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Based on reports of Filipino American communities throughout the United States, specifically in higher population areas of Filipinos, there is a history of a higher prevalence of hypertension exhibited among Filipino American men and women than in other ethnic communities within the United States second to African Americans. [5]
A parenting style is a pattern of behaviors, attitudes, and approaches that a parent uses when interacting with and raising their child. The study of parenting styles is based on the idea that parents differ in their patterns of parenting and that these patterns can have a significant impact on their children's development and well-being.
Since the resignation of Senator John Ensign in 2011 [170] (the only Filipino American to have been a member of the Senate), and Representative Steve Austria (the only Asian Pacific American Republican in the 112th Congress [171]) choosing not to seek reelection and retire, [172] Representative Robert C. Scott was the only Filipino American in ...
Some research has shown that this style of parenting is more beneficial than the too-hard authoritarian style or the too-soft permissive style. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] These children score higher in terms of competence, mental health, and social development than those raised in permissive, authoritarian, or neglectful homes.
America’s Youngest Outcasts 2010 documents the numbers of homeless children in every state and ranks the states from 1 (best) to 50 (worst) using data and research on the extent of child homelessness, child well-being, risk for child homelessness, and state planning and policy activities.
[1] [page needed] The novel was one of the earliest published books that presented the experiences of the immigrant and working class based on an Asian American point of view and has been regarded as "[t]he premier text of the Filipino-American experience." [1] In his introduction, journalist Carey McWilliams, [1] who wrote a 1939 study about ...
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (born 1947) grew up in Cebu City, Philippines, the youngest of four children to Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra and Mariano F. Manguerra.The death of her father when she was nine prompted her to start writing, first in journals, then essays and fiction.
Various genetic studies on Filipinos have been performed, to analyze the population genetics of the various ethnic groups in the Philippines.. The results of a DNA study conducted by the National Geographic's "The Genographic Project", based on genetic testings of Filipino people by the National Geographic in 2008–2009, found that the Philippines is made up of around 53% Southeast Asia and ...