The preservation of the Filipino identity is not something that will be affected had the islands been integrated into the United States. The Native Americans, though their numbers are low, have retained their cultural identity.
The many native peoples such as the Hawaiian Polynesians, the Micronesian peoples of Guam, the Inuits of Alaska have retained their cultural and lingual identity.
So have the Puerto Ricans, who still maintain their Spanish language, and their Hispanic culture.
In my opinion, had the Philippines been integrated, the Filipino people would have added great diversity and flavor and influenced the societal discourse of the continental United States.
With our numbers, the Filipino people would have been a major force within the United States ruling house (Congress). And the plight of our people would have been mitigated, since the islands would have been the target of billions of dollars worth of American investment.
The Philippines would be a 1st class society. ALL Filipinos having the sanctified right of American Citizenship. Free to move around throughout the United States of America and territories belonging to the United States of America. With all the rights and priviledges affirmed and reserved for Citizens of the World's Only Hyperpower, The United States of America.
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The United States is actually quite sensitive to cultural identity and preservation.
Various NGO such as the NAACP and Civil Rights Groups such as the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) have championed the cause of American Multiculturalism and Multi-ethnicism.
America is not a 'White' Nation.
America is a Melting Pot Nation.
Ours is the Nation that is the World.
All races, religions, ethnicities, creed, sexual orientation, make up the USA.
Black, White, Asian, Latin, Mixed.
AMERICAN.
Our President is African-American.
His rise to the Presidency is signifying of a multicultural and multifaceted AMERICA.
We love cultures!
We are made manifest of a continuum of many cultures mixed into ONE!
WE ARE AMERICA!
not all the world is America, enz.
let borrow the words from a song, "Not all the world is America. The world is where you are."
the goods that this "American Woman" can offer may be great for some, but it's detestable for others.
