Who Counts as Filipino? Philosophical Issues of Identity and the Chinese Filipino

• Main Author: Dela Cruz, Noelle Leslie
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: identity; Filipino; Chinese Filipino; nationalism; F. Sionil José
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol19/iss2/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1426/viewcontent/Budhi_2019.2_20and_203_203_20Article_20__20dela_20Cruz.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article examines some recent philosophical attempts to make sense of “identity” in light of the intersecting categories of race, ethnicity, and culture. It addresses a perennial issue brought up recently with regard to Filipino Chinese: Who counts as “Filipino?” Behind this question are assumpt...