Vergara’s article gave me a lot of information about Daly City and the high concentration of Filipino residences. I live in San Francisco, so the cities are literally right next to each other. I find it interesting that Asian communities tend to live close to one another. For example, this article mentioned that Daly City extended from the Sunset District - which I know has a high population of Chinese families. Prior to reading Vergara’s article, I had no knowledge about the Filipino population and culture in Daly City. Now that I think about it, many of my Filipino friends either live in Daly City, or have recently moved to Daly City. It makes sense to me because being around people of the same ethnicity provides a sense of safety and community. Because I grew up in San Francisco, there is a vast variety and population of different minorities and ethnicities. Even though there is this variety, people tend to group up in different parts of the city by their race. For example, there is Chinatown, Japantown, and the Mission. I was born and raised in San Francisco, but my home was always at Chinatown or the Sunset District - with a high concentration of Chinese people.
Another part of the article that interested me was the mass immigration of Filipinos to be a betrayal of their homeland. I can see how difficult it is for immigrants to move into the United States because they will be shunned by their native land, and unaccepted by their new country. I don’t see their act of immigration as betrayal, but as an act of bravery to fulfill opportunities and dreams.
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