Ethnocentric

Part of the job description of raising Adrian to be a good Filipino citizen is enculturation; that is, to raise him with a Filipino mindset.  Of course, he is both Filipino and American, but i think the American worldview will permeate his (along with everyone else's) consciousness regardless of anything we do (that's also a political comment, but i will end there).

There are times when it feels like a losing battle, but there are also times when the Pinoy in him shines through, such as the time we were browsing through the magazines in Barnes and Noble and i quizzed him about who was on the cover of "Famous Monsters of Filmland."

 

"Anak, sino yun? (My son, who is that?)"

The answer, of course, is "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named," aka "the Dark Lord," aka Lord Voldemort.

My Filipino son's answer?  After a second's consideration: "ZUMA!"

 

The immortal Max Laurel playing the title role in "Zuma" (1985).

Zing!