Donaire - Filipino? OR American?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

What does an American look like?

[Heeb]

[BuckToothed]

I think he actually British.

He speaks "English", the Philippines were once part of the British Empire and how else do you explain those ears?

umm no... the Philippines was under Spain for a long time, then the Americans came and colonized it during the Spanish-American war.

Donaire can never be the president of the US since he wasn't born here, which makes him a 100% Pinoy.

[Seleção No. 13]

I'm pretty sure he's Filipino.

[abdul-jakul]

Don't you know that Pacquiao and Donaire are from same town? .. .They both went to same elementary school. .

[Slick_Rick]

umm no... the Philippines was under Spain for a long time, then the Americans came and colonized it during the Spanish-American war.

Donaire can never be the president of the US since he wasn't born here, which makes him a 100% Pinoy.

ummm yeah...they occupied Manila and some other surrounding islands between 1762-64.

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

It's refreshing to see an articulate, positive, and humble champion of boxing. He is obviously very proud of his rich Filipino heritage, but should he acknowledge the country that he grew up in for most of his life - the United States of America. I mean he always has the Filipino flag behind him, but then speaks almost perfect English with distinct American slangs, so shouldn't he at least have an American flag with him as well?

He's filipino by race but he is a US citizen. What is this bs about claiming him? Are we having a racial draft? If he wants to rep his Filipino heritage let him. How fluent he is in English has nothing to do with his Nationality.

[balintawak]

He's filipino by race but he is a US citizen. What is this bs about claiming him? Are we having a racial draft? If he wants to rep his Filipino heritage let him. How fluent he is in English has nothing to do with his Nationality.

True - fluency in a language has nothing to do with nationality, but his use of the language is an indication of his cultural makeup. He is obviously very comfortable using English along with all of the American cultural slang to go with it. But no need to get defensive - there is no denying he grew up with American culture, just as there is no denying his race. But the question is not about race, but about the nationality that he is being associated with.

[Slick_Rick]

Put it this way, lets say he moved to...hmmmm....Scotland! and he developed a Scottish accent and integrated with the locals, got a British Passport, would he then be considered Filipino-American-Scotsman, Filipino-Scotsman or a Filipino living and residing in Scotland?

Hes always going to be Filipino, will he always be considered American?

[deuce_drop]

both, when you're filipino american, you have the choice at dual citizenship..............

most take dual citizenship, all my friends that have had the choice did dual citizenship.......