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Using the information you've collected , type a well-developed 100 word paragraph that defines the concept "colonial mentality.
 

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1.Colonial mentality is a form of internalized opression, a mental process of values and beliefs of others becoming truths to oneselves. This mentality is fear of change and wanting approval, colonizers seek connection of beliefs of the colonized to be accepted not only appearance wise. Examples include the spoken word piece Ching Chong Asian by Ruby Ibarra. In which she stated "when I stopped bringing lunch from home in fear that classmates would mistaken my chicken adobo for dog." Second she stated "But no matter how much American pop culture I knew or English songs I sang along to in the background, I'm still drowned by the sounds of Ching chong ching she's a ching chong Asian."

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2. Colonial mentality is a form of internalized opression, a mental process of values and beliefs of others becoming truths to oneselves. This mentality is fear of change and wanting approval, colonizers seek connection of beliefs of the colonized to be accepted not only appearance wise. For instance many Filipinos admire those of other ethnicity’s causing them to want to change themselves. Although this is true not every Filipino agrees they should change. Filipinos are speaking out for what they believe. Examples include the spoken word piece Ching Chong Asian by Ruby Ibarra. In which she stated "when I stopped bringing lunch from home in fear that classmates would mistaken my chicken adobo for dog." Here a young lady strived to change her Filipino characteristics into an American resemblance. Second she stated "But no matter how much American pop culture I knew or English songs I sang along to in the background, I'm still drowned by the sounds of Ching chong ching she's a ching chong Asian."perhaps the reason she wants to be American is because she’s surrounded by American criticism. It’s ordinary in America to hear that someone wants to commit suicide by chance this is why.

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3. The colonial mentality is a form of internalized opression, a mental process of values and beliefs of others becoming truths to oneselves. This mentality is fear of change and wanting approval, colonizers seek connection of beliefs of the colonized to be accepted not only appearance wise. For instance many Filipinos admire those of other ethnicity’s causing them to want to change themselves. Although this is true not every Filipino agrees they should change. Filipinos are speaking out for what they believe. Examples include the spoken word piece Ching Chong Asian by Ruby Ibarra. In which she stated "when I stopped bringing lunch from home in fear that classmates would mistaken my chicken adobo for dog." Here a young lady strived to change her Filipino characteristics into American characteristics. Second she stated "But no matter how much American pop culture I knew or English songs I sang along to in the background, I'm still drowned by the sounds of Ching chong ching she's a ching chong Asian."perhaps the reason she wants to be American is because she’s surrounded by American criticism. It’s ordinary in America to hear that someone wants to commit suicide, by chance, this is why.

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4. The colonial mentality is a form of internalized opression, a mental process of values and beliefs of others becoming truths to oneselves. This mentality is fear of change and wanting approval, colonizers seek connection of beliefs of the colonized to be accepted not only appearance wise. For instance many Filipinos admire those of other ethnicity’s causing them to want to change themselves. Although this is true not every Filipino agrees they should change. Filipinos are speaking out for what they believe. Examples include the spoken word piece Ching Chong Asian by Ruby Ibarra. In which she stated "when I stopped bringing lunch from home in fear that classmates would mistaken my chicken adobo for dog." Here a young lady strived to change her Filipino characteristics into American characteristics. Second she stated "But no matter how much American pop culture I knew or English songs I sang along to in the background, I'm still drowned by the sounds of Ching chong ching she's a ching chong Asian." Perhaps the reason she wants to be American is because she’s surrounded by American criticism. It’s ordinary in America to hear that someone wants to commit suicide, by chance, this is why.

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5. The colonial mentality is a form of internalized opression, a mental process of values, and beliefs of others becoming truths to oneselves. This mentality is fear of change, and wanting approval, colonizers seek connection of beliefs of the colonized to be accepted not only appearance wise. For instance many Filipinos admire those of other ethnicity’s causing them to want to change themselves. Although this is true, not every Filipino agrees they should change. Filipinos are speaking out for what they believe. Examples include the spoken word piece Ching Chong Asian by Ruby Ibarra. In which she stated "when I stopped bringing lunch from home/ in fear that classmates would mistaken my chicken adobo for dog." Here a young lady strived to change her Filipino characteristics into American characteristics. Second she stated "But no matter how much American pop culture I knew/ or English songs I sang along to in the background,/ I'm still drowned by the sounds of Ching chong ching she's a ching chong Asian." Perhaps the reason she wants to be American is because she’s surrounded by American criticism. It’s ordinary in America to hear that someone wants to commit suicide, by chance, this is why.

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6. The colonial mentality is a form of internalized opression, a mental process of values, and beliefs of others becoming true to oneself. This mentality is fear of change, and wanting approval, colonizers seek connection of beliefs of the colonized to be accepted not only appearance wise. For instance, many Filipinos admire those of other ethnicity’s causing them to want to change themselves. Although this is true, not every Filipino agrees they should change. Filipinos are speaking out for what they believe. Examples include the spoken word piece “Ching Chong Asian” by Ruby Ibarra. In which she stated, “when I stopped bringing lunch from home/ in fear that classmates would mistaken my chicken adobo for dog." Here a young lady strived to change her Filipino characteristics into American characteristics. Basically, people are becoming detached from who they are because they tend to want to look like others in society. Second, she stated, "But no matter how much American pop culture I knew/ or English songs I sang along to in the background/ I'm still drowned by the sounds of Ching chong ching she's a ching chong Asian." Perhaps the reason she wants to be American is because she’s surrounded by American criticism. It’s ordinary in America to hear that someone wants to commit suicide, by chance, this is why.