No one here in the Philippines identify as "Pacific Islander".

I’m Indonesian and I think Filipinos are the spicier version of us. Language wise though we are similar

Filipinos looks more like Indonesians, Indigenous Taiwanese and Malay. They are Austronesians.

Filipinos started the biggest SE Asian community, ASEAN. They started Asian American studies in the US nuff said!!

Filipinos are undeniably Southeast Asian. Our Spanish surnames came about from a mandate during Spanish colonization in 1849, but having Spanish last names doesn't mean we've got Spanish blood. Only about 1-2% have European ancestry. While we picked up some Spanish influence, with Spanish words in our language, our roots are predominantly Austronesian. Plus, if you listen closely, you'll find that many of our words are pretty similar to those used in neighboring southeast Asian countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. You might have chosen the wrong person to ask. He seem to lack knowledge about Filipino history and probably haven't even visited the country.

i am filipino and i consider myself asian. it's not debatable.

As an American born Filipino, I consider myself Asian with some Spanish influence. My father was born in a Spanish speaking province in the Philippines and the dude speaks Spanish like he was born in east LA lol. I’m married to a Mexican and the cultures are very similar. Foods have similar flavors. Values are similar. However, I am not a Pacific Islander. Im not Latino at all. I’m Asian.

My two cents as a Salvadoran/Guatemalan-American who has grown up with tons of other Latinos and Filipinos here in Las Vegas and in California, and who has traveled to Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, the Philippines, Thailand and China to compare the differences. First and foremost, the Philippines is definitely Southeast Asian, through and through. But, I cannot deny there is a certain familiarity that existed for me, not just names but some aspects of social life, the ever present catholic churches and structures, some dishes of food, the "traditional" music and song, and more. Is it exactly the same? Not remotely, but it definitely felt less alien than China or Thailand, almost like it was Asia-Lite before you get to the mainland where it's another world.

my filipino cousins in the PH don't even know the word Pacific Islander. It's not up for debate anymore. Its mostly from ethincally filipino Americans who want to distance themselves from the negative east asian stereotypes.

The Filipinos are a lot of fun to anyone who knows the culture.

Latinos mean you are from a Latin speaking country in the American continent, so no Filipinos are not Latinos. They can possibly be classified as Hispanic though as that means that their culture is influenced by Spain.

Philippines from 1521 to 1898 is Spanish Colony and from 1898 t0 1946 is American Territory . In October 18 1587 the first Filipinos landed in what is now the Continental United States at Morro bay Ca. And In 1763 Filipino sailors settled in Louisiana bayou the first Filipino migrants to settle in the United States known as The Manila Men.

I think Filipino Americans born and/or raised in the US will identify toward Pacific Islander more so since they probably been to Hawaii and/or that’s all they’ve known.

I'm a Filipino mixed with Chinese - Spanish blood and I am definitely 100% Asian ☺

The term is Austronesian which embodies Pacific Islanders and many South East Asian groups like Philippines, Indonesia, etc. We share the same ancestors and language family. Although that doesn't mean we can claim being Pacific Islanders since that would throw away the deep geo-political histories of those islands.

Born and raised in Manila, lived in Dubai, and have been living in Europe for almost two decades now. Never have I encountered a fellow Filipino (and I've travelled a lot and have met fellow Filipinos in my travels) who claimed to be a Pacific Islander. We are Asians, Southeast Asians to be specific, with Hispanic influence but we've never considered ourselves to be Pacific Islanders. I think the Pacific Islander perspective is a very Filipino-American take - bec they're unsure of their national identity (Am I Asian? Latino? Pacific Islander?). Perhaps this whole Pacific Islander question among Fil-Ams came about bec their immigrant parents wanted to fit in so much when they first migrated to the US that they would rather claim to be Pacific Islanders than Asians and lack of education among the 2nd or 3rd gen about their roots.

DNA tests show 2% of the population have Spanish blood. So vastly more Asian. The linguistics side is like Singapore - over 76% Chinese but they speak English vs the Spanish mix in Latino language.

Ask any Filipino in the Philippines and they'll say that they're Asian. I think Filipinos here in US that say they're Latinos or Pacific Islanders just do not want the Asian stereotypes. Some of us might not look Asian but at the end of the day we don't share the same social problems or struggles that Latinos or Pacific Islanders have.

In my opinion and experience. Filipinos are Asian Latinos. Some Filipinos I have met identify as Asian, others Polynesians, and others as Spanish. I am Hispanic/Latino and I recognize Filipinos as part of out Latino Family. In the same way I recognize Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Colombians, and Panamanians as both Black and part of our Latino Family. Latino is not a race, Latino is a broad culture rooted in Spanish Colonization. Lets celebrate with Beans and Rice!

What people fail to realize is that pacific islanders are actually Asian. They initially came from an aboriginal tribe called the Austronesians whose homeland was traced back to Taiwan. They migrated first to Philippines and you can still see their aboriginal culture present in the tribes that inhabit Cordillera region in Luzon such as the Igorot and Subanen tribe of Zamboanga peninsula in Mindanao. From the Philippines they then migrated throughout Southeast Asia and towards Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. We Filipinos who live in the Philippines considered ourselves Southeast Asian.

I consider myself Asian. My family in the Philippines doesn’t even think about the term Pacific Islander. I’m Asian/Austronesian. I do, however, have family in Madrid, Spain. My dad says they’re mixed, but I f*cking don’t see it. That side of my family was able to escape Manila before WW2 blew out; my dad says we have a family history of bad blood because they left my great-great-grandparents during the Japanese occupation and fled to Spain. But I see myself as Asian, but do we culturally connect with other South East Asians? Yes! Do we connect with the Latino community? Yes! Are we Pacific Islanders? NO!! But I get it especially in rural areas where some Filipinos lack community and struggle to find relation, the curiosity of where they lie gets blurred especially with identity crisis. Also, I just want to add that in 1930, Manila was the 8th largest-speaking Spanish region in the world. However, 90% of the Hispanic mixed population was lost during WW2 and genocide. Also, during Spanish rule, Guam, the Pacific Islands, and the Mariana’s were part of Las Islas Filipinas. So many Filipinos migrated to those islands as well. That’s why Guam's national dress is similar to the Philippines and other cultural experiences.

We Filipinos are southeast Asians. Ask every Filipinos in the Philippines and we will all say that we are Asians. We are one of the founders of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). We participate in SEA (southeast Asian) games. We are majority Catholics, have many Spanish loan words in our languages, has Spanish creoles, and has Spanish architectures, and some Spanish influence in food. But more than that, most of our food, ancestry, location, superstitions, and other practices are Asian. A huge part of our culture are influences from China and also India. Also, not every part of the Philippines were colonized. Philippines is a home for hundreds of ethnic groups and different beliefs. The second major religion here is Islam. Also, we share the same ancestors with Pacific islanders but we are not Pacific islanders. In short, we are Asian with Western influences and shares some genetics with other ethnicities.

ASEAN, the Association of South East ASIAN Nation. Filipinos were in it before Laos, Cambodians, and Vietnamese.

We are Asian.

Filipinos (Manilamen) Role in the War of 1812 Filipino-Americans residing in the region, referred to as "Manilamen," were recruited by local pirate Jean Lafitte to join his "Baratarians", a group of privately recruited soldiers serving under the American forces under the command of Andrew Jackson, in the defense of New Orleans Many Manilamen joined the U.S. Army and fought against the British .It was the first involvement of Filipinos in America's war. Little is known about their role or about the casualties they sustained.

As a half filipino, We're Asian even though we were colonized by Spain more than 300 years which they implemented that rule to have Spanish last names as part of every Filipino being identified. Sure we have words that we say like most Spanish countries but we also have foods that are similar to them too 💯 But overall, we identify as Asian for the most part even with some Spanish influence 🇵🇭💯

Asian. Period. This is only an issue with Filipinos in America. If you guys there are confused, just call yourselves American. That's okay also. But just don't speak for the rest of us...LOL! Some of these people can't even speak the language or haven't been in the Philippines. To be honest, this issue is starting to get annoying.

Filipinos were very much allied with Sun Yat-sen and Japan's pan-asian movement to stop western influence in Asia. Unfortunately the Philippines lost to the Americans. But Filipinos are definitely here and grateful for mother and father Asia, til the end.

As someone from south east asia, they look south east asian..

Philippines belongs to ASEAN in southeast Asian countries and so Filipinos are Asians, our culture has a little bit of everything but most from Spanish of course being colonised 300 years, Chinese, Japanese and American influences... And maybe because we are close to the Pacific, people also tend to associate us with it...the most diverse among Asians in many ways ❤

I think 90% of Asian 5% Pacific Islanders and 5% Spanish!! Filipinos for sure are the coolest and kindest Asians and people in the world!!❤❤❤❤ I think sinigang and tinola is also delicious!!🥰🥰 I'm already in love with my bff and she is in the Philippines!!🇵🇭 I love her very much and I wish I can marry her!!💙💜 I agree Filipinos love to sing and I love it!! I even start to love singing and loving Tagalog cause the language is so sweet and I LOVE FILIPINO ACCENT!!!!❤❤

They are definitely Asian. I don't even understand why there is confusion on that. Only a small tiny percentage of the Philippines has people with Spanish admixture, it's really not that common. Plus phenotypically, linguistically, and culturally they are just like their other South East Asian counterparts, Indonesians, Cambodians, Thai, Malaysia, etc. I think a more interesting topic would be exploring central asian countries which is an actual hotspot for cross cultural exchange both culturally and genetically and has been for over a millennia.

Filipinos (and all Asians), learn the language. It's the power. And the first thing they targeted with Native Americans. Filipino is a beautiful and precious language for us humans. Even if you're older try to learn it if you can.

Not Latino but Hispanic. Filipinos are South East Asian, we were conquered and ruled by Spain for about 400 years. All that intermingling with the Spaniards technically make us Filipino Hispanic Asian. Not Latino. No offense to Latinos.

Fillipinos are South East Asians thats why a lot of South East Asians looks similar.

Filipino customer service is awesome! I had a Filipino representative over the phone and they hooked me up with a promotion offered in the Philippines lol At first, I was like, "What are you talking about? What promotion?" I couldn't find it on Google. And he said, "It's a Philippines promotion." I'll take it! 😊

I’m Filipino American, but according to my DNA 🧬 results I have no Spanish ancestry. I’m mostly East Asian, Central Asian and 1/4 Polynesian. I also left Catholicism when I was 13 yrs old, so aside from a common history of colonialism, I don’t see myself as Latino at all. 1 of my grandfathers spoke a little Spanish though and I have a lot of respect for my Hispanic and Indigenous friends.

When I was in the philippines I know Im asian hahah, when I moved here in america when I was 13 a lot of ppl asking me if im latina because of my last name. But I look asian😂😂 i think its just fil am are the one are actually thinking what they are because if you go in the philippines ppl will say they are asian lol

I am Filipina living here in the Philippines,I can relate to Moana because I live in a fishing village in Camiguin Island and Hispanic because I am Catholic and our language has many Hispanic words and cultures, and I don't watch KPOP,

As a Filipino born and raised in the Philippines, who also studied Philippine History, we are neither Latino nor Pacific Islanders. Latinos refer to people from Latin America, and Pacific Islanders are your Polynesians and Melanesians. Filipinos are mostly Austronesians, an ethnic group hailing from the eastern tip of China and Taiwan, who travelled down to South East Asia and spread towards the Pacific. Calling us Pacific Islanders would be saying that we evolved from them, when the opposite is true. Polynesians and Melanesians evolved from Austronesians not the other way around. Also, there's a bunch of East Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and European migration to South East Asia due to it being the center of trade in Precolonial times. We consider ourselves Asian because we're located in Asia, duh? And Hispanic, because of the Spanish Cultural Heritage. So, what we are are Hispanic Asians. Also about Fil-am hate, tbh Fil-ams can be the most annoying Fil-foreigner out there. Fil-canadians are nice, and most other Filipinos born in other countries However, Fil-ams seem to have the "American" attitude of feeling superior, even going as far as telling us in the home country what to do, what to think. Like, cmon, man, leave us alone!

So for example can Japanese and Taiwanese be " pacific islanders " too ??? Both Japan and Taiwan are island countries out in the pacific ocean.

Makes me sad that so many Pinoys often claim that they are part Spanish (Iberian) when it is extremely rare to have anything above 1% for the average person in the Philippines. It's so rare that those who actually are part Spanish end up becoming models or celebrities. Embrace what you are, everyone who has a good heart is beautiful.

It depends. You can't group them all together. It is a melting pot, just like the U.S.A..

As a filipina, nope. I have more east asian ancestry than latino lmao

As a Filipino, we are Asian, but I tend to gravitate to Latinos and I feel more comfortable with them

I grew up with a lot of Filipinos who would deny being Asian. They call themselves either Pacific Islanders or Spanish.

I'd say a Filipino would be just as comfortable adapting in Peru or Mexico as in Malaysia or Indonesia, but definitely more than Japan, China, or Korea.

what would you call a Filipino that was born in the Philippines but grew up in America?

I really dont get this topic, from our school, museums, our culture and our day to day life, we learned that we are asian and we will die asian eventhough we have some influence from spain. We are asian period.

Pacific islanders went further east while Southeast asians were satisfied with where they were and did not get in the boat. PI came from asia basically . They look different due to the racial mixtures in asia through the centuries while the PI stayed more pure.

I mean Phillipines is literally in Asia lol.

They are Asians. The location is in Asia and the speak almost similar language to indonesia/malaysia

What game are we playing here? Go back 130ish years and Filipinos who look like me were considered "Indio" and also part of the "Malay" race, along with other SEA and Pacific Islanders among the 5 races popularized by Eugenics. The Indio became Filipino at one point during the period between the revolution and the end of the Filipino - American war. But this was a NATIONALITY that came from nationalism among the Indio middle class who wanted to be seen as EQUAL to Spanish born Filipinos who are the 1st Filipinos imo (they invented the word). Wither people like me (non spanish) Filipinos from the low lands, once considered an Indio, isnt considered Latino by western standards. It doesnt change the fact that Filipino national identity (many ethnic groups but 1 Philippines), culture, food, infrastructure, religon and even ways of viewing the world and ourselves is rooted in Spain. Even the fact we still have our native languages is a product of Spanish colonial policies which ALLOWED it to stay so ethnic groups who speak different languages would not unite and cause the same kind of insurrections seen by Spanish speaking Indios in Latin America. If you look back in history majority of people who lead the movement for independence were huge Hispanophiles. What is a latino? What requirements does one need for them to be latino? Do they need to speak Spanish? Do they need Spanish blood? How much Spanish blood? Are damn near full blooded indigenous (AKA Indio) Spanish speakers in Latin America latino? What about Chicanos and Puerto Ricans who can only speak broken Spanglish? If its not language or blood than it must be culture right? Well I could say with confidence that Philippines has more similarities with Latin American countries than any country in Asia and why? Because we have hundreds of years of SHARED history with Spanish colonialism. It was Filipinos who showed Mexicans how to brew tequila. It was Mexicans who introduced "nanay " and "tatay" into our lexicon. This stuff simple man. Filipino Americans are cut off from this knowledge while at the same time having to play the problematic race game where suddenly all groups from Asia (except west Asian, Middle Eastern and sometimes South Asians) are 1 race. Mongolioids + Malay (except Pacific Islanders) = Asian race. Despite being vaguely aware of the hispanic influence in our culture we are now part of the "Asian" race. In the same way Salvadorians is now part of the latino "race" or just seen as just Mexicans. I dont even know what im tryna say anymore but all i can say is this racial lunch table game we play in America is just hella mainey mang. Stay sucka free by takin sociology and cultural anthropology classes ya feelz me. Edit: As for the Pacific Islander part. Can any of yall just use yall brains for a few minutes and just type AUSTRONESIAN on google. Geezus christ yall. Geography shouldn't be used to promote outdated ways of viewing ppl. Whats with this Asian/Pacific Islander separation? The ancestors of Pacific Islanders come from Taiwan! And if peoplle didnt know already, the ancestors of Filipinos also come from Taiwan!

I’m a Fil-Am and I go to the Philippines as a passport bro, not because of my cultural heritage.

Your main diet is rice; you’re Asian to me.

All Filipinos are Asian! I am sick of these debates. The only thing we have in common with Latinos is the same European oppressors we are of Austronesian, Indo/Malay, and Polynesian decent, and we have our own non Spanish languages !

According to two of the major commercial DNA testing companies, my DNA is about 60% Filipino, 30% Chinese, and about 1% Iberian/Spanish. So yeah, que paso cabrones... Seriously though, the answer is more Asian.

Filipinos are Southeast Asians and can look anywhere like Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesians. Pacific Islanders are related to East and Southeast Asians and their ancestors came from Taiwan and Southeast Asian regions who migrated East towards the Pacific Ocean. So Samoans & Polynesians are our cousins.

People in Guinea equatorial in Africa they are black African..speak Spanish and they are catholic.. never presume they are Spanish..

As a filipino, i identify as asian. I am more americanaized but all love to fobs

It’s not what you claim it’s what you look like here in America lol. Because here we’re all Chinese to them 😂

Asian. Period.

My mom’s side has a Spanish descent while my dad’s side have Chinese descent

We Filipinos are Asian, it’s just that our country was under Spanish rule for more than 300yrs that the Spanish culture was so ingrained in the Filipino culture. We are still more Asian because we still retain Filipino values, and even before the Spanish came up until today, there are still a lot of Chinese people here. Chinese also have a big influence in our culture, food, even in traditions. It seems like as time goes, Filipinos are also slowly adopting more & more of the Chinese culture. But for the Chinese as well, they in turn are adapting more & more to the Filipino values. And we speak good English because when the Americans bought us from the Spanish, they made education available for every one. Americans put up more schools. During the Spanish, only the pure Spanish, the rich, & those who have mixed Spanish blood were prioritized or were able to afford education.

Our similarities with Latinos are mostly around religion. But Filipinos has more Chinese and SE Asian influnces in food, culture, superstitions, etc

I'm Filipino living in the Philippines.... The general Filipino public don't really identify as Pacific Islander....

My dad side of the family looks Chinese and my mum side of the family look Spanish actually my grandfather is Spanish so…. I’m like halo halo mix

That's funny because i saw a few years ago a festival song made by Zamboangenos (Filipino living in Zamboanga) in their song they said they are "Latina de Asia" So half of the people see themselves as "Latino of Asia" - Personally when i was a Kid (here in 🇨🇵) i always see myself "Asian" because this how people see me. But because of the culture & language we have some similarities with Latinos & Spaniards but even we had something in common i always see myself "Asian" because we don't speak a Spanish (except some loan words) & we always mix Tagalog with English. - In the past i have a lot of Friends "French-Indonesian" and everytime i see them it's like i see Filipinos except i don't speak Bahasa but we look so much the same... We are clearly their cousins. - So South East Asian for sure, not Latino & no Pacific Islander! 😉

I think you would understand more what Filipinos _are,_ if you concentrated more on culture than DNA/genetics and accepted that Filipinos have very mixed blood lines and can be anything mixed with the indigenous blood, honestly. The Filipino/Spanish/other Asian/Pacific Islander mix fluctuates a lot between regions and individuals. You can't say all of those in a specific formula equals Filipino, even a "median" Filipino.

Asian! But one thing for sure, we can easily adapt to any environment or culture, we are happy no matter what. Any ethnicity, culture or even DNA you mix with Filipinos... being Filipino will manifest or show in whatever way.

Encanto, Raya the Last Dragon, and Moana combined actually.

The Philippines is a mixture of people. You can be Indian with filipino citizenship, identify yourself as filipino and no one is gonna protest. There are some hispanic Filipinos but they're not the entire filipino people.

99.4 % asians.

Filipinos are culturally more Asian than Spanish, but the filipina ladies may be more Latina or Asian depending on their upbringing or genetics.

My grandma is black, my grandpa is filipino = dad is half black and half Filipino My great grandma from mum’s side is half Filipino and half Japanese, my grandpa is Filipino = Grandma is half Filipino and Japanese = Mum is Filipino/with Japanese ancestry Me: Looks like Chinito People say I look like From Thailand too I consider myself just Filipino cause it’s easy to explain and it’s more in my blood too Otherwise I would say like My dad is half black and my mum is half Japanese but also half Filipino So I’m a Filipino 😂 I got the height from dad and smooth hair from mum. Golden brown skin and Asian eyes

I’m Filipino but i’m American. born in America. I’m not Filipino American. If I go to any country outside of America they’re not calling me Filipino American they will call me American.

Ask people who live in the Philippines.... We will say that we are Asians period. We don't get offended if you can't say the language properly FilAms. For most parts I'm offended because you seem to be ashamed if you call yourselves Asians. This Pacific Islander term is useful for you guys and you know why.

Filipinos be the only southeast Asians who claim to be part something even if it’s just 1%😂 the secondhand embarrassment I get from that every time. If you look at physical features and language, we are no different than our fellow SEA especially Indonesians & Malaysians. It’s very rare to meet Indonesians and Malaysians in the U.S. but be sure to make friends with them because our culture & language are so similar.

As a Filipino, I identify myself as Lunarian.

you guys are bugging and reaching on this one, we're asian

As I Filipino Norwegian I've been mistaken for Central-American more times than I can remember, and many more times than called Asian. I definitely feel Latin-Asian.

Half-filipino and fully americanized. Apparently my hispanic coworkers say I could feasibly pass for hispanic (I do speak decent Spanish so maybe that helps). Filipino is definitely among the most mixed of races it seems. I'm slowly learning Tagalog and it does show in the language... a weird blend of indigenous tagalog, english and spanish influences (supposedly a bunch of other borrowed words as well).

"some" are mixed east asian and latino . because of the spanish conquerors

Idk I saw this Spanish guy ranting about how we will never be true Latinos. I mean yes we have Spanish influence but man out of all the former Spanish empire I would say we are the least Hispanicized. We don’t speak Spanish and we don’t have a lot of Spanish/European blood in our mix. So to put it simply we are Asians with Hispanic influence.

not pacific islanders

I am Filipino but we are Asians we know we have mixed in blood but we are not referring our selves as pacific islanders or latin...only Filipinos abroad defining their races to be pacific islanders or latin or something... Why so confusing?we are southeast asians thats it period....

It depends what you mean by "Pacific Islander", is it in a geographical sense? In a cultural sense? I say in a geographical sense, Filipinos are both Asian and Pacific Islander. Culturally, we are both Asian and Latino.

You interviewed the wrong Filipino, dude's insecure about being filipino.

What a thumbnail.

This Filipino guy actually don't represent Latin looking ones, he looks more Chinese or east asian mixed and that's not because of his hair lol

TRIVIA: The Philippines or FILIPINAS was named after the most powerful and famous king of Spain Philip II (Felipe II) the rival of Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. The Philippines became a colony of Spain for 336 years not 333 because even though they sold the Philippines to America and did not recognized the regime of Emilio Aguinaldo, they still boasted in Morocco and Gibraltar that the country was still theirs. The nationality of FILIPINO at that time were GIVEN to those SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, BASQUES AND ITALIAN while the pure NATIVES were called Indios. Insulares were those SPANISH who were born in the Philippines; Peninsulares were Spaniards and Portuguese living in the Philippines while Mestizos is a result of INTERMARRIAGE between Europeans and Natives and Morenos are the children of those Spanish-Gypsies/Andalucians/Moroccans and natives intermarriage. Mulatto is the fusion of Aeta or Ita and dark Spanish Gypsies.

when you talk about ethnic cradles, there are 3 big ones in question here. there is the islander group (originating in modern day taiwan), there is the northern migration (originating near lake baikal, russia/siberia/mongolia), and there is the mixing with later colonial era, which are white people. the majority is a mix of the islander and northern migration group that has been mixing in the area for tens of thousands of years at this point.

Dude has no clue about the Filipino culture, tbh this vid was annoying

Here in Canada, I see 2 types. Those whose families migrated here in the 70s and early 80s and those who recently migrated like 10 to 15 years ago. The families from the 70s tend to be ashamed of being a Filipino while those who migrated in the late 80s and later tend to be very proud of being a Filipino. The main reason is those from the 70s or earlier are ashamed of the political and economic status and situation of the Philippines back then. But Philippines has progressed and is becoming one of the rising economies in Asia. So the younger families coming tend to be proud of that. Also, the native Canadians who were born here are more aware of the the Philippines and the Filipino culture and are even praising it.

Whatever helps your odds of getting into college

I noticed..when East Asian got mixed by White Caucasian , they still look Asian but with more whiter skin.. When Filipinos got mixed by white caucasian, they look Latinas/Latinos.

Nope. Filipino are Southeast Asians. The only Latino part is in some of the names. Some might look more Latino, but the look alone doesn't make one Latino.

it's not a debate. Filipinos are Asians and they are not Latinos nor a Pacific Islander. Most Filipinos have Hispanic or Latino last names. Only few Filipinos have their Filipino last names. The only family in the Philippines who were hispanic would be the Zobel de Ayala.

Filipinos area 10000000000000000000000000000000000% Asians. where the confusion is - PEOPLE WANT TO BLANKET US AS ONE PEOPLE -- WE ARE NOT! Filipinos are many ethnicity. Modern day Filipions stem from 6 migration patterns. Simply put. You can blanket all of us as Filipinos. That is true. But we are also - hispanic - asian - austronesian.

UNPOPULAR OPINION: I’ll only see Fil-Ams as 100% Filipino if 1.) They see themselves as a Filipino or Filipino-American. 2.) They can speak Filipino or at least one language in the Philippines (Tagalog, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Bicolano, Waray, Bisaya, Illonggo, Chavacano, etc.) because language is a big part of culture. Also, eventhough we can speak English, many of our words, expressions and jokes don’t have a direct translation in English.