AMERICANIZATION VID 1&2

FILIPINIZATION VID1

WHAT IS FILIPINO?

PEOPLE USE THEIR

ORIENTATIONS IN
ORDER TO MAKE
HOME IN DIASPORIC
COMMUNITIES
KELLY AND LUSIS, 2006

IT IS IN THESE
ENACTMENTS OF
HOME THAT IDENTITY
AND BELONGING
BECOME VISIBLE.

FILIPINOS FIND
COMFORT THROUGH
NOSTALGIA AND
REARTICULATE
HABITUS THROUGH
BUYING
RECOGNIZABLE
PRODUCTS, FINDING
COMFORT IN
FAMILIARITY.

OH MY GOD, HOW ARE WE GOING TO BUY

RICE? SO I RANG MY MOM IN THE
PHILIPPINES, OH, I CANT SURVIVE HERE.
WE DONT HAVE RICE HERE. ITS ONLY
POTATOES, CHIPS, LIKE THAT.

THE WAY WE LIVE TELLS US

WHO WE ARE, SO OUR HOMES
ARE DEAD GIVEAWAYS. THE
WAY WE ARRANGE OUR
HOMES SHOW HOW WE LIKE
TO LIVE AND HOW WE
RELATE TO THE OTHER
PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH US. ~
AUGUSTO VILLALON

BAHAY KUBO
Rural archetype of the single-room dwelling
where all family activities happen in one space
After sleeping mats (banig) are rolled up in the
mornings, the same space is given over to
daytime activities that sometimes spill outdoors
to the shaded areas underneath the house

BAHAY NA BATO
Evolved Bahay Kubo
the size of the house was enlarged but much of
the single-room lifestyle remained
It was not uncommon for sleeping mats to be laid
out in the living room for the children every
night.

BAHAY NA BATO VID

FILIPINO CHARACTER
Unlike the westerner who places a
premium on privacy, the Filipino prefers
living space that is communal,
surrounding himself with people all the
time.
Three or more generations of the same
family live their separate but
interconnected lives under one roof, most
of the time hanging out in one room.
Filipinos follow the Asian concept of
shared space and limited privacy.

HANOK & SIHEYUAN VIDS

USE OF URBAN SPACE

To westerners with a non-Asian concept of space,
sections of downtown Manila appear chaotic.
Houses, apartments, shops, markets, all seem to
burst with people. Crowds are everywhere.
We thrive in crowds that teem, enjoying close
contact with each other, jostling each other when
we walk down a street.

NEW ATTEMPTS AT
FILIPINO ARCH VID