Word: filipino
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...Joel Stein's "The Hungry American" [April 9]: I doubt that the Filipino Jollibee franchises in the U.S. are really meant to cater to the American palate. They are simply a response to Filipinos in the U.S. who have grown tired of eating bland burgers and fried chicken in American fast-food restaurants. The Yumburger and Chickenjoy are made to suit Filipinos' taste buds. These mimeographed restaurants you referred to actually have something better-tasting to offer. And if the hungry American likes it too, then I've proved my point...
...stuff you invented--in this culinary case, fast-food hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza and doughnuts--gets sent out into the world, is replicated by other countries and then comes back to you all crazied up, like a giant game of telephone. And if you hold that piece of Filipino fried chicken up to your ear and are really quiet, you can hear what the rest of the world thinks about...
...middle. The crisped-up French fries are dry inside and taste as if they weren't just double fried but dunked in oil four or five times. The fried chicken is halfway decent, but the inflated, happy fakeness of Jollibee makes you feel that the only American its Filipino owners have ever seen is Pamela Anderson...
...According to media reports, Ducat has a history of quixotic protests. In 1998, he climbed a tower to protest against a politician whom he accused of being insufficiently Filipino. And in 1998, he reportedly held two priests hostage with a hand grenade (which later turned out to be a fake) because of a labor dispute. No charges were filed in either incident...
...Hustle”-style performance of the Harvard Wushu Club as they displayed martial arts skills to the billowing skirts of dancers in Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán, all the acts displayed an abundance of cultural diversity. One of the highlights of the afternoon was the Filipino Tinikling piece. The group injected a strong burst of energy into “Cultural Rhythms” with their clashing ten-foot-long bamboo sticks, which some dancers beat against the stage while others jumped over and around them in moves reminiscent of schoolyard jump roping. The troupe proved...