Here’s the tea: Because of a long and complicated history of colonization and first-hand experiences with marginalization, Filipino-Americans often go through an identity crisis of our own. We’re often mistaken as Hispanics while we also mistake Pacific Islanders as Filipinos too. A study even shows that 48% of Filipino-Americans choose to identify as Pacific Islander rather than Asain, when given the option. The reason? It’s simply because “we all look alike”. But while the Philippines is a collection of islands in the Pacific Ocean and how both communities originated from the same ancestors, this doesn’t mean that Filipinos should identify as Pacific Islanders.