SOUTHEAST ASIANS: FILIPINA

According to the US Census 2000, there are 2,364,815 multi-race, multi-ethnic and single-race Filipinos of which 1,850,314 are single-race.

FACTS & STATISTICS

In a survey conducted by the Immigrant Women's Task Force of the Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Services[1]:

• 20% of 54 undocumented Filipina women living in the San Francisco Bay Area reported having experienced some form of domestic violence, including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, either in their country of origin or in the United States.

[1]Hoagland C, Rosen K. Dreams Lost, Dreams Found: Undocumented Women in the Land of Opportunity. San Francisco, CA: Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Services, Immigrant Women's Task Force; Spring 1990

Domestic violence related homicide data:

• 7 domestic violence related homicides were reported in 2000 in Hawaii[2]. According to the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline, 5 of the 7 women killed were of Filipina descent[3]; a disproportionately high rate given that Filipinos represent only 12.3% of the total population of Hawaii[4].

[2] Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence Deaths in Hawaii, 2000. Honolulu, HI: Author; 2001.
[3] Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline, E-mail communication, Honolulu, HI.
[4] The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism. The State of Hawaii Data Book 2000. Honolulu, HI: Author; 2000. Available at: http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/db00/index.html

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MULTI-MEDIA RESOURCES

Lolo's Child
This film traces a few days in the life of Junior, a 20-something Filipino Canadian musician/songwriter, who returns home to help bury his father after an estrangement of several years from him. Along the way, the audience is introduced to Junior's complicated familial and social ties. There is humor in how Junior plays with inside cultural and community jokes, but the sobering theme of domestic violence is a central thread winding its way through the story.  By Romeo Candido.  www.asianamericanmedia.org distribution@asianamericanmedia.org

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