Posts Tagged Chinese Filipinos
Filipino-Chinese: A Small Minority With A Big Impact
Posted by Rich in Discipleship on October 25th, 2009
It’s no accident that Chinese Filipinos (or Filipino Chinese) you often find in any part of Binondo are dominant figures and major contributors in the spiraling business climate within this district of Manila.
For one, history shows that during the Spanish period, Chinese immigrants who converted to Roman Catholicism and married indigenous Filipinos, were granted special [...]
Binondo: A Trip Down The Memory Lane
Posted by Rich in Educational on September 10th, 2009
Growing up and then living in Metro Manila for the past 33 years, I have grown to appreciate my Chinese roots.
Though I used to dislike studying Chinese subjects, literature, history and basic phonetics starting at age five, I slowly began to realize how important it is to have a good grasp of the Chinese language.
Since [...]