Posts Tagged Filipino Chinese
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 And Its Glory Days
Posted by Rich in Educational on October 7th, 2009
As a young boy, when my mother would bring me to my grandparent’s house in Magdalena (now G. Masangkay Street) in Binondo, I was fascinated by the calesas (horse-drawn carriage) that proliferated the busy streets of Binondo.
The music, of Chinese background and a rather slow Oriental beat, greets us each time we pass over the small [...]