Sometimes the villains win - how it feels to be a Filipino American in Trump’s America

Written By Jath Shao

In this article, you’ll find out how

  • America is like a pickup truck - so big and powerful nobody can tell us what to do

  • Only 1,192 of the 4.3 million Fil-Ams are in danger of deportation (CA, IL, NY, NJ, FL, TX especially), and only a tiny fraction of those are criminals. NOTE: we don’t eat cats and dogs

  • Over the past 10 years there were 17x more Canadians, 4x more Indians, 3x more Chinese, 2x more French, and 1.5x more British people deported than Filipinos.

  • The secret to surviving in America is to realize that immigrants aren’t less American - we are more. You need to take up space, assert yourself, and stand up for your rights in an era where bullies win. To beat the villains, you need to not be scared - you need to be greater than them

Read more here https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/opinion-fil-am-under-donald-trump-america/

Jath Shao
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