- Interview with Manila Girl

- Aivan Grace Ratilla Narlo is a 21-year-old young woman who moved to Rodriguez, Rizal,
from Cagayan de Oro city. She’s currently studying for a BSED with a major in science.
She’s very talkative and loves to go places where she feels relaxed and at peace. When
Ms. Aivan moved to Rizal, Manila She felt uncertain, puzzled, worried, or what we
usually call culture-shocked, it is part of the acculturation process “by which
people migrate to and learn a culture that is different from their original or heritage
culture” (Hein 2012). For instance, people speaking Tagalog use the words "po" and
"opo" to express respect when speaking to elders or other people they respect. In a
conversation, they typically punctuate or end a typical statement with these words. Ms.
Aivan was not used with this value, and sometimes most people get offended. She also
gets bullied by her "Bisaya accent," which affects her self-esteem. There were moments
she was afraid to participate in class and ditched one subject. However, Ms. Aivan was
brave enough to face all of these things by handling them constructively, reminding
herself that there’s nothing wrong with her accent and her cultural background, and
focusing on her priorities in life. She also tried to blend in very well with her peers, even
though she disagreed with their bullying of her cultural origin. This concept is called
conformity. As she transitioned to a new culture, the third phase of acculturation took
place. She started to adjust and was able to effectively communicate or interact better
with people, and she's more acquainted with the new culture. She also emphasized,
"Racism should never be tolerated. We should always be mindful of what we do and say
about anyone. Having differences means we should be more respectful of one another.
Racism is never okay. It affects someone’s feelings and views towards the world, and
self-blame will be present."
- (In relation to Module 4: Lesson 7: Culture & Motivation | Culture Influences on
Cognition, Perception, and Emotions)
- In relation to Module 1: Lesson 3 & 4: Cultural Change & Multi-Cultural Existence
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Interview with Javer

- The 24-year-old Javare Day was born and raised in North Carolina. He has two sisters
and four brothers. Javare views racism as a significant issue. He spent five months
training for the air force but did not graduate due to the racism of white people towards
Asians. In the ethics of autonomy, behavior is considered immoral if it violates other
people's rights. In Javare's experience, he could not graduate due to the negative
attitudes of white people toward Asians. Also, he believes he is different from white
people, but as time passes, he pays less and less attention to this. Moreover, he
believes that racism will disappear in the next decade. In addition, he handles his
thoughts and emotions towards racism by thinking that no matter our race, we are all
equal. In addition, he acknowledged that he receives unequal treatment as an Asian in a
country such as the United States. He believes that he does not have control over
certain aspects of his life and that other forces are in charge. Second control applies
 because he believes that he has no control over the events in his life and that other
forces are in charge. In the second control, people would accept their circumstance and
adjust to it, believing that there are other forces in control of the circumstance.
Furthermore, he was accustomed to it, so despite being aware of the problem, he is
attempting to ignore it. This can be associated with the mere exposure effect, where a
person can get more accustomed to a new idea or phenomenon due to their exposure to
it and the environment affecting it. Javare Day said these individuals in their country do
not react because it reveals how accustomed the locals are to this problem. Violence
directed explicitly against black and white people has occurred, as Asians, much like
racism directed at individuals of other races, and people view this as audacity for them to
act similarly. Since they spend so much time observing others, people tend not to
respond as others do. And we can connect this to the theory of observational/social
learning, which is simply the process of learning by observing the behaviors of others
and how that influences people in the US to act similarly. It has been said and asserted
that even though the problem is getting so widespread, most locals follow what others
exemplify. And with that, it falls under the conformity theory, whereby people alter their
conduct or beliefs in response to actual or imagined pressure from the group. Lastly,
Javare would mix the groups more if he were the leader. So he'll keep working to include
as many cultures, races, and other things as possible. He would make an effort to help
them comprehend one another's origins. Since it was stated that Javare would be
constructing a plan for everyone and that plan was already a rule wherein people would
directly conform to his rule to be able to govern the rules, Javare is opposed to having
his plan adhere.

Interview with Mr Gogo

The interviewer, Brizzel Han F. Andoque, from Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan,
interviewed a participant named Jude Gogo, a 20-year-old Filipino who currently resides in
North Carolina, USA. Jude shared that he works in the USA to support his family back in
Arizona, and he did not attend college due to financial constraints. When asked about his
experiences in the USA, he said that he did not experience bullying when he first arrived, but he
acknowledged that it was a prevalent problem that can cause depression. We can connect this
to the theory of social learning that suggests people can learn by observing the behavior of
others and the consequences of those behaviors. It involves modeling the behavior of others,
either consciously or unconsciously, and then emulating that behavior. He admitted to having
experienced bullying when he was in junior high, but he is the kind of person who ignores it and
does not take revenge, but if the offender insults his family, he will do something about it. Jude
revealed that he manages his thoughts and feelings by focusing on his family and financial
obligations, and he does not dwell on problems. He also mentioned that he takes people who
hate him as motivation and views their hate as a sign that he is doing something good. Lastly,
he shared that some people in his country reacted negatively to him, while some reacted
positively.