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Chinese Filipino vs Filipino Chinese

Following the APA style, the correct term to describe Filipino citizens of Chinese descent is "Chinese Filipino" (no hyphen); and a Chinese citizen of Filipino descent is "Filipino Chinese". Hence, I wrote the notation at the beginning of this article about the incorrect use in the Philippines of "Filipino Chinese" to describe Filipinos of Chinese descent. This is consistent with Wikipedia standard to maintain neutral point of view, regardless of how the term "Filipino Chinese" is actually used in the Philippines. iamdumdum (talk) 12:47 14 June 2022 (UTC)

"The Filipino government has dealt with this wealth disparity by establishing socialist and communist dictatorships"

Since when on earth has the Filipino government ever established a "socialist or communist dictatorship?" Who wrote this uninformed drivel? And it goes on to say that this was "during the 1950s and 1960s." There was one dictatorship, and it sure as hell was not during the '50s and '60s. Martial Law was declared in '72. 2001:4450:4527:8000:804:1D65:3462:DE91 (talk) 07:13, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Blatant Racism in Trade and Industry Section?

I've never edited anything on Wikipedia, so please forgive my ignorance on this topic, but just how much blatant racism is it customary to tolerate in your articles?

The Trade and Industry section seems to have valuable information to communicate, but it does so with a constant, blatant bias. I'm not even Pinoy, but I still got angry reading passages like:

"The conspicuous presence of the Chinese that permeated everyday Filipino economic life incurred the volatile emotions and hostility of the indigenous Filipino masses manifested in the form of envy, hostility, and resentment.”

And

"Thousands of displaced Filipino hill tribes and aborigines continue to live in satellite shantytowns on the outskirts of Manila in economic destitution where two-thirds of the country's indigenous Filipinos live on less than 2 dollars per day in extreme poverty.[109] Such hatred, envy, grievance, insecurity, and resentment is ready at any moment to be catalyzed by the indigenous Filipino majority as many Chinese Filipinos are subject to kidnapping, vandalism, murder, and violence.[230] Anti-Chinese sentiment among the indigenous Filipino majority is deeply rooted in poverty but also feelings of resentment and exploitation are also exhibited among native and mestizo Filipinos blaming their socioeconomic failures on Chinese Filipinos."

Please tell me the author isn't the Chinese equivalent of an American Klansman! 184.16.78.159 (talk) 05:39, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tagged that section with {{POV section}} and linked this Talk page section to get attention from other editors. Sanglahi86 (talk) 15:53, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I traced down the insertion of those problematic paragraphs using WikiBlame to this specific revision by User:Backendgaming]. Them and their sockpuppets are currently blocked on copyvio grounds, which hints to me that those paragraphs were probably copied straight from the sources, which was Amy Chua's book World on Fire. That particular book appears to be somewhat controversial in its analysis from what I've heard.

And looking back through this entire talk page, a lot of people have been questioning the fact that a lot of the page's content largely comes from her work.

Honestly, I had no idea that this page even had questionable content like that because of how extruciatingly long it is to read. I think it's about time we identify all the POV issues right away and fix them when possible. Ganmatthew (talk • contribs) 18:18, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Asian Migrations and Diasporas

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 August 2025 and 22 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): JINL019 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Sarahthegreat521.

— Assignment last updated by DocBui (talk) 19:34, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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