Filipinos in America
... 22) Throughout the passage, Santos uses the protagonist as a vehicle to express his claim about the lack of belongingness of Filipinos in the U. ... Belonging should not even be an issue as America should be there home. ... Since Sol did not have well-scripted thoughts on his philosophy, "nothing original," as his mellifluous prose shown throughout the book, Santos aims to show the crisis, or lack of values and character, Filipinos are facing in America. The words “nothing original” implies that all Filipinos were a group treated the same as opposed to the original and unique individuals of America. In this sense, Sol is a symbol of the impossible situation of all Filipinos coming to America. ... By law, Filipinos were part of the U. ... Ever since, Filipinos have had an affinity towards the American culture and many left their homes to go to America in search of a better life.