Alternative Names
The early Chinese immigrants who came to the Philippines during Spanish times were first called Sangleyes (which meant “businessmen” or “frequent visitors”). They were later called Intsik (from the Malay word encik, meaning “venerable uncle”). Though the etymology of the term itself has no pejorative connotation, its later usage did add a “racial” slur, Intsik beho tulo laway (“old Chinaman with drooling saliva”), which is not acceptable to the older Chinese, who recall that the term implies humiliation, subjugation, and oppression. In 1992, a new term, Tsinoy, was coined, which has gained popularity and common usage. The term “Tsinoy” is colloquial for Tsinong Pinoy, or Chinese Filipino.
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The Philippines is situated on the eastern edge of Asia, bounded to the west by the South China Sea and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of 7,107 islands, with a land area of almost 300,000 km2(116,000 square miles) and a long coastline, totaling 36,289 km...
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See, T.A. (2005). Chinese in the Philippines. In: Ember, M., Ember, C.R., Skoggard, I. (eds) Encyclopedia of Diasporas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29904-4_79
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