Another group of immigrants settling in our country and fitting in, while keeping some of their own culture alive. DP
Filipinos preserve religious heritage while sharing life in U.S.
By JEREMY HSIEH, The Beaufort Gazette
BeaufortGazette.com: If an American hospital recruiter hadn't paid a visit to the Philippines 11 years ago, Stineli Floresca, a native of the country, her husband and three children probably wouldn't call Beaufort home.
According to 2005 U.S. Census estimates, Floresca and her family are part of the fastest-growing minority population in Beaufort County: Asians.
The Asian population jumped 44 percent from 953 people in 2000 to an estimated 1,372 people in 2005, outpacing the well-publicized increase of the Hispanic population, which grew 35 percent during that time, from 8,208 people to 11,116. Overall, Asians make up about 1 percent of the county population, and Hispanics make up 8.4 percent.
Although a Hispanic subculture has asserted itself in the Lowcountry -- evident through the proliferation of Spanish-language publications, business people stating "Se habla español" in their advertising, churches holding Spanish services and even Wal-Mart selling DVDs from the Hispanic movie industry -- Asian subcultures have been slow to follow suit, with at least one exception.
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