Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Situation: 1
Maicah Tan is a Chinese mestiza and is a business woman who sells Chinese food. Makisig
is a Catholic Indio who works as a farmer in the Hacienda Gomez located at Bunawan,
Agusan del Sur. It is part of Makisig’s routine to buy food from Maicah every afternoon.
After 3 years of repeatedly buying in the store of Maicah, they fell in love, got married, and
now living with their 13 children.
Question:
What is now the racial category of Maicah and her children? Explain.
Situation 2:
Lowie Co is a Chinese who work as shoe maker in the Philippines for 15 years. One busy
afternoon, a public school teacher named Atika who was in the rush with damage shoes
captured Lowie’s attention. Lowie offered to repair her shoes. Later on, they got married,
Mrs. Aticka Co and Mr. Lowie Co happily living with their 15 children.
Question:
What is now the racial category of Lowie and his family? Explain.