Thursday, October 13, 2011

3 Poems


 The three poems reflect on acculturation, bi-culturalization, and assimilation. The first poem, Mary Claire is about a Woman who has embraced both the Filipino and American cultures, she may follow American fashion but she is still influenced by Filipino culture.  She suffers accumulative stress from the American way of partying but still has tendencies to retain her Filipino heritage. This poem reflects on my cultural value of acculturation because I have had my differences in embracing both the American and Filipino culture. How I may act among my peers may not be in the best behavior to them but irregardless I see that if you do not embrace your cultural heritage you are lost. You are lost as the means by you have no real understanding of who you are or the way you should be conducting yourself.







The story revolves around Ben Mercado, a talented high school senior who has rejected his Filipino heritage. The long-simmering feud between Ben and his immigrant father Roland threatens to boil over and ruin the 18th birthday party of Ben's sister Rose. But to Ben's surprise, his sister's celebration challenges his sense of misplaced identity, and the way he regards his father and grandfather. In one night, Ben faces the true nature of his relationships with his family, his friends, and himself.Starring :
Dante Basco
Tirso Cruz III
Eddie Garcia
Gina Alajar
Darion Basco
Dion Basco
Derek Basco
Bernadette Balagtas
Joy Bisco
The video posted above reflects on the 3 values and the cultural stress that Filipino's as a well as similar cultures endure. The stress is the gap generation between Filipino's that come from the Philippines to those being born here.

          


1 comment:

  1. Great blog! I like how you related it to the debut which definitely reflects on the 3 values of cultural stress.

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