![]() ![]() ![]() Also, many Filipino Americans regard Filipinos in the Philippines, and pretty much everything about the Philippines, to be of ""lower class"" and those of the ""third world."" ![]() Many Filipino Americans try to dilute their ""Filipino-ness"" by saying that they are mixed with some other races. In the United States, many Filipino Americans make fun of ""fresh-off-the-boats"" (FOBs) or those who speak English with Filipino accents. Children are told to stay away from the sun so they do not get ""too dark."" Many Filipinos also regard anything ""imported"" to be more special than anything ""local"" or made in the Philippines. The ""beautiful"" people such as actors and other celebrities endorse these skin-whitening procedures. ![]() Skin whitening clinics and businesses are popular in the Philippines as well. Skin-whitening products are used often by Filipinos in the Philippines to make their skins lighter. Some common manifestations of this phenomenon are described below: The most insidious psychological consequence of their historical and contemporary experiences is colonial mentality or internalised oppression. However, very little is known about how their historical and contemporary relationship with America may shape their psychological experiences. Filipino Americans have a long and rich history with and within the United States, and they are currently the second largest Asian group in the country. ![]()
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