in all kinds of history chinese, spanish, americas, roman, napleonic and that led me to want to know of more my own heritage.
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Post by Kalvien on Jul 11, 2010 3:46:25 GMT -5
The Dutch-Indonesians were culturally"genocided" when they expatriated in 1950-1964, most of the third generation Indo Eurasians assimilated with their local culture and don't even consider themselves as eurasian anymore. It's a sad reality, really, when I'm talking to them about eurasian identity my friends think I want to promote myself as some snob-narcissistic exotic creature because of the mixed heritage.
most of the Indo here are reluctant admitting their identity because they lost their dutch language and culture, even their family name. I'm one of the few lucky ones who found joy rediscovering my heritage. I guess it's the result of cultural genocide...
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Post by quiapo on Jul 17, 2010 17:36:27 GMT -5
i didn't bother about being mixed but as i was growing up i find annoying that people call me mestiso because it makes me feel out of place from the rest. I came to terms with it when i got hooked with history i got interested in all kinds of history chinese, spanish, americas, roman, napleonic and that led me to want to know of more my own heritage. [/quote Dirt, when I was growing up in the Philippines, being a mestizo meant that you were from a definite subculture: you belonged somewhere. It only became a problem if you did not want to identify yourself with that subculture. It was an ideal place to be as from there you could move laterally into either the Spanish group or Filipino group, if you wished, without too much difficulty. You could even take on 3 identities if you were so inclined. Interestingly, in my case, I have a bit of chinese, and that became my primary group. You are privileged.
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Post by toyomansi on Jul 18, 2010 14:35:49 GMT -5
These days they also use the term mestizo for all kinds of Filipino/foreign mixes, right? Like even Filipino/black, Filipino/Japanese etc.? But they still tend to put Filipino/European mestizo in higher regard than the other mixes because of the EA looks...
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Post by quiapo on Jul 18, 2010 16:55:12 GMT -5
Toyomansi Originally the term "mestizo" was applied in South America to those of half Spanish and half Indian blood. There was a term for each of the various gradations of mixed blood. including a colourful "salta atras" which had some African as well. In the Philippines that I grew up, mestizo was any mix of Spanish/Filipino in which Spanish was the first language spoken at home. I am not sure of the current usage of the term, but overseas it has come to mean any mixed blood. However the mestizo subculture persists through family and friendship ties even overseas. I cannot remember when I last spoke Filipino, as in social gatherings among Filipinos of my network, English and Spanish are the languages spoken.
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