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Filipino
Americans
are the
second
largest
Asian
American/
Pacific
Islander
population
in the
United
States and
they are
projected to
become the
largest
Asian
American
population
by 2010.
With 1.37
million
Filipino-born
immigrants
living in
the US,
Filipino
Americans
are the
second
largest
immigrant
population
in the
country.
As
descendants
of the
Philippines,
a country
that was
colonized by
Spain for
over three
centuries
and by the
US for
nearly 50
years,
Filipino
Americans
are an
ethnic group
with a
sociocultural
and
historical
experience
that is
unlike any
other.
First, they
are the only
ethnic group
that has
been
categorized
as Asian
American,
Pacific
Islander,
and
Hispanic.
However,
California
state laws
require that
all
personnel
surveys or
statistical
tabulations
classify
persons of
Filipino
ancestry as
“Filipino”
rather than
part of any
other racial
or ethnic
group.
Additionally,
Filipino
Americans
have often
been
referred to
as the
“Forgotten
Asian
Americans,”
because
their
presence has
been
invisible in
psychology,
education,
humanities,
and other
social
sciences.
Filipino
American
Psychology:
A Handbook
of Theory,
Research,
and Clinical
Practice
offers a
comprehensive
look at the
psyche of
Filipino
Americans.
By examining
history,
cultural
values,
influences
of
colonialism,
community
dynamics,
and
intersections
with other
identities,
the reader
will have an
opportunity
to
understand
essential
information
about this
population.
Students
will gain
knowledge
and
awareness
about
Filipino
American
identity and
personality
development,
while
practitioners
will learn
culturally-competent
techniques
to become
better
counselors,
clinicians,
and
educators.
This book is
the first of
its kind and
aims to
promote
visibility
of this
invisible
group, so
that 2.4
million
Filipino
Americans
will have
their voices
heard.
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