A Filipino in America
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- 1938
| A Filipino in America | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Doroteo Ines |
| Starring | Doroteo Ines |
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Running time | 34 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | None (Silent film) |
A Filipino in America is a thesis film directed in 1938 by Doroteo Ines. The film tackles a Filipino migrant man's experience in working and studying in the United States in the 1930s.
A Filipino young man (Doroteo Ines) goes to the United States via the Pensionado Act of 1903 to pursue the American Dream. He struggles to attain employment in America, settling for agricultural jobs. Months later he enters the University of Southern California to pursue a degree in mining engineering and also he befriends white people. Outside the campus he experiences systemic racism. The man was able to graduate and obtain a degree but was only able to get a job as a dishwasher for mining company. The film ends with the man returning to the Philippines.[1]