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050			_aHM 101 _b.Z61 2005
100			_aZialcita, Fernando Nakpil. _943906
245		0	_aAuthentic though not exotic : _bessays on Filipino identity / _cFernando Nakpil Zialcita.
264			_aQuezon City : _bAteneo De Manila University Press, _c[2005];copyright 2005
300			_a340 pages : _billustrations _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aCultural identity continues to be important within and among nations. However, many Filipinos question the "authenticity" of their identity. They are uneasy about the heavy Spanish influence that came in with colonialism. They wonder if their culture is but a mixture of conflicting traditions. Moreover, they fear that the hispanic presence seems an oddity in a Southeast Asia that defines itself as non-Western. This collection of essays offers another way to look at the encounter between the Western and the indigenous. It suggests that through a dialectical process, this encounter has generated a broader sense of community that has transcended the kin. Local genius transformed Spanish influences, even as it was itself transformed by the latter, resulting in a new culture. Finally, "Southeast Asia" is a recent construct that should be defined to reflect the diversity of cultures present in it.
650			_aCulture. _zPhilippines. _2sears _993046
650			_aGroup identity _2sears _943907
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