Life Experiences of a First-Generation Mestizo (Filipino - Caucasian) "American" by Alfonso K Fillon Mpa

Life Experiences of a First-Generation Mestizo (Filipino - Caucasian) "American" by Alfonso K Fillon Mpa

In a time of nationwide riots and protest throughout America this is a timely work by the authors that gets down to the nitty gritty of discrimination in America as experienced by his father, his mother and himself. This author a Filipino-Caucasian mestizo tells you what discrimination is really like from a historical first-person experience as he has lived it every day and been exposed to it on the streets, in the schools and in bureaucracies of America. His no holds barred story, paints a clear picture of what discrimination really looks like, feels like and how it impacts one's outlook on life and the American Dream. He tells how despite his father migrating thousands of miles to experience the American dream and his mother a white American desiring for him to live and self-actualize that American dream, he experiences being a white American trapped in a brown skin and who will never be accepted by Americans universally as a real American. The author offers his perspective on American biases and deceit, cleverly disguised under pretenses of justice, fairness, equal opportunity, and equality under God. He challenges the reader's analytical objectivity and conscience to first self-assess the validity of his assertions and then walk through these pages of life experiences with him in his shoes for clarity of understanding and empathy as to the denial of this first generation mestizo's quest to be a real American and live the American Dream. The author makes a valid case that since the anti-Filipino riots in Watsonville, California in 1919 and posting of signs in businesses reading No Dogs or Filipinos Allowed, the multi-cultural 2020 riots for equality and justice throughout the United States graphically show that the Heart of Americans has not changed much, if any - racism is still alive and well throughout.

Author Al Fillon, retired after 33 years of public service and between projects, found himself putting in a tropical garden around his home and shares the unique outcome with his experience with his readers. The author decided to plant greenery to improve eye appeal and have bright green perennials around his home year around. Accomplishing this, the author decided that it might be nice to also have live tropical garden pets around to keep bug populations naturally controlled without pesticides. He remembered seeing a pair of live, dark green lizards (unidentified by name) on bug patrol inside a doctor's home in Manila, Philippine Islands during a visit. In relating back to that experience, he thought having a few colorful, domesticated garden lizards in his lush garden patio might be a novel idea and interesting, challenging hobby. It would be preferable that the lizards be colorful, friendly and domesticated. With that past experience and the idea on his mind, the author settled on the aestheticism of the Green Anoles for his tropical garden paradise. The author has added small groups of Green Anoles to his garden over the last seven years. This has given him a sufficient period of time to make personal observations and correlations about their life, habit and behavior both learned and instinctual; also, their interpersonal interactions with each other and their human caretakers. The author spends a good deal of time studying and researching historical information from enthusiasts and herpetologists. He plans to conduct his own research and analyze correlations regarding their behaviors based on his own observations, theories and perceptions. The author's garden environment is sufficiently populated and conducive to maintaining and supporting its existing Green Anoles population. He observes new additions of babies each breeding season, April through November and is amazed by their proliferation and how self-sustaining the lounge of Green Anoles are even under seemingly adverse conditions. The author feels this hobby and his pets have contributed to his physical and mental health and overall well-being. He feels that this book provides sufficient information on how to start and maintain your own lounge of Green Anoles - a really exciting experience. He wishes you a life of health and happiness and success with your own pet Green Anoles. The author now has several published books on various subjects and others at various stages of development and publication. Please check common book sales and distribution sites under authors name for their titles and to purchase.

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ISBN 13	9781728369617
ISBN 10	1728369614
Titel	Life Experiences of a First-Generation Mestizo (Filipino - Caucasian) "American"
Autor	Alfonso K Fillon Mpa
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Authorhouse
Erscheinungsjahr	2020-08-19
Seitenanzahl	180
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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