Just a thought:
"Foreigners" raised in the Philippines can often be more 'Filipino' than Fil-Ams/Fil-Brits/Fil-(insert other nationality) born & raised elsewhere, or raised by their parents without even inculcating in them a sense of "Filipino" culture.
["My mom/dad/grandfather/grandmother is from the Philippines," they would say, but that's about it.]
When they hit the news (usually in a good way, for whatever reason) we claim them as "one of our own", share in their success, and sometimes invite them to "come home to the motherland" for some good ol' balut and dancing with the local kids. Sure, bloodlines make them partly 'Filipino' and it's somewhat disappointing that for many people, that's enough.
"Foreigners" raised in the Philippines can often be more 'Filipino' than Fil-Ams/Fil-Brits/Fil-(insert other nationality) born & raised elsewhere, or raised by their parents without even inculcating in them a sense of "Filipino" culture.
["My mom/dad/grandfather/grandmother is from the Philippines," they would say, but that's about it.]
When they hit the news (usually in a good way, for whatever reason) we claim them as "one of our own", share in their success, and sometimes invite them to "come home to the motherland" for some good ol' balut and dancing with the local kids. Sure, bloodlines make them partly 'Filipino' and it's somewhat disappointing that for many people, that's enough.